00:00 – Welcome
01:10 – Panelists introductions
4:10 – What is your current professional assessment of the South Carolina economy and our labor force?
9:20 – What sectors of South Carolina’s economy are doing well and why? Similarly, what sectors are struggling and why?
18:03 – What are some of the obstacles facing South Carolina businesses? What caused these obstacles, and how do we overcome them?
23:25 – When are we going to see relief with labor shortages? How much longer will this be an issue for our businesses?
31:31 – In terms of wages and wage growth, what can we expect over the next 12-24 months here in South Carolina?
35:26 – We’re hearing a lot of talk about a recession on the horizon. Do you see this as a possibility? If so, why? And how do you think South Carolina businesses will fare compared to other states?
42:40 – Short of adding to the federal debt and pumping billions of federal dollars into the state economy, what can the federal government be doing to help South Carolina? And what should the South Carolina state government be doing?
48:33 – We’re here at Central Carolina Technical College in Sumter. So let’s talk about the role of community and technical colleges in South Carolina. How important are they to our state’s labor force, and what role will they play in our recovery over the next 2-4 years?
53:16 – (several audience questions)
1:05:10 – What are 1-2 things each panelist wants South Carolina business leaders to know as we head into the rest of 2022?