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Published November 1, 2008 at 9:56 pm by Ken Hawkins.
Filed in: Promoted, News, Business, South Carolina State Ports Authority, report, jobs, economic impact. References: South Carolina State Ports Authority.
Report: Ports linked to 10.9% of all S.C. jobs
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Port activities create $44.8 billion in economic impact and are responsible for more than one in ten jobs in the state, according to a report released by the S.C. State Ports Authority.
Read the full report on the agency’s Web site, or get a little bit of analysis of it at The Post and Courier.
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