New numbers show state's investment in academic research has billion-dollar impact on state's knowledge-based economy. SmartState Contact: Arik Bjorn, abjorn@che.sc.gov, 803-737-2293 USC Contact: Wes Hickman, whickman@mailbox.sc.edu, 803-777-3478 The South Carolina SmartState Review Board delivered a timely report to the South Carolina General Assembly in preparation for the upcoming legislative session. According to its fiscal year 2012 Annual Report, the SmartState Program has resulted in more than $1.4 billion in non-state investment entering, or committed to enter, the South Carolina economy. The program has created 8,078 new jobs. The more than 8,000 SmartState-related jobs were created...
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