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The Buzz | an Economic Development Podcast — 91 episodes

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Episode 89: Ashely Teasdel

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Episode 88 - James Chavez

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Episode 87: Henrietta Baskins

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Episode 86: Tom Komaromi

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Episode 85: Michelle Fowler

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Episode 84: Tony Toups and Darian Harris

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Episode 83: Duane Parrish

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Episode 82: Burnie and Kara

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Episode 81: Jeff Ruble, Director of Richland County Economic Development

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Episode 80: Dan Ellzey, South Carolina’s Department Employment and Workforce

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Episode 79: Amy Tinsley, SC Automotive Council

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Episode 78: Harry Lightsey, Secretary of Commerce

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Episode 77: Brantley Strickland, SouthernCarolina Regional Development Alliance

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Episode 76: Curtis Loftis, State Treasurer of South Carolina

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Episode 74: Swati Patel, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

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Episode 75: Ernest Andrade, Charleston Digital Corridor

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Episode 73: Christy Hall, Secretary of Transportation SCDOT

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Episode 72: Jim Cook, Cherokee County Development Board

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Crossover Episode: The Buzz & Taking the Pulse with James Chappell, SCBIO

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Episode 71: Micah Mallace, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Sales, South Carolina Ports Authority

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Episode 70: Hannah Horne, Executive Officer, Gravity Center

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Episode 69: Nelson Lindsay

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Episode 68: David Swenson, York County Economic Development CEO & President

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Episode 67: Laura Jordan, Assistant Director of Agribusiness Development, South Carolina Department of Agriculture

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Episode 66: Didi Caldwell, Founding Principal, Global Location Strategies

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Episode 65: Bryan Brown, President + CEO, Greenville Housing Fund

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Episode 64: Dr. Robert Carey, Director, Clemson University Regional Economic Analysis Laboratory

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Episode 63: Laura McIntosh, Managing Director of S.C. Office of Innovation

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Episode 62: Jim Stritzinger, Director, South Carolina Broadband Office

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Episode 61: Michael Merriken, Regional Director, Palmetto Tech Bridge/NavalX

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Episode 60: Jeremy Catoe, Business Solutions Director - Midlands Technical College

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Episode 59: Dr. Joseph Von Nessen, UofSC Research Economist

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Episode 58: Karen Riordan, President & CEO - Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce

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Episode 57: Mark Williams, Strategic Development Group Founder & President

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Episode 56: Robert Long, CEcD, Chester County Economic Development Director

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Episode 55: Rick Farmer, Newbery County Economic Development Director

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Episode 54: Mike Graney (CRDA) & Tushar Chikhliker (Nexsen Pruet)

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Episode 53: SCRA & New Forge Technologies

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Episode 52 - Rick Todd, President & CEO, SC Trucking Association

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Episode 51: David Lockwood, COO, Colliers International | South Carolina

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Episode 50: Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Julie Medich (CHS) and John Skvarla (RAL) on Food & Beverage Manufacturing

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Episode 49: Shennice Cleckley, Google Digital Coach & Entrepreneur

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Episode 48: Ethel Bunch, President & CEO, Sustain SC

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Episode 47: Jamie Gilbert, Executive Director, Lancaster County Economic Development

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Episode 46: Dr. Daphne Kenyon, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

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Episode 45: Susie Shannon, President & CEO, SC Council on Competitiveness

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Episode 44: David Rousse, President, INDA (Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry)

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Episode 43: Nick Kremydas, SC Association of Realtors, CEO

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Episode 42: SC Technical College System + EZone Retraining Program

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Episode 41: David Edwards, President/CEO of Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District

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Episode 40: Mark Harmon, Governmental Affairs Advisor - Nexsen Pruet

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Episode 39: Amanda Loveday, COO, NP Strategy

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Episode 38: JeriLynn VanStory, SC Department of Revenue

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Episode 37: David Dubberly, Employment and Labor Law Chair, Nexsen Pruet

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Episode 36: Scott Saylor, Nexsen Pruet; formerly North Carolina Railroad Company

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Episode 35: Dan Rogers, Senior Project Manager, S.C. Film Commission

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Episode 34: Jay Bender, FOIA Attorney

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Episode 33: Dr. Matt Martin, SVP and Charlotte Regional Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

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Episode 32: Anita Patel, Deputy Director of International Strategy and Trade Division, S.C. Dept. of Commerce

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Episode 31: Will Williams [South Carolina Economic Development Partnership, President & CEO]

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Episode 30: Senator Paul Campbell talks Boeing in South Carolina

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Episode 29: Greg Jones, Founder, Founder & Vice President, Foreign-Trade Zone Corporation

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Episode 28: Jeff McKay - Executive Director, NESA

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Episode 27: Sharyn Koenig, Eastern Region Managing Director, EXIM Bank

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Episode 26: SC Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers

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Episode 25: Bret Sowers, Southern Current

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Episode 24: Rich Fletcher, President & CEO, I-77 Alliance

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Episode 23: Amy Firestone, Vice President, Apprenticeship Carolina

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Episode 22: Jamie Suber, Chief of Staff, South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW)

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Episode 21: Burnie solo-cast

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Episode 20: John Truluck, Dorchester County Economic Development Director

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Episode 19: Jim Stritzinger, ‎Founder, President & CEO - ‎Revolution D, Inc.

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Episode 18: S.C. State Treasurer Curtis Loftis

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Episode 17: Swati Patel, EVP of Communications and Public Policy + Of Counsel, SC Chamber of Commerce

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Episode 16: Dr. Tim Hardee, President, SC Technical College System

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Episode 15: Nick Kremydas, SC Association of Realtors

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Episode 14 - Sunnie Harmon, SC Lobbyist

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Episode 13: John Lummus, President & CEO, Upstate SC Alliance

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Episode 12: Karen Riordan, President + CEO, Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce

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Episode 11 - Ed McMullen, United States Ambassador to Switzerland & Liechtenstein

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Episode 10 - Lilyn Hester, Head of Southeast Public Affairs, Google

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Episode 9 - Jonathan Yarborough, Director of Government Affairs & Economic Development, Dominion Energy

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Episode 8 - Barbara Melvin, COO, South Carolina Ports

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Episode 7 - Ted Pitts, President + CEO, SC Chamber of Commerce

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Episode 6 - Gregg Robinson, Orangeburg County Development Corporation + QM Group

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Episode 5 - Sara Hazzard, SC Manufacturers Alliance

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Episode 4 - Duane Parrish, S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism

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Episode 3 - James Chavez, SC Power Team

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Episode 2 - S.C. Economic Developers' Association Leadership (Andrena Powell-Baker & Richard Blackwell)

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Episode 1 - Interview with Lou Kennedy (Nephron Pharmaceuticals)

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Episode 0 - Welcome to The Buzz with Burnie!