Dillon County Economic Developer Tonny McNeil, along with 38 other local leaders and development professionals from across South Carolina, completed the 2011 South Carolina Economic Development Institute on Friday, November 11.
Institute attendees received their Certificates of Completion during the final day of the 2011 Institute held at BMW’s Zentrum located in Greer.
The 2011 Institute participants traveled to different locations throughout the state that have been successful in community development and attracting and expanding their business and industrial base. Attendees gained insight into issues relating to: water and wastewater infrastructure, available industrial or business buildings, and other important community development components necessary to attract investment.
The Institute is a partnership between the South Carolina Department of Commerce and the South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association (SCEDA).
The program emphasizes essential elements necessary to be competitive in today’s global economy and educates supporters of economic development on emerging trends in community and economic development.
The Institute is open to participants from a wide variety of organizations and entities including:
· City and Town and County Councils
· Local Economic Development Practitioners
· County Economic Development Boards
· County School Boards
· Regional Economic Development Boards
· Utility Companies
· Local/State Government employees