South Carolina

Capital: Columbia
Population: 4,479,800 (2009 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 12,1% (Oct 2009)
Number of German subsidiaries:  263

Industry:
• Timber industry, paper manufacturing
• Textile industry
• Plastics- and rubber products manufacturing
• Electronics industry
• Chemical industry
• Cotton, tobacco, fruits
• Motor vehicle, body, trailer, and parts manufacturing

• Tourism along the atlantic coast

Infrastructure: 
Six Interstates, six large airports, well connected to the Intracoastal Waterway

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GACC South South Carolina Chapter:
Mr. Dave Lewis (Chapter Director)
4 Washington Park
Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: (864) 233 3230
Fax: (815) 377 2386
E-mail: scevents(at)gaccsouth.com
Homepage: http://www.gaccsouth.com/en/chapters/south-carolina/