The SC Technical College System’s readySC™ program has promoted Marianne Borders to Area Project Manager working as the System’s primary economic development contact for York, Chester, Lancaster, Chesterfield, Marlboro and Dillon counties.

Prior to this role, Borders served as project coordinator with readySC™ working with companies relocating to or expanding in South Carolina by developing customized curriculum, delivering training and running multiple start-up and expansion projects across the state.

“Marianne brings a great deal of experience in economic development and workforce training to her new role,” said Ann Marie Stieritz, vice president of Economic Development and Workforce Competitiveness for the System. “She has been a wonderful asset to readySC™ and we look forward to Marianne bringing her tremendous experience to this important role in the organization.”

Borders graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics. She has 17 years experience in workforce and economic development training including the development of an extensive range of curriculum involving soft skills as well as technical skills.

For nearly 50 years, readySC™ has been recognized as one of the nation’s premier economic development training programs. As an integral part of the SC Technical College System, we are ready to help organizations start-up quickly and efficiently in today’s competitive environment providing custom designed solutions such as workforce recruiting and testing, curriculum and materials development, innovative training design and delivery and experienced project management throughout the entire process. readySC™’s services are available to qualifying companies at no charge. In order to qualify, a company must, through relocation or expansion, be creating new jobs with competitive wages and benefits. For more information about readySC™, please call us at 803.896.5331 or visit our website at www.readySC.org.