Target Industries

DISTRIBUTIONimage of ship at port of charleston

 

A central location, a highly productive workforce, and extensive infrastructure for shipping goods by road, rail, air, or sea all make Clarendon County a perfect place for distribution operations.

 

Clarendon County has all the benefits of the Port of Charleston and the Port of Savannah, with less traffic and congestion, lower land costs, and abundant workers who are eager for jobs.

 

Companies that have chosen the Central South Carolina region for their distribution facilities include UPS, Food Lion, and Target.

 

Location

Clarendon County is centrally located on the East Coast, roughlyhalfway between New York and Miami. We’re within a 24-hour drive of more than two-thirds of the U.S. population.


Infrastructure

Clarendon County is intersected by I-95, the main north-south interstate corridor on the East Coast. I-20 and I-26 are less than 30 minutes away. The county is served by the CSX rail line. The Port of Charleston and two major airports are all just over an hour away. The Port of Savannah is just over two hours away.

 

Several sites in Clarendon County have Free Trade Zone applications pending: Clarendon County Industrial Park, I-95 Mega Site, Brogdon East and West industrial sites, Sallie Alderman Industrial Site, and the Summerton Commerce Village.


Workforce training

South Carolina’s readySC™ program provides customized training at no cost to qualifying companies. The program also offers recruiting, assessment, and management and implementation services to businesses creating new jobs with competitive wages and benefits.

 

The readySC™ program develops individual training programs to meet the requirements of each customer. Delivery options for training can include hands-on simulations of your working environment, virtual recreations, computer-based training, hand-held video delivery, one-on-one training and mentoring, and classroom training.

 

Examples of training topics include ISO 9000, Total Quality Management, Team Building, Supervisory Development Training, and Statistical Process Control.

 

Clarendon County workers are motivated and productive. South Carolina is a right-to-work state with one of the lowest unionization rates in the U.S., at 1.8%. Clarendon County’s unionization rate is 0.0%. But don't just take our word for it, click here to read testimonials from the employers and the employees.