COUNTRY FOCUS: SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia,” said Stephen Cutler, Ph. D., Vice President of the University of South Carolina Office of Economic Engagement and Dean of the College of Pharmacy.
“ This collaboration presents a tremendous opportunity for our students to witness firsthand how the research and courses taught by our worldclass faculty prepare them to meet industry needs and become the next generation of innovators. We are leading the charge in training South Carolina’ s STEM workforce in critical areas such as AI, robotics, advanced manufacturing, and energy. This partnership exemplifies how our university is driving the economic growth of South Carolina.”
Key report findings include:
• Integer’ s annual economic impact on South Carolina in 2024 is $ 63 million and 312 jobs.
• Integer’ s employment multiplier of 2.3 is above the South Carolina average multiplier of 1.7. This means for every 10 jobs created by Integer another 13 jobs are created elsewhere in the state for a total of 23 jobs.
• The average job at Integer pays a 161 % wage premium over the average job in South Carolina.
• By 2030, Integer is projected to have an annual impact of $ 112 million and create 842 jobs, resulting in a cumulative impact of $ 751 million on South Carolina’ s economy.
“ Integer Technologies’ very first research partnership was with the Molinaroli College and together we have grown significantly,” said Hossein Haj-Hariri, Ph. D., Dean, Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing, USC.
“ Our close relationship underpins our mutual and remarkable success. The true winner is our state, whose students’ lives are transformed through accessible, world-class engineering education and exciting and relevant jobs in our state in the defense
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