Staff Report //November 7, 2019//
Eight economic developers have graduated from the S.C. Economic Developers’ Advanced Symposium, an advanced level course for professional economic development practitioners. They earned the accreditation of S.C. Certified Economic Developer. To date, fewer than 70 people have completed the program, according to a news release.
The symposium is a cooperative endeavor of the S.C. Economic Developers’ Association and the S.C. Department of Commerce.
The 2019 advanced symposium graduates are:
“Creating thriving communities is key to laying the foundation for job creation and capital investment throughout our state,” S.C. Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt said in the release. “The completion of the advanced symposium is a demonstration of commitment and dedication to implementing excellence in economic development.”