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an “if you build it; they will come” venture between
Alcoa and Berkeley County. Santee Cooper sweet-
ened the deal by contributing several million dollars
toward putting the infrastructure in place. The idea
was that once other companies chose to locate in
the park, Alcoa would be paid for its land, Berkeley
Us
would collect property taxes and the county would
pay Santee Cooper for its investment. While there
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have been tenants in the park, none comes close to
the size of Google.
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“If you asked the partners, they would have pre- Media Services. We use the latest
ferred it not take 10 years,” says President and CEO
technology to create content-rich
of the Charleston Regional Development Alliance
Web sites that help people connect.
David T. Ginn.
He adds, however, that most people believe Google
was worth the wait, and he’s confident that other
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high-tech companies will follow suit.
when potential clients search the Web:
“Technology companies tend to want to cluster
together to feed off of creative discussions and in-
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novative ideas that come from one company and can
be used by another,” says Ginn. Goose Creek Homes
He points out that benefits from the facility will
reach beyond its financial impact on the area.
Charleston Condos*
“They are locating in an area of our market where
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there is a lot of residential growth,” he says. “It will
potentially help in the commuting patterns. Since
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traffic will flow north, people will be able to reverse
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their commute in the morning.”
In the meantime, Google’s construction work Million Dollar Realtors
is already having an impact on Berkeley County.
Charleston Builders*
While Johnson won’t get specific about the size of
the center, he points out that at any given time, an
South Carolina Builders*
estimated 300 workers are on-site on the 520-acre
tract of land. At least 17 local subcontractors are
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doing business on the project, and, as construction
continues, they are patronizing more than 170 local
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businesses.
For now, Google is building on only about 50
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of room to expand. There are no immediate plans
seen how effective our network is,
to do so, but company officials say the ability to
get bigger played a role in their decision to build a
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immediately.
For more on the jobs that will be available at Google’s
Berkeley County facility, visit:
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