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Central SC Alliance selects new leader

Melinda Waldrop //October 4, 2021//

Central SC Alliance selects new leader

Melinda Waldrop //October 4, 2021//

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An economic development professional with more than two decades of experience is the new president and CEO of the Central SC Alliance.  

Nelson Lindsay, the S.C. Department of Commerce’s director of global business development since 2015, began his new role this month.  

A state-certified economic developer, Lindsay has also served as director of economic development for Richland and Kershaw counties. At the state commerce department, he supervised all project management activity and new industry recruitment.  

“Being a native of the central S.C. region and being associated with the CSCA for over twenty years, I am excited to work with our counties and city on the region’s future,” Lindsay said in a news release from Central SC Alliance. “I believe the best is yet to come, and I look forward to being a part of that growth.” 

Central SC Alliance Chair Keller Kissam, who led a selection panel in the search for a new CEO, said Lindsay’s vision made him the best candidate for the job.   
 
“It will be exciting to see Mr. Lindsay’s vision for the CSCA put into action, and the impact it will have on helping build upon the legacy of the region and this organization,” Kissam said. 

The Central SC Alliance has provided economic development services from research and marketing to business recruitment and development for 27 years to its eight member counties — Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Richland and Orangeburg  as well as the city of Columbia.  

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