Coordinating Council for Economic Development

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Secrecy surrounds incentives info for Amazon HQ2 search, other S.C. projects

November 30, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Department of Commerce says it didn’t formally offer any taxpayer-backed…

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State gives away millions to companies that don’t hit job creation targets

September 20, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Since 2015,14 companies that committed to locating or expanding in South Carolina…

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Records: Officials sharply lowered job, investment targets for troubled Element TV

August 17, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Element TV, which announced last week it will close its television assembly…

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Element TV plant closure: Taxpayer money down the drain?

August 13, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Plenty of buzz surrounded Element Electronics’ announcement five years ago that it…

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S.C. House budgets millions for little-known Commerce fund

March 17, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In December 2016, the S.C. Department of Commerce quietly announced it was…

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State panel continues tradition of secrecy in awarding incentives

February 2, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT A state panel Thursday approved an unspecified amount of taxpayer-backed incentives for…