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Lancaster County joins I-77 Alliance

Staff Report //April 24, 2018//

Lancaster County joins I-77 Alliance

Staff Report //April 24, 2018//

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Lancaster County has joined the South Carolina I-77 Alliance, a public-private partnership promoting business and industrial opportunities in the Columbia-to-Charlotte corridor.

“Accepting the invitation was an easy decision. It’s a win for us and for the other counties,” Steve Harper, Lancaster County council chairman, said in a statement.

Beginning July 1, Lancaster will join York, Chester, Fairfield and Richland counties in the organization.

“Adding a new county is an important next step for the organization and, more importantly, our members,” Rich Fletcher, I-77 Alliance president and CEO, said. “Lancaster County brings a unique mix of businesses, communities, history, sites and potential.”

The I-77 Alliance helps identify and prospects and markets for corridor counties and provides services to local developers such as strategic planning, workforce assessment and research and data services.

“Formally joining the alliance will help us take advantage of its ability to attract new employers and give those already here reasons to expand,” Lancaster County administrator Steve Willis said.

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