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Notes from the President
Here are few updates that were sent to Chamber members from Chamber President: 1) Visitor Season – blooming spring flowers bring folks to the Beaufort region, but our visitor economy is far less seasonal than you might think. Robb Wells, president of Visit...
Watch and download the 2023 Economic Forecast presentation
As a follow-up to the Chamber's annual Economic Forecast event, Ian Scott and Richard Tunstall delivered further insight into the most recent demographic data of our region. Click here to download the full presentation. Watch the video to hear all the context...
Parris Island Leads with Resiliency
The Chamber's Military Enhancement recently wrote a response to an article published by independent newspaper Military Times. The goal of the response was to spotlight MCRDPI leadership and resiliency as it plans on a long future of making Marines here in Beaufort....
2023 Economic Forecast – Data, Video, and Reports
At the Chamber's 2023 Economic Forecast, we unveiled the new Beaufort Bright Spots Video, updated the Regional Prosperity Dashboard, and heard a fascinating Economic Update on labor participation, interest rates and more from keynote speaker Laura Ullrich, Ph.D.,...
2023 Public Policy Agenda
CLICK HERE TO REVIEW THE CHAMBER'S 2023 PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA OUR PRIORITY IS BUSINESS We are committed to promoting economic prosperity in the Beaufort Region. With the help of our members, we developed our legislative agenda around that commitment. Policy decisions...
Highlights and Headlines from our Region
News recently shared with Chamber members: Labor Churn Leveling – Data released this week from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests the rate of “job churn” is leveling. Job openings were up slightly in December to 11 million, still well above pre-pandemic...
Notes from the President
Each Friday, Beaufort Chamber President Ian Scott shares the "Friday Five" and the blog will now serve as another tool to highlight important information for Chamber and community members. Here's an excerpt from last week's update: Local Leadership in Columbia – the...
WISH LIST | BEAUFORT REGION NON-PROFITS
#GivingTuesday is November 29, 2022, but the needs are year-round 67th Annual Beaufort Water Festival: A great opportunity for market exposure and access to the best summer festival for your staff is by becoming a Beaufort Water Festival sponsor. There are many...