South Carolina 100™ Announced

30^th Anniversary of the State’s Top 100 Ranking of Privately Held Companies unveiled by Grant Thornton in association with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

COLUMBIA, SC –  Congratulations to the Top 100 companies in South Carolina! The 2014 ranking of the Grant Thornton South Carolina 100™ includes many dynamic companies in multiple industries. This year marks the 30th edition of the Grant Thornton South Carolina 100™ (“The South Carolina 100™”), the only ranking of South Carolina’s largest privately held companies.

This year’s Top 5 Companies are:

• Milliken & Company, Spartanburg
• The Intertech Group and Affiliates, North Charleston
• JM Smith Corporation, Spartanburg
• Southeastern Freight Lines, Lexington
• United Sporting Companies, Chapin

The South Carolina 100™ is compiled by Grant Thornton LLP under the direction of Mark Ballew, partner-in-charge of the Columbia office, in cooperation with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Participation in the South Carolina 100 is voluntary, and companies are ranked based upon their net revenues for their most recently completed fiscal year. To qualify, companies must be privately held, headquartered in South Carolina and cannot be a subsidiary of another company. Financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate and other brokerages, health care organizations and companies primarily engaged in retail are not eligible for the South Carolina 100 listing.

See the full list of Top 100 companies!

The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s first state chamber Accredited with Distinction by the U.S. Chamber, is South Carolina’s largest statewide broad-based business and industry trade association representing more than 18,000 businesses and more than one million employees. As the unified voice for business and industry, the Chamber is a catalyst for increasing wealth and enhancing the state’s global competitiveness in order to improve the quality of life for all South Carolinians.