Airplane Passenger Boardings 2009 Airport
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Charleston International Airport
65,186
67,864
90,074
98,837
103,605
104,646
108,197
100,205
87,539
105,737
89,255
75,460 1,096,605
GSP International Airport
42,609
39,790
51,444
52,280
55,519
60,136
62,705
56,027
52,456
55,872
51,797
49,784
630,959
Hilton Head Island Airport
2,510
2,976
5,547
6,872
7,177
6,771
7,393
6,957
6,249
6,601
4,121
2,977
66,151
Myrtle Beach International Airport
33,781
35,557
59,589
73,563
71,781
73,623
85,904
87,546
64,096
68,370
49,046
40,651
744,387
Columbia Metropolitan Airport
35,661
35,848
42,683
46,290
47,685
48,040
49,053
45,905
39,915
45,426
41,461
41,407
519,374
Company
CY Total
Source: Individual airports
Economic Development Announcements New/Expansion
Dec.
County
Investment
Jobs created
E
Composite Resources Inc.
York
$3.5 million
50
N
Plumm Design
Beaufort
$3.2 million
50
N
MTU Detroit Diesel Inc.
Aiken
$45.0 mllion
250
E
DC Machine LLC
Berkeley
$3.0 million
25
E
Capsugel
Greenwood
$15.0 million
50
N
Akebono Brake Corp.
Lexington
$35.6 million
283
E
Suminoe Textile of America Corp.
Cherokee
$6.5 million
50
E
Parkdale Mills
EdgeďŹ eld
$3.0 million
16
N
Bennettsville Printing
Marlboro
$3.0 million
N
Proterra Inc.
Greenville
$68 million
40 1,300
Source: S.C. Department of Commerce. Announcements through Feb. 5, 2010.
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