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Nikki Haley: South Carolina is the "Beast of the Southeast"

• We have announced over 43,000 new jobs, in 45 out of 46 counties.
• We have seen almost $10 billion invested in South Carolina.
• We have seen 186 expansions of existing companies, the ultimate compliment a business can give a state.
• We've seen the unemployment rate of our National Guardsmen drop 12 full percentage points, from 16 down to 4.
• We have seen companies from 25 foreign countries decide that they want to do business on American soil, right here in South Carolina.
• We have seen the lowest unemployment rate in 5 years--and our rate fell 2/3 faster than the national rate.
• We are being referred to, which I love, as the "Beast of the Southeast."
• Today, the entire country is looking at South Carolina and all she has to offer.