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North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
For four issues of Southern Business & Development, we are having some fun. It’s the
“Best of Economic Development in the American South,” and each issue, beginning
with Spring 2015, features three to five Southern states. You can use the results as a
unique aid in your search for a suitable site for your business in the American South.
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We continue with our series of the “Best of Economic Development in the American South.” Since the spring 2015 issue,
we have featured the best of economic development in three
to five Southern states. You can use the results as a unique
aid in your search for a suitable site for your business in the
American South.
meaning not all of the categories are the same from state to
state. The top three vote recipients for each category are recognized and listed in alphabetical order. In the case of a tie,
a fourth “winner” is listed. The winners are then followed by
other items that received votes. Therefore, the first listed under each category is no “better” than the third or fourth listed.
We polled the members of the Southern Economic Development Roundtable to come up with the best of 30 economic
development categories in each Southern state. SEDR is a
group of economic developers, educators, economists, site
consultants and CEOs in the South that meet once a year in
January at WaterColor in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. The meeting
is an opportunity for 50 of the South’s best economic development minds to discuss issues relative to economic development in the American South. A group photo of the 2015
SEDR class is published on this page.
This issue features the best of economic development in
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri were
featured in the summer issue and Alabama, Arkansas and
Florida were featured in the spring issue. The results of the
best of economic development in Texas, Virginia and West
Virginia will be published in the next issue (March). You can
access those state profiles by going to SB-D.com.
There are 30 categories for each Southern state, and states
will have some categories that pertain specifically to them,
We think you will enjoy reading the results of the “Best of Economic Development in the American South.” Again, this unique
forum can help guide you and your business to a profitable
place in the South, the fourth largest economy in the world.
NORTH CAROLINA
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1. North Carolina’s Best Economic
Development Assets
Competitive energy costs
Location
Research Triangle Park
Transportation infrastructure
Also receiving votes: Duke Energy’s
economic development team; Higher education institutions; Highway network;
North Carolina Economic Development
Partnership; Skilled workforce.
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2. The North Carolina Economy’s
Most Important Employers
Bank of America
Duke Energy
SAS Institute
Wells Fargo
Also receiving votes: Duke University
Medical Center; Food Lion; GSK; Harris
Teeter; Lowe’s Home Improvement;
University of North Carolina Health Care;
Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.
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3. North Carolina’s Most Important
New Employers
Apple
Facebook
MetLife
Sealed Air
Also receiving votes: North State
Aviation; Sturm, Ruger & Co.; Tryon
Resort.
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8. Best Metro Aerospace Locations
in North Carolina
Charlotte
Greensboro
Monroe
Winston-Salem
Also receiving votes: Asheville;
Durham; Raleigh.
The Research Triangle Park, located near Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, is one of the
largest research parks in the world. It is the winner in many categories, including Best Economic Development Assets.
9. Best Small Market Aerospace
Locations in North Carolina
Global Transpark - Kinston
Goldsboro
Monroe/Union County
New Bern
Also receiving votes: Asheboro;
Clemmons; Cleveland Co.; Elizabeth
City; Gastonia; Fayetteville; High Point;
Reidsville; Rocky Mount; Statesville.
Asheville is known for its vibrant arts scene and historic architecture, including the 19th-century Biltmore estate. The city was a winner in a number of categories for its attributes in business
and quality of life.
4. North Carolina’s Most Admired
Companies
Quintiles
SAS Institute
VF Corporation
Wells Fargo
Also receiving votes: BB&T; Duke
Energy; Hanesbrands; Novant; The
Biltmore Company.
Manufacturers
Caterpillar
General Electric
Hanesbrands
Nucor
Also receiving votes: Cisco;
Freightliner; Honda Jet; Reynolds
American.
Service Companies
Cisco
IBM
LabCorp
Red Hat
Also receiving votes: BB&T; Blue
Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina;
Bank of America; Duke Energy; Fidelity;
Google; NetApp.
7. The Best of R&D
in North Carolina
LabCorp
North Carolina Research Center
Wake Forest Institute of
Regenerative Medicine
Also receiving votes: Argos
Therapeutics; Bayer Crop Science;
Manufacturing Solutions Center; Red
Hat; RTI International.
10. Best Tier One Auto Supplier
Sites in North Carolina
Brunswick County
Gaston County
I-85 Corridor Park - Davidson County
Iredell County
Kingsboro Site - Edgecombe County
Also receiving votes: Asheville;
Cabarrus Co.; Charlotte; Cleveland Co.;
Concord; Durham; Gaston Co.;
Henderson Co.; Liberty; Rocky Mount;
Rowan County; Siler City.
11. North Carolina’s Best
Community Colleges for
Workforce Training
Catawba Valley Community College - Hickory
Central Piedmont Community College - Charlotte
Forsyth Technical Community College - Winston-Salem
Wake Technical Community College - Raleigh
Also receiving votes: Cape Fear
Community College; Coastal Carolina
Community College; Lenoir Community
College; Nash Community College;
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College;
Wilson Community College.
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12. Best Engineering/Architecture
Firms in North Carolina
ECS
O’Brien Atkins
S&ME
Walter Robbs
Also receiving votes: CRB; Little
and Associates.
Economic Development Law Firms
Nexsen Pruet
Parker Poe
Womble Carlyle
Also receiving votes: McGuire
Greensboro-Randolph County Megasite - Liberty
Kingsboro Megasite - Edgecombe County
Also receiving votes: Chatham
Co; Moncure Megasite - Chatham Co.
18. Best Small Town Industrial
Sites in North Carolina
Foothills Commerce Center - Cleveland County
Gastonia Technology Park - Gastonia
Global Transpark - Kinston
Park 1764 - Catawba County
Also receiving votes: Heart of
North Carolina Megapark - Montgomery
and Moore Counties; Henderson-Vance
Industrial Park; Triangle North - Vance
and Warren Counties; Washburn Switch
Road Site - Cleveland Co.
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Woods.
14. Best Contractors for Industrial
Projects in North Carolina
Gray Construction
Matthews Construction
Shelco
Also receiving votes: Holder
Construction; Skanska; Whiting Turner
Construction.
15. North Carolina’s Best Small
Market Innovation Hubs
Chapel Hill
Kannapolis
Wilmington
Wilson
Also receiving votes: Greenville;
Pembroke.
16. North Carolina’s Best Small
Market Manufacturing Workforces
Hickory
High Point
Monroe
Pitt County
Also receiving votes: Fayetteville;
Gastonia; Jacksonville; Kannapolis;
Morganton; Nash Co.; Rocky Mount;
Salisbury; Scotland County; Shelby;
Statesville; Wilkes County.
17. Best Megasites
in North Carolina
Chatham-Siler City Advanced Manufacturing Site - Chatham County
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ncData Campus - Conover and
Catawba Counties
T5 Kings Mountain Data Center
Site - Cleveland County
Also receiving votes: Catawba
County Data Park; Hickory; Kings
Mountain; Morganton; Winston-Salem.
20. Best Locations for the Creative
Class in North Carolina
Asheville
Carrboro
Durham
Wilmington
Also receiving votes: Charlotte;
Hendersonville; Pittsboro; Raleigh.
The Wooly Worm Festival — voted a Best
Non-Sporting Event — is held every October
in Banner Elk, N.C. Participants race wooly
caterpillars, and the winner’s stripes are used
to predict the winter forecast.
19. Best Data Center Locations
in North Carolina
Hopkins-Buist Eden Site - Eden
21. Best Locations for Biosciences
in North Carolina
Durham
North Carolina Research
Campus - Kannapolis
Winston-Salem
Also receiving votes: Morrisville;
Raleigh.
22. Best Small Market Locations for
Biosciences in North Carolina
Greenville
Holly Springs
Wilson
Also receiving votes: Pitt Co.;
Rocky Mount.
23. Best Places to Hire Veterans
in North Carolina
Fayetteville
Goldsboro
Jacksonville
New Bern
Also receiving votes: Greenville;
Rocky Mount.
24. North Carolina’s Best Regional
and Statewide Economic Development Agencies
Duke Energy
Electricities of North Carolina
North Carolina Economic
Development Partnership
Also receiving votes: Dominion;
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North Carolina Community College
System; North Carolina Department of
Commerce; North Carolina’s Electric
Cooperatives; TVA.
25. North Carolina’s Best Local
Economic Development Agencies
Catawba County EDC
Gaston County EDC
Randolph County EDC
Winston-Salem Business Inc.
Also
receiving
votes:
AdvantageWest; Alamance County
Economic Development; Asheville Chamber;
Beaufort County Economic Development;
Carolina’s Gateway Partnership; Charlotte
Chamber; Charlotte Regional Partnership;
Greater Durham Chamber; Greensboro
Partnership; Henderson County Partnership
for Economic Development; High Point
EDC; Monroe-Union County Economic
Development; Mooresville-South Iredell
EDC; N.C. East Alliance; North Carolina’s
Southeast Partnership; Pitt County
Development Commission; Research
Triangle Regional Partnership;
Statesville Regional Development; The
Alliance; Wake County Economic
Development; Wilson EDC.
26. Best Places to Retire in North
Carolina
Asheville
Edenton
Hendersonville
Also receiving votes: Highlands;
Mt. Airy; New Bern; Pinehurst; Raleigh;
Wilmington.
27. North Carolina’s
Best Craft Breweries
Foothills Brewing
Fullsteam Brewery
Olde Hickory Brewery
Wicked Weed Brewing
Also receiving votes: Front Street
Brewery; Green Man Brewery; Mother
Earth; Natty Greene’s; Pisgah Brewing;
Red Oak Brewing.
28. North Carolina’s
Best Sporting Events
Atlantic Coast Conference
basketball tournament
Coca Cola 600
Duke University basketball
Univ. of North Carolina basketball
Also receiving votes: Carolina
Panthers; Krispy Kreme Challenge;
Wells Fargo Championship.
Non-Sporting Events
Azalea Festival
MerleFest
Wooly Worm Festival
Also receiving votes: Grandfather
Mountain Scottish Highland Games;
U.S. National Whitewater Center.
30. Best Three Restaurants
in North Carolina
Angus Barn - Raleigh
Chef & The Farmer - Kinston
Fearrington House - Pittsboro
Also receiving votes: Crook’s
Corner - Chapel Hill; Herons - Cary;
Lexington Barbecue - Lexington; Price’s
Chicken Coop - Charlotte; The Capital
Grille - Charlotte; The Dining Room Biltmore Estate; The Fig Tree Charlotte; The Restaurant at Gideon
Ridge - Blowing Rock.
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Oklahoma City’s Tinker Air Force Base is
expanding. The Oklahoma City Air Logistics
Complex is hiring 1,000 workers in 100 days
at its massive aircraft maintenance center. The
base has over 9,000 civilian workers at the
complex currently. Tinker was voted one of
Oklahoma’s most important employers.
5. Oklahoma’s Most Admired
Manufacturers
Baker Hughes
Kimray
NORDAM
Spirit Aerosystems
Also receiving
Industries; Pro-Fab.
votes:
LSB
Service Companies
1. Oklahoma’s Best Economic
Development Assets
Bank of Oklahoma
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of
Oklahoma
Hobby Lobby
Also receiving votes: INTEGRIS
tical Center; INTEGRIS Health; Michelin;
OGE Energy; Saint Francis Health
System; St. John Health System.
Health; Verizon.
3. Oklahoma’s Most Important
New Employers
7. The Best of R&D
in Oklahoma
Tulsa; Incentives; Inland ports; Tulsa
Port of Catoosa.
Midstates Petroleum; Verizon.
Baker
Hughes; Lufthansa Technik; Spirit
Aerosystems.
2. The Oklahoma Economy’s
Companies
8. Best Metro Aerospace
Locations in Oklahoma
Favorable regulatory
environment
Low cost of living
Low operating costs
Oklahoma Quality Jobs
Program
Also receiving votes: City of
American Airlines
Boeing
Tinker Air Force Base
University of Oklahoma
Also receiving votes: Devon
Energy; FAA Mike Monroney Aeronau-
Boeing
GE
Paycom
Also receiving votes: Macy’s;
American Airlines
Boeing
Devon Energy
NORDAM
Also receiving votes: Hobby
Lobby; Paycom; The Williams Companies.
Boeing
GE
University of Oklahoma
Also receiving votes:
Midwest City
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Also receiving votes: Cherokee
Industrial District; Norman; Richard
Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport.
15. Best Places to Live
in Oklahoma
Bartlesville
Broken Arrow
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Also receiving
votes: Ada;
Claremore; Edmond; Jenks; Norman;
Stillwater; Weatherford; Yukon.
Boeing has moved hundreds of jobs from the Puget Sound to Oklahoma City recently. Boeing
was named one of Oklahoma’s most important employers as well as one of the most important new employers in the state.
16. Best Small Business Banks
in Oklahoma
Arvest Bank
BancFirst
Bank of Oklahoma
Also receiving votes: MidFirst Bank.
17. Best Megasites in Oklahoma
MidAmerica Industrial Park (pictured) was voted one of Oklahoma’s best megasites and
industrial sites.
Locations in Oklahoma
Ardmore
Broken Arrow
Lawton
Norman
Also receiving votes: Altus; Del City;
12. Oklahoma’s Best Cities for
Manufacturing Workforces
Ardmore
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Tulsa
Also receiving votes: Broken Arrow;
McAlester; Owasso; Sand Springs; Yukon.
Enid; Owasso.
10. Best Local Economic Development Initiatives in Oklahoma
13. Oklahoma’s Best Small
Market Manufacturing Workforces
Oklahoma City Strategic
Investment Program
Oklahoma City MAPS 3
Tulsa’s Future
Also receiving votes: OKC TIF.
11. Oklahoma’s Best
Workforce Training
Murray State College
Oklahoma City Community
College
Tulsa Community College
Also receiving votes: Rogers State
University; Southwestern Oklahoma State
University; Tulsa Technology Center.
Bartlesville
Durant
MidAmerica Industrial Park
Midwest City
Also receiving votes: Enid;
Glenpool; Sapulpa; Sand Springs; Yukon.
14. Oklahoma’s Best Economic
Development Law Firms
Doerner Saunders Daniel & Anderson
Eller & Detrich
GableGotwals
Inola Station
Tulsa International Airport
Also receiving votes: Tulsa Port of
Catoosa.
18. Best Industrial Sites in Oklahoma
Ardmore Industrial Airpark
Port of Catoosa
Port of Muskogee
Also receiving votes: Cherokee
Expressway Industrial Park; Okmulgee
South Industrial Park; East Industrial
Park - Durant.
in Oklahoma
Broken Arrow
Tulsa
Also receiving votes: Ardmore;
Oklahoma City.
20. Best Locations for the
Creative Class in Oklahoma
Jenks
Norman
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Also receiving votes: Broken Arrow.
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Oklahoma City, recognized numerous times in The Best of Economic Development in Oklahoma, has transformed its downtown in the last two decades.
21. Best Locations for
Biosciences in Oklahoma
Norman
Oklahoma City
Stillwater
Also receiving votes: Broken
Arrow; Owasso; Tulsa.
in Oklahoma
Altus
Lawton-Fort Sill
Oklahoma City
Also receiving votes: Enid;
McAlester.
23. Best Locations for Defense
Industries in Oklahoma
Altus
Enid
Lawton-Fort Sill
Oklahoma City
Also receiving votes: Ardmore.
24. Best Places for Startups
in Oklahoma
Broken Arrow
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Also receiving votes: Norman;
Owasso; Stillwater.
25. Oklahoma’s Best Local Economic Development Agencies
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
Lawton-Fort Sill Economic
Development Corporation
Tulsa Regional Chamber
Also receiving votes: Ardmore
Development Authority; Bartlesville
Development Corporation; Broken Arrow
Economic Development Corporation.
26. Best Places to Retire
in Oklahoma
Bartlesville
Keystone Lake
Lake Eufaula
Also receiving votes: Ardmore;
Duncan; Edmond; Grand Lake; Lake
Texoma; McCurtain Co.; Ottawa Co.;
Stillwater; Tulsa.
Craft Breweries
405 Brewing
Anthem Brewing
COOP Ale Works
Marshall Brewing
Mustang Brewing
Also receiving votes: Dead Armadillo
Craft Brewing; Prairie Artisan Ales.
28. Oklahoma’s Best Sporting Events
Oklahoma City Thunder basketball
Oklahoma State University football
University of Oklahoma football
Also receiving votes: Oklahoma City
Dodgers; Tulsa Drillers baseball; Tulsa
Oilers hockey; Tulsa Roughnecks soccer.
Non-Sporting Events
Festival of Light
Tulsa International Mayfest
Tulsa Oktoberfest
Also receiving votes: Oklahoma
State Fair; Poteau Balloon Fest; Red
Earth Festival; Tulsa State Fair.
in Oklahoma
Bodean Seafood Restaurant - Tulsa
Cattlemen’s Steakhouse Oklahoma City
Nic’s Grill - Oklahoma City
Prhyme Steak House - Tulsa
Also receiving votes: Adam’s
Greek House - Lawton; Blackbird Norman; Cheever’s - Oklahoma City;
KD’s - Oklahoma City; Ranch Steakhouse Oklahoma City; Redrock Canyon Grill Oklahoma City; The French Hen - Tulsa;
Vast - Oklahoma City.
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The Port of Charleston, one of the largest container ports in North America, was voted by the Southern Economic Development Roundtable as
one of “South Carolina’s Best Economic Development Assets.”
1. South Carolina’s Best
Economic Development Assets
Port of Charleston
readySC
Right-to-Work state
Skilled workforce
Also receiving votes: Aggressive
state and local economic development
leadership; Santee Cooper; South
Carolina Ports Authority; South Carolina
Technical College System; Transportation
network.
2. The South Carolina
Economy’s Most Important
Employers
BMW
Boeing
Michelin
Also receiving votes: Continental
Tire; Greenville Memorial Hospital;
Medical University of South Carolina;
Santee Cooper; SCANA; Shaw Air Force
Base; Sonoco.
3. South Carolina’s Most Important New Employers
Boeing
GITI Tire
Lash Group
Also receiving votes: Nephron
Pharmaceuticals; Portucel; Ruiz Foods;
Toray Carbon Fibers.
4. South Carolina’s Most
Admired Companies
BMW
Boeing
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8. Best Metro Aerospace
Locations in South Carolina
Charleston
Greenville
South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center - Greenville
Also receiving votes: Columbia;
Myrtle Beach.
Locations in South Carolina
Pictured is Boeing’s massive industrial complex, located at the Charleston International Airport
in North Charleston, S.C. The facility and the company, cited many times in the “Best of
Economic Development in South Carolina,” houses thousands of workers that fully assemble
the 787 Dreamliner.
Dillon County
Graniteville
Orangeburg
Sumter
Also receiving votes: Aiken;
Camden; Greer; Laurens Co.; Newberry
Co.; Rock Hill; Spartanburg.
Sites in South Carolina
Aiken County
Berkeley County
Laurens County
Spartanburg County
Also receiving votes: Anderson
Co.; Charleston; Columbia; Dorchester
Co.; Fairfield Co.; Greenville; Greer;
Kershaw Co.; Newberry Co.; Orangeburg;
Piedmont; Summerville; Sumter; White
Hawk Megasite.
Boeing and BMW are two of the Palmetto State’s largest single employers. Pictured is the
BMW plant, which houses nearly 10,000 workers, in Spartanburg County, S.C.
Michelin
Also receiving votes: Benefitfocus;
Duke Energy; Santee Cooper; SCANA; Sonoco.
5. South Carolina‘s Most
Admired Manufacturers
BMW
Boeing
Michelin
Also receiving votes: Continental
Tire; Keer Group.
6. South Carolina’s Most
Admired Service Companies
Amazon
Lash Group
Santee Cooper
SCANA
Also receiving votes: Benefitfocus;
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South
Carolina; Duke Energy; Elliot Davis
Decosimo; LPL Financial; Medac.
7. The Best of R&D
in South Carolina
11. South Carolina’s Best
Workforce Training
Aiken Technical College Graniteville
Greenville Technical College - Greenville
Midlands Technical College - Columbia
Piedmont Technical College - Greenwood
Also receiving votes: Calhoun
Clemson University International Technical College - Orangeburg;
Spartanburg Community College;
Center for Automotive Research
Savannah River National
Laboratory
The Medical University of South Carolina
Also receiving votes: SCRA
Applied Technologies; South Carolina
Research Authority.
Trident Technical College - Charleston;
York Technical College - Rock Hill.
12. Best Engineering/Architecture Firms in South Carolina
Alliance Consulting Engineers
S&ME
Thomas & Hutton
Also receiving votes: Carlisle
Associates; LS3P Associates.
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13. South Carolina’s Best Economic Development Law Firms
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
Nelson Mullins Riley &
Scarborough
Nexsen Pruet
Also receiving votes: McNair;
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein.
14. Best Contractors for Industrial Projects in South Carolina
Fitts & Goodwin
MB Kahn Construction
Thompson Construction
Also receiving votes:
THS
Constructors; Walbridge Construction.
15. South Carolina’s Best Site
Location Practices
Global Location Strategies
McCallum Sweeney
Strategic Development Group
16. Best Small Town
Manufacturing Workforces
in South Carolina
Aiken
Greenwood
Dorchester County
Kershaw County
Sumter
Co.; Cherokee Co.; Chesterfield Co.;
Greer; Lancaster Co.; Laurens Co.;
Newberry; Oconee Co.; Orangeburg.
17. Best Megasites
in South Carolina
Sites in South Carolina
Black River Airport Industrial Park - Sumter
Fairfield Commerce Center - Winnsboro
Gue Gressette Industrial Site - Orangeburg
Oconee Industry & Tech Park - Oconee
Also receiving votes: I-26
Corporate Park - Clinton; Sage Mill
Industrial Park - Aiken; South Carolina
Advanced Technology Park - Barnwell.
Central South Carolina Megasite - 19. Best Places for Startups
Kershaw County
in South Carolina
I-26 Megasite - Newberry
Anderson County
I-95 Megasite - Clarendon Columbia
County
Greenville
White Hawk Megasite - Florence
Rock Hill
Also receiving votes: Carolinas
I-95 Megasite - Dillon; Jafza Magna
Park - Orangeburg; South Atlantic
International Logistics Center - Marion.
Charleston; Clemson; Lancaster.
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in South Carolina
Charleston
Columbia
Sumter
Beaufort; Myrtle Beach.
23. Best Tech Hubs
in South Carolina
Charming Aiken, S.C., was cited several times in the “Best of
Economic Development in South Carolina,” including one of
“South Carolina’s Best Tier One Auto Supplier Sites” and “Best
Small Town Manufacturing Workforces in South Carolina.”
20. Best Locations for the Creative Class in South Carolina
21. Best Locations for
Biosciences in South Carolina
Charleston
Blythewood
Columbia
Columbia
Greenville
Also receiving votes: Beaufort;
Charleston
Hilton Head; Lake City.
Lexington
Co.; Greenville.
Charleston
Columbia
Greenville
Clemson; The Innovista Innovation
Center; University of South Carolina.
24. South Carolina’s Best Local
Aiken-Edgefield-Saluda
Economic Development Partnership
Greenville Area Development Corporation
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The Carolina Cup is an annual steeplechase horse race held at the
Springdale Race Course in Camden, S.C. It was named one of South
Carolina’s Best Sporting Events.
NESA - North Eastern Strategic Alliance
Upstate Alliance
Also receiving votes: Central SC Alliance; Charleston
Regional Development Alliance; Kershaw County Economic
Development; Orangeburg County Development Commission;
South Carolina I-77 Alliance; Sumter Development Board;
York County Economic Development.
25. South Carolina’s Best State and Regional
Santee Cooper Power Economic Development
South Carolina Department of Commerce
SC Power Team
South Carolina Ports Authority
Also receiving votes: Duke Energy; readySC; SCANA Corp.
26. Best Places to Retire in South Carolina
Aiken
Beaufort
Hilton Head
Kiawah Island
Also receiving votes: Horry Co.; Lake Murray; Mount
Pleasant; Myrtle Beach; Northwest South Carolina Mountains;
Oconee Co.; Tega Cay.
27. Best Places to Raise a Family in South Carolina
Beaufort
Five Forks
Fort Mill
Lexington
Tega Cay
Also receiving votes: Aiken; Edgefield; Goose Creek;
Greenville; Lake Murray; Mauldin; Richland Co.; Summerville;
Walhalla.
28. South Carolina’s Best Craft Breweries
Conquest Brewing
Edmund’s Oast
Holy City Brewing
Also receiving votes: COAST Brewing; Palmetto Brewing;
River Rat Brewery; RJ Rockers.
29. South Carolina’s Best Sporting Events
Carolina Cup steeplechase horse race
Clemson University football
University of South Carolina football
Also receiving votes: Heritage Golf Tournament.
30. Best Three Restaurants in South Carolina
Halls Chop House - Charleston
Slightly North of Broad - Charleston
The Ocean Room - Kiawah Island
Also receiving votes: Cribbs Kitchen - Spartanburg;
Da Vinci’s Ristorante - Columbia; FIG - Charleston; Peninsula
Grill - Charleston.
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There are few single-location employers in the South larger than FedEx’s world hub in Memphis. FedEx was recognized several times in the
“Best of Economic Development in Tennessee,” including one of “The Tennessee Economy’s Most Important Employers.”
University
&
Medical
Center;
Volkswagen; West Tennessee Healthcare;
Y-12 National Security Complex.
3. Tennessee’s Most Important
New Employers
Beretta Firearms
Electrolux
Hankook Tire
Volkswagen
Also receiving votes: Amazon;
Nissan was voted one of “The Tennessee Economy’s Most Important Employers,” and was recognized several other times in The Best of Economic Development in Tennessee. The Japanese
automaker operates its North American headquarters (pictured) and its largest assembly plant
in the Nashville metropolitan area.
1. Tennessee’s Best Economic
Development Assets
Location
Memphis Regional Megasite
TVA
Workforce
Also receiving votes: Low taxes;
Natural resources; Oak Ridge National
Laboratory; Incentives; Tennessee’s
Community Colleges; Tennessee
Department of Economic & Community
Development; Tennessee Promise.
2. The Tennessee Economy’s
Eastman Chemical
FedEx
HCA
Nissan
Also receiving votes: Bridgestone;
Denso; Gaylord Entertainment; GM;
International Paper; Nike; Oak Ridge
National Lab; Smith & Nephew; St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital; TVA;
University of Tennessee; Vanderbilt
Cirrus Aircraft; Fresenius Medical Care;
Keurig Green Mountain; NN Inc.; UBS;
Under Armour; Wacker.
4. Tennessee’s Most Admired
Companies
FedEx
Jack Daniels
TVA
Nissan
Also receiving votes: Alcoa;
Bridgestone; Eastman Chemical; HCA;
Ole Smoky Moonshine.
Manufacturers
Bridgestone
Eastman Chemical
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Also receiving votes: Amazon;
AutoZone; Cracker Barrel; First
Tennessee Bank; Gaylord Entertainment;
LifePoint Health; M*Modal; Regions
Bank; Service Master; Tractor Supply;
West Tennessee Healthcare.
7. The Best of R&D in Tennessee
Eastman Chemical operates one of the
largest chemical manufacturing plants (pictured) in North America in Kingsport, Tenn.
Eastman was named one of “The Tennessee
Economy’s Most Important Employers.”
Jack Daniels
Nissan
Also receiving
votes:
Delta
Faucet; Denso; Electrolux; Gibson
Guitar; JD Squared; Kellogg’s; Toyota
Bodine; Tyson Foods.
The addition of a satellite center for the Tennessee College of Applied Technology is enabling
Greene County, Tenn., to grow its skilled workforce to better accommodate manufacturers’
ever-changing technology needs. Greeneville
was recognized as one of Tennessee’s Best
Small Market Manufacturing Workforces.
Service Companies
FedEx
HCA
TVA
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
University of Memphis
University of Tennessee
Also receiving votes: U.S. Air
Force Arnold Engineering Development
Complex.
8. Best Aerospace Locations
in Tennessee
Oak Ridge
Smyrna
Tri-Cities Airport Aviation Park
Also receiving votes: Aviation
Park - Sullivan County; Memphis;
Millington; Nashville; Tullahoma.
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TENNESSEE
Tennessee STEM Innovation Network
Also receiving votes: Middle
Tennessee State; Middle Tennessee
STEM Innovation Hub; Southeast
Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub; The
Gulch; The Innovation Hub/Nashville
Entrepreneur Center; The Institute for
Advanced Composites Manufacturing
Innovation; Vanderbilt University; West
Tennessee STEM Hub; Williamson Co.
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory was cited several times in “The Best of Economic Development in Tennessee.”
Sites in Tennessee
Anderson County
Chattanooga
Jackson
Morristown
Murfreesboro
Also receiving votes: Athens;
Blount Co.; Bradley Co.; Coffee Co.;
Dyer Co.; Gallatin; Gibson County; Giles
Co.; Greene Co.; Hawkins Co.; Haywood
Co.; Putnam Co.; Roane Co.; Spring Hill;
Wilson Co.
10. Best Innovation Hubs
in Tennessee
11. Tennessee’s Best Community
Colleges for Workforce Training
Chattanooga State Chattanooga
Jackson State - Jackson
Northeast State - Blountville
Pellissippi State - Knoxville
Southwest Tennessee - Memphis
Also receiving votes: Cleveland
State - Cleveland; Roane State -
ETSU Northeast Tennessee STEM Harriman; Volunteer State - Gallatin;
Innovation Hub
Walters State - Morristown.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
TENNESSEE
12. Tennessee’s Best
Educational Assets
Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce
Tennessee Promise
Tennessee’s Community Colleges
Also receiving votes: Middle
Tennessee State University; Memphis
State University; Vanderbilt University.
13. Best Engineering/Architecture Firms in Tennessee
Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon
Forcum Lannom
H&M Architects/Engineers
Also receiving votes: Gresham
18. Best Megasites in Tennessee
Memphis Regional Megasite
Northwest Tennessee Regional Industrial Center - Obion County
Also receiving votes: Bristol
Business Park - Sullivan Co.; Centre 75
Business Park - Loudon Co.; Dyersburg
Rail Park; Gallatin Industrial Center;
Gibson County Industrial Park; Horizon
Cherry Glen Industrial Park - Center - Roane Co.; North Etowah
Maury County
Industrial Park - McMinn Co.;
Corporate Business Park South - Partnership Park II - Sullivan Co.;
Montgomery County
Phipps Bend - Hawkins Co.; Technology
East Tennessee Progress Center - Park II at Holston Army Ammunition
Plant - Kingsport; Timberlake Industrial
Morristown
Site - Henderson County; Washington
I-40 Advantage Park - Haywood County Industrial Park.
Sites in Tennessee
County
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Smith & Partners; Hart Freeland &
Roberts; Mattern & Craig Engineers; SSOE.
14. Tennessee’s Best Economic
Development Law Firms
Baker Donelson
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Miller Martin
Also receiving votes: Bass Berry & Sims.
15. Best Contractors for
Industrial Projects in Tennessee
Forcum Lannom Contractors
H&M Construction
TW Frierson Contractor
Also receiving votes: Bell &
Associates; Brasfield & Gorrie; Codemas;
JA Street & Associates.
16. Tennessee’s Best Small Market Manufacturing Workforces
Clarksville
Dyersburg
Greeneville
Jackson
Also receiving votes: Athens;
Blountville; Cleveland; Clinton; Coffee
Co.; Cookeville; Giles Co.; Maryville;
Morristown; Obion Co.; Wilson Co.
17. Tennessee’s Best Large Market Manufacturing Workforces
Knoxville
Memphis
Murfreesboro
Nashville
Also receiving votes: Chattanooga;
Tri-Cities.
TENNESSEE
21. Best Cities for the Creative
Class in Tennessee
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Nashville
Also receiving
votes: East
Nashville; Franklin; Jackson; Johnson
City; Memphis; Murfreesboro.
22. Best Locations for Biosciences
in Tennessee
Franklin
Knoxville
Memphis
Also receiving votes: Johnson
City;
Kingsport;
Nashville; Oak Ridge.
Murfreesboro;
23. Best Places for Startups
in Tennessee
The NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies were voted one of Tennessee’s Best Sporting Events, along with
NASCAR at Bristol Motor Speedway and University of Tennessee football.
in Tennessee
Bristol
Chattanooga
Jackson
Knoxville
Also receiving votes: Clarksville;
Cleveland; Morristown; Murfreesboro.
Chattanooga
Franklin
Knoxville
Murfreesboro
Nashville
TENNESSEE
Also receiving votes: Bristol; Crossville; ETSU Innovation
Laboratory; Greeneville; Jackson; Kingsport; Lebanon;
Morristown; Oak Ridge.
24. Best Places in Tennessee to Hire Veterans
Clarksville
Millington
Tullahoma
Also receiving votes: Chattanooga; Memphis.
25. Tennessee’s Best Local Economic
Development Agencies
Greater Memphis Chamber
Jackson Chamber
Knoxville Chamber
Nashville Area Chamber
Rutherford County Chamber
Also receiving votes: Anderson Co. Chamber;
Chattanooga Area Chamber; City of Gallatin Economic
Development; Clarksville-Montgomery Co. EDC; ClevelandBradley Chamber; Cookeville-Putnam Chamber; DyersburgDyer Chamber; Greene Co. Partnership; Morristown Area
Chamber; NETWORKS Sullivan Partnership; Northeast
Tennessee Valley RIDA; Obion Co. JEDC; Sevier Co. EDC; The
Roane Alliance; Washington Co. EDC; Williamson Inc.
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TENNESSEE
Craft Breweries
Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery
Ghost River Brewing
Jackalope Brewing Company
Yazoo Brewing Company
Also receiving votes: Black Abbey;
Depot Street Brewing; Fat Bottom; Rock
Bottom; Saw Works Brewing; Wiseacre
Brewery.
Sporting Events
NBA Memphis Grizzlies
NASCAR at Bristol Motor
Speedway
University of Tennessee football
The massive Bonnaroo festival that is held each June in Manchester, Tenn., was recognized as
one of Tennessee’s Best Non-Sporting Events.
26. Best Places to Retire
in Tennessee
Chattanooga
Crossville
Paris
Savannah
Also receiving votes: Dandridge;
Johnson City; Knoxville; Sevier Co.
Also
receiving
votes:
NHL
Nashville Predators; NFL Tennessee
Titans; University of Memphis football;
University of Tennessee Women’s
basketball.
Non-Sporting Events
Bonnaroo
CMA Music Festival
Grand Ole Opry
Memphis in May
Also receiving votes: Blue Plum
Festival; Chattanooga Riverbend Music
Festival; Nashville Film Festival.
in Tennessee
Folk’s Folly Waffle House - Memphis
Kayne Prime Steakhouse - Nashville
Miss Mary Bobo’s - Lynchburg
The Southern - Nashville
Also receiving votes: Chesapeake’s
- Knoxville; City House - Nashville;
Eastland Cafe - Nashville; Flight
Restaurant & Wine Bar - Memphis;
Husk - Nashville; The Catbird Seat Nashville.

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