South Carolina's Centers of Economic Excellence Spark Economic Success

Established in 2002, South Carolina's Centers of Economic Excellence (CoEE) Program is celebrating unparalleled success. To date, more than $232 million in non-state funds have been invested in the Palmetto State's economy and nearly 3,200 jobs have been created throughout the 45 CoEEs. This includes 12 CoEEs supported by Health Sciences South Carolina. In January 2009, the Washington Advisory Group described South Carolina's CoEE Program as “a best-in-kind program that is, or should be, the envy of other states.”