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SC Aerospace Announces Don Myers as Advisory Board Chair
SC Aerospace, an industry cluster of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness (the Council) has named Don Myers, as Advisory Board Chair. Don is the Director of Aerospace Sales & Marketing at Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. where he is responsible for leading the management of their commercial aerospace unit. […]
TransformSC Announces Anderson Mill Elementary School and Sumter Career and Technology Center as Newest Network Schools, Explores the Benefits of Project-based Learning at 2019 Annual Conference
TransformSC, an initiative of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness (the Council), has announced Anderson Mill Elementary School and the Sumter Career and Technology Center as the newest schools to join the TransformSC network. The announcement was made at the 2019 annual conference when Mike Brenan, co-chair of TransformSC and […]
Susie Shannon Elected to South Carolina Research Authority Board of Trustees
(Columbia) Sue-Ann (“Susie”) Gerald Shannon has been elected to serve on the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) Board of Trustees. Susie is President & CEO of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness (the Council), a nonpartisan, business-led, nonprofit organization that drives South Carolina’s long-term economic growth by stewarding the state’s […]
SC Council on Competitiveness’ SC Aerospace Cluster Partners with SC Biz News and SCMEP for the 2019 South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo
SC Aerospace, an industry cluster supported by the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, has partnered with SC Biz and SCMEP to present the 2019 SC Manufacturing Conference and Expo. This two-day event will be held October 29 – 30, 2019 at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, SC […]
TransformSC Releases 2019 Conference Agenda, Focuses on Personalization through Project Based Learning
(Columbia, SC) –TransformSC, an education initiative of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness will hold its 2019 annual conference on Monday, March 11, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at theColumbia Metropolitan Convention Center in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. Tom Vander Ark, author, and CEO of the learning design […]
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SC Council on Competitiveness’ SC Aerospace Cluster Partners with SC Biz News and SCMEP for the 2019 South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo
SC Aerospace, an industry cluster supported by the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, has partnered with SC Biz and SCMEP to present the 2019 SC Manufacturing Conference and Expo. This two-day event will be held October 29 – 30, 2019 at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, SC […]
TransformSC 2018 Bus Tour to Visit Florence and Sumter Schools
The 2018 bus tour will visit three schools doing transformational work in the Pee Dee. Starting early (7:30), we will board the bus at the Florence Country Club and then at our first stop will see quality early childhood education at work at the Early Childhood Center at Woods Road in […]
Results from TransformSC & Riley Institute PBL study now available
Results from the second year of the Riley Institute’s three-year study on project-based learning in TransformSC schools are in. The primary takeaway after Year Two is that PBL students have increased mastery of soft skills, like collaboration and perseverance, with no loss in achievement scores. Parents, students and teachers confirmed that […]
TransformSC Bus Tour showcases innovative schools
Business leaders, policymakers and community leaders from across South Carolina joined TransformSC on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, for its second annual Bus Tour. Attendees spent the day touring three of TransformSC’s schools in the Upstate: Monarch Elementary School, Carolina High School and Meeting Street Academy – Spartanburg. During each visit, visitors spent […]
SC Aerospace hosts fall networking event
SC Aerospace hosted its fall networking meeting last Monday, Oct. 9, at CU-ICAR in Greenville in conjunction with the Composites Suppliers Meeting and focused on composite applications for the aerospace and automotive industries. SC Automotive Council members also participated, as a partnership between the two organizations. Susie Shannon, president and CEO of […]
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SC Council on Competitiveness’ SC Aerospace Cluster Partners with SC Biz News and SCMEP for the 2019 South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo
SC Aerospace, an industry cluster supported by the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, has partnered with SC Biz and SCMEP to present the 2019 SC Manufacturing Conference and Expo. This two-day event will be held October 29 – 30, 2019 at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, SC […]
TransformSC Releases 2019 Conference Agenda, Focuses on Personalization through Project Based Learning
(Columbia, SC) –TransformSC, an education initiative of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness will hold its 2019 annual conference on Monday, March 11, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at theColumbia Metropolitan Convention Center in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. Tom Vander Ark, author, and CEO of the learning design […]
President and CEO of South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, Recognized Among Columbia Business Monthly’s “50 Most Influential People” for Second Consecutive Year
For the second consecutive year, Susie Shannon, President and CEO of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, has been recognized by Columbia Business Monthly as one of its 50 Most Influential People. This annual list honors individuals from throughout the Midlands region who have been identified as leaders in industry, government, […]