If we wish our state's growth to continue, then our future will increasingly be with industries that require a highly skilled and technically proficient workforce.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In an ever-changing global marketplace, the one factor any state can count on is the skills of its upcoming and existing workforce.
We simply have to become more competitive as a state if we're going to be successful in creating jobs, bringing capital investment and raising income levels here in South Carolina.
Our future growth relies on competitiveness and innovation, skills and productivity... and these in turn rely on the education of our people.
Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture, health care, and life sciences is directly related to scientific advancement.
Investing in industries and technology for the 21st century generates high-skilled, high-wage jobs for industries of the future.
We need to invest in a way that makes sure we've got the workforce we need in the future.
If we're not creating an educated and skilled workforce, there is just no conceivable way that were going to be economically competitive.
If we're going to create the best business climate to create higher paying jobs and retain our young people, we're going to have to build a workforce prepared for the opportunities of the future.
Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest in talent, in people.
It's important for our state to expand manufacturing jobs.