Amy Love to Lead S.C. Department of Commerce’s Marketing and Communications Division
July 14, 2011
COLUMBIA, SC – July 13, 2011 – The South Carolina Department ofCommerce today announced that Amy E. Love will lead the agency’sMarketing and Communications division, serving as spokeswoman.
Love comes to the S.C. Department of Commerce from New Carolina – SouthCarolina’s Council on Competitiveness, where she was the deputyexecutive director. Love was part of the start-up team that launched NewCarolina in 2004, an economic development group focused on a statewidecluster development strategy.
Prior to New Carolina, Love worked in corporate communications forGerman telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom in Europe. Duringgraduate school, Love developed and ran the public information programfor USDA Rural Development in South Carolina.
“Amy’s background in communications and economic development in SouthCarolina make her a great fit for this position,” said Bobby Hitt,Secretary of Commerce. “We are excited she is joining our leadershipteam.”
Love holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Furman University and amaster’s degree in Public Relations from the University of SouthCarolina. She is a a member of the Public Relations Society of America,and graduate of Leadership South Carolina (LSC) Class of 2007, andserved on the LSC Board of Trustees. Love is a Fellow of the seventhclass of the Liberty Fellowship.
About S.C. Department of Commerce
The S.C. Department of Commerce works closely with economic developmentprofessionals throughout the state to recruit new jobs and investmentsand help existing businesses grow. In 2010, Commerce recruited a record20,453 new jobs and $4.1 billion in capital investment. Commerce won theGold Shovel Award and the Deal of Year Award in 2011 from AreaDevelopment magazine. Trade & Industry Development magazine selectedtwo projects recruited by Commerce and its allies in 2010 for themagazine’s annual Corporate Investment & Community Impact Award.Commerce’s efforts have resulted in the successful recruitment ofnumerous world-class companies such as Boeing, Monster.com, Heinz, ZFGroup, BMW and Google Inc. In addition to job and investmentrecruitment, the agency provides a range of business support servicesand offers grants for community development and infrastructureimprovements. For more information, visit www.SCcommerce.com.
