Lowcountry Economic Network - Beaufort, South Carolina

Tired of the long daily commute, the endless traffic, and the cold? Can’t wait for the next vacation? Well, why not work where you want to live! Join the many other businessmen and women who’ve traded in concrete and asphalt, snow and ice for Palmettos, sea breezes and a relaxed lifestyle. It makes going to work much more pleasant.

Combine 30 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline, inlets, rivers and marshlands, with 64 major islands and hundreds of smaller ones, you have the South Carolina Lowcountry and Beaufort and Jasper counties. It’s no wonder the Lowcountry has caught the attention of national media as a place to live, work, raise a family and then ‘coast’ to retirement.

Whether you’re considering relocating, expanding or starting a new venture, our business climate, location, and incomparable quality of life will lead you to place the South Carolina Lowcountry at the top of your business location list.

The Lowcountry is about "green", sustainable, walkable living. It's everything you want and where you want to be.

Media Recognition

• Beaufort County and the Beaufort Commerce Park are listed in Southern Business & Development as a ‘Preferred Southern Site’ http://www.sb-d.com/issues/fall2007/advertisers/Beaufort.asp 
• For the eighth year since its inception, the Southern Living Reader's Choice survey, named Beaufort 'Best Small Town.
• American Style Magazine ranked Beaufort No. 14 in its 2009 "Top 25 Art Destinations" List in its Small Cities & Towns category. 
• Port Royal was named to the Top 10 List of Budget Travel's America's Coolest Small Towns'.To be included on the list, towns must havea population under 10,000 andbe beginning to draw attention because of quality of life, arts and restaurants or proximity to nature.
• Beaufort received yet another accolade from the editors of CNN Money magazine who named Beaufort one of its Top-6 'Terrific Towns on the Water".
• Travel 50 & Beyond also ranked Beaufort #2 out of the "Top 8 Alluring Low-Tax Towns for Retirement"
• The Beaufort county region was recognized as one of the “Top Ten Great Small Towns to Operate a Business and to Retire” in Southern Business & Development Winter 2008 – Ten Top 10s Issue.
• TopRetirements' website has listed Beaufort as one of the top 25 places to retire.  
• For the fifth consecutive year, Southern Living magazine readers voted Beaufort as 'favorite small Southern town'. http://www.beaufortgazette.com/local/story/117741.html
• Field & Stream magazine ranked Beaufort as one of the Top 20 Best Fishing Towns in America. http://www.fieldandstream.com/article_gallery/The-Best-Fishing-Towns-in-America/17
• The New York Times featured Beaufort in its 'Escapes' section in December: http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/travel/escapes/21havens.html
• The Savannah Morning News says Beaufort is a 'Great Escape'. http://savannahnow.com/node/418682
• Southern Living says Beaufort is where freshwater meets salt and where creeks, marshes, and rivers meld with sunshine, tides, and sea breezes. http://www.southernliving.com/southern/travel/weekends/article/
• Learn about Beaufort’s civil war history at the same time as see where famous movies were made on a walking tour of Beaufort. http://www.southernliving.com/southern/travel/weekends/article/