By: Stephen Astemborski, Director of Engagement & Aerospace Initiatives, SC Competes I’ve been to international airshows a number of times, and one thing that has been great to see is how South Carolina’s presence has grown each year. This summer was our largest delegation yet, with eight companies,… Read More
What do air cargo operations and a baseball game have in common? Quite a bit, as it turns out. On June 11, SC Competes spent the day bringing together partners from across South Carolina’s logistics and aerospace communities. The day started with a behind-the-scenes look at Greenville-Spartanburg… Read More
By Jamie DeMent, Director of SC Tech, SC Competes One of my favorite parts of this job is getting to spend time with the people who are as passionate as I am about South Carolina’s future. Last week, SC Competes hosted the SC Tech cluster Palmetto Tech… Read More
What keeps South Carolina’s supply chain moving? On June 11, SC Logistics, an initiative of SC Competes, brought together partners from across the state’s transportation, logistics, and aerospace sectors for a day focused on one of South Carolina’s greatest competitive advantages: its world-class logistics network. The day… Read More
On April 17, the Society of Women Engineers Lowcountry Chapter and Charleston Women in Tech co-hosted the eighth annual Women in Industry Day, an event celebrating professional women across a wide range of industries in the Lowcountry. SC Competes’ SC Tech Director, Jamie DeMent, attended as… Read More
At the 2026 SC Competes Spring Summit, we officially launched SC Defense, a new statewide initiative designed to strengthen South Carolina’s role in the national defense economy. The launch took place during the luncheon panel, “Growth in Defense,” where leaders from aerospace defense suppliers, TL+CO and Maher Advanced Manufacturing,… Read More
As South Carolina’s economy continues to change, the skills students need to succeed after high school are evolving as well. That reality was at the center of SC Competes’ TransformSC “State of the SC Profile” meeting held January 15 in Columbia, where education, workforce, and policy leaders gathered to… Read More
By Jamie DeMent, Director of SC Tech, SC Competes As we close out 2025, I want to take a moment to reflect—and say thank you. This year was all about connection and momentum across South Carolina’s tech ecosystem. Through SC Competes and SC Tech, we focused on… Read More
At this year’s SC Competes Fall Summit in Greenville (Sept. 9–11), we proudly recognized Chuck Baker for more than six years of volunteer leadership bringing Supply Chain Games into classrooms across South Carolina. Chuck’s steady, hands‑on commitment has helped students see and feel what supply chain roles are like, long… Read More
By: Susie Shannon, President & CEO, SC Competes Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s already shaping the way we work, communicate, and live. From AgenticAI powering medical diagnostics to AI-enabled robots sorting packages in warehouses, AI is already woven into the fabric of our… Read More