S.C. Manufacturers Alliance President and CEO Sara Hazzard said the manufacturing industry has been a driving force in the Palmetto State’s economy for the last century.
“The value and promise that American manufacturing provides is South Carolina s story,” she said. “Ours is an industry that offers great careers, drives innovation, transforms communities for the better and creates lasting impacts that benefit all South Carolinians.”
The state’s sector in particular has expanded globally over the last 30 years into a more competitive, export-oriented industry and it stands out as one of the highest contributors to both GDP and employment in South Carolina, the release said.
Among Piers: South Carolina Ports COO Woman of the Year
Berthing announcements and other good news from ports coast to coast
0 1,056 8 minutes read Two ship-to-shore cranes arrived at the Port of Charleston in late February. (Photo: English Purcell/South Carolina Ports Authority)
Barbara Melvin, the South Carolina Ports Authority’s chief operating officer, has been named the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance’s 2021 Woman of the Year.
Melvin is one of the few female port COOs. She manages such critical infrastructure projects as the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, set to open this month, as well as the deepening of Charleston Harbor to 52 feet.
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