South Carolina guv checking out Germany, a significant chauffeur of the state's economy

By JEFFREY COLLINS

Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C.-- South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is off to Germany next week to strengthen the business ties that have actually sustained an economic boom this century in the formerly struggling Southern state. The guv is an invited visitor at the TDI conference, likewise referred to as the Day of German Industry. McMaster will provide a keynote speech on South Carolina's relationships with German companies. Over five days in Germany beginning Sunday, McMaster likewise prepares to check out the headquarters of two major automakers with huge stakes in South Carolina. He will go to BMW executives in Munich and after that go to Wolfsburg to meet Volkswagen, the parent company of Scout Motors.