- Site Consultant
- Existing Business
- Target Markets
- LCEDC Membership
- Strategic Plan
- Pathfinders Study
- US 521 / SC 9 Corridor Study
- Start a Business Here
- GIS Mapping
- Airport Park Additional Info
- Retail-Commercial Reports
About Us
The Lancaster County Economic Development Corporation (LCEDC) is a 501-C4 organization that was formed in 1986 by Lancaster County leaders to recruit new business and industry to the County, increase employment and investment, and provide programs and services to existing business and industry. The LCEDC is governed by a 17-member Board of Directors that is made up of 8 public sector appointments and 9 private sector members voted on by the full members. Doug Barnes of Comporium Communications is the current Chairmen of the Board of Directors for the Lancaster County Economic Development Corporation. LCEDC President Keith Tunnell has served since 2003. Tunnell has more than 12 years of experience in marketing and economic development. His background includes stints with East Tennessee State University, the City of Sevierville, Tennessee, and the South Carolina Department of Commerce. Tunnell is assisted by a Director of Expansion/Retention and Grants, L. Derrick Lewis, the Director of Marketing and Public Relations Ryan Wetherington, and Administrative Assistant, Mary Cloud.
The LCEDC is made up of local allies including real estate brokers, developers, vendors, service provides, professionals, utilities, governmental entities, and individuals interested in promoting Lancaster County and assisting the LCEDC staff with marketing and existing business and industry services. LCEDC membership has several levels based on annual dues paid to the corporation. These dues support the many programs and services offered by the LCEDC including recruitment of new business and industry. The LCEDC is part of a larger economic region known as the Charlotte Region. The LCEDC works with the State of South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Charlotte Regional Partnership to bring new industries to Lancaster County. With the competitive incentives offered by the State of South Carolina, Lancaster County and the proximity to defense, finance, motorsports, and manufacturing economic clusters in the Charlotte region, LancasterSCWorks.
Staff Information
Lancaster County Economic Development Corporation
210 West Gay Street
P.O. Box 973
Lancaster, SC 29721
Call Toll Free: (866) 223-2281
Local Number: (803) 285-9471
Fax: (803) 285-9472
Keith Tunnell
President
keith.tunnell@lancastersc-edc.com
L. Derrick Lewis
LCEDC, Director of Grant Writing / Project Manager
derrick.lewis@lancasterscworks.com
Ryan Wetherington, MPA
Director of Marketing/PR and Research
ryan.wetherington@lancasterscworks.com
Mary Cloud
Office Manager
lcedc@comporium.net
Board of Directors
Mr. Doug Barnes - Chairman
Mr. Rudy Carter
Mr. Audrey Curry
Dr. Malcolm Edwards
Mr. Jack Estridge
Mr. Dean Faile
Ms. Margaret Gamble
Mr. Marc Howie, Treasurer
Mr. Mark Knight
Mr. Philip Monroe
Ms. Kathy Sistare |
Ms. Helen Sowell
Mr. Tony Starnes
Mr. William Sumner, Vice Chairman
Ms. Ann Taylor – Secretary
Mr. David Thomas
Mr. Tim Thornton
Mr. Chris Karres
Mr. Steve Willis
LCEDC
Mr. Keith Tunnell President, Economic Development Director
Mr. Derrick Lewis
Mr. Ryan Wetherington
Ms. Mary Cloud
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