Record Economic Development Year in Oconee Co., S.C. Says Report

A report in GSA Business quotes an Oconee County economic official as saying that 2015 was a record year for Oconee County.

The GSA Business report says the Oconee Economic Alliance ended 2015 having had six manufacturing announcements that brought 426 jobs and $53 million in capital investment to the county.

Alliance Executive Director Richard Blackwell tells GSA Business that Oconee County announced more jobs in 2015 than the two previous years combined.

According to the GSA Business report, Blackwell calls it a record year for Oconee County in 2015.

Blackwell also says he feels like more good things are in store moving forward in 2016.

In the report, he says that one project pending a decision is the county’s work with Michelin, which had expressed interest in locating its East Coast distribution hub at the Golden Corner Commerce Park in Fair Play.

Blackwell expects a decision from Michelin by the end of the first quarter.