Shows
Bourbon in The Back RoomLIVE! with the Leadership Columbia Class of 2025 - Guest Harry Lightsey III, SC Secretary of CommerceVincent and Joel sit down LIVE with SC Secretary of Commerce, Harry Lightsey III, before the Leadership Columbia class of 2025 in the Palmetto Club. Hear the famous segment "Bourbon Briefs" where the senators recap the most recent events in the Capitol, legislative pay raises, further gubernatorial controversy, and more! Then listen to the Senators discuss South Carolina economic development with the Secretary of Commerce himself. Hear about his career in government and business, time on the Federal Reserve Board, and work in South Carolina to bring businesses in, invest in the State, and help build better communities. G...2025-05-0657 min
South Carolina Business Review2025 S.C. Governor’s Economic Summit - Excerpt 2This week we are sharing with you some excerpts from the recent S.C. Governor’s Economic Summit presented by the S.C. Department of Commerce. Today’s excerpt comes from Harry Lightsey, secretary of the S.C. Dept. of Commerce.2025-01-2905 minSouth Carolina Business ReviewSC NEXUS awarded $45 million for grid cybersecurity technologiesWe recently learned that SC NEXUS was awarded $45 million from the federal government to advance cyber-secure grid resilience technologies. What is SC Nexus you ask? Let’s find out. Mike Switzer interviews Harry Lightsey, Secretary of Commerce for the state of South Carolina.2024-08-3005 min
South Carolina LedePrimary Primer with Maayan SchechterOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 22, 2024: a primary primer on the upcoming June 25 primary runoff elections with SC Public Radio reporter Maayan Schechter; host Gavin Jackson’s interview with S.C. Commerce Secretary Harry Lightsey; and more!2024-06-2225 min
Carolina Business ReviewHarry Lightsey III, South Carolina Secretary of CommerceAn Executive Profile with South Carolina Secretary of Commerce, Harry Lightsey. Where does SC go next in light of the South's record-breaking economic development?
Other topics: worker issues, sectors seeing recovery and growth, advanced energy opportunities, the S.C. Department of Commerce rebrand, and manufacturing success.2024-04-1326 min
Carolina Cares with Tyler RyanDepartment of CommerceCarolina Cares Host Tyler Ryan speaks with the South Carolina Secretary of Commerce, Harry Lightsey. The pair discuss the mission of the State Agency, how it works within South Carolina as well as working with outside communities to attrack and retain business infrastructure as well as talent to the Palmetto State.Carolina Cares is hosted by award winning radio and television personality Tyler Ryan, and recorded at iHeart Studio in Columbia South Carolina, and air across the state of South Carolina on the South Carolina Radio Network. In addition to Carolina Cares, Tyler Ryan is seen weekday...2024-02-2229 min
Let's Talk Business South CarolinaLet's Talk Business South Carolina: Episode 6Let’s Talk Business is a weekly B2B radio talk show, audio podcast and a YouTube video series hosted by long-time South Carolina business publisher Rick Jenkins, featuring interviews with high-level South Carolina business executives, community leaders and government dignitaries. Let’s Talk Business airs on 94.5 THE ANSWER in the Upstate of South Carolina, as well as most popular podcast platforms. Video recordings of the full episode, as well as individual interview segments, are also posted on the Let's Talk Business South Carolina YouTube channel.Guests appearing on Episode 6:2023-08-1455 minSouth Carolina LedeStatehouse Crossover Portal Activation Alert NOWApril 11, 2023 — A recap of last week's state legislative action, from a marathon day in the SC House to what the state Senate's $13 billion budget looks like; a conversation with South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Harry Lightsey; a 2024 presidential race update; more. Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 to share your thoughts about the topics covered on the show or just whatever's on your mind!2023-04-1134 min
The OvertakeAttracting InnovationClosing out our ongoing series on economic development, host John Bozzella talks with South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Harry Lightsey about efforts to attract new manufacturing investments to the state. This episode explores the role of policymakers in attracting new investments, incentives provided to manufacturers, expected economic and social benefits from new facilities, the state of the automotive supply chain, and transformations in automotive manufacturing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-09-2635 min
Carolina Business ReviewOn location at the SC Ports AuthorityCarolina Business Review was on location at the SC Ports Authority for a special episode on transportation and infrastructure. We talked to the new CEO Barbara Melvin and the newly retired CEO Jim Newsome about several issues facing the ports right now: the supply chain, the on-going labor dispute and cruise ship changes.
Other panelists joining the dialogue:
SC Secretary of Commerce Harry Lightsey
SC Transportation Secretary Christy Hall
SC Representative Bill Sandifer2022-07-1526 min
The Korea SocietyCatching the K-Investment Wave in the USAJune 16, 2022 - The United States and South Korea have a well-established “gold standard” Free Trade Agreement. Now, as international economic relationships are shifting to strategic frameworks and concerns over supply-chain robustness and resiliency, Korean investment in the U.S is gaining attention and transforming the bilateral relationship into a new dynamic. The upcoming President’s Interview Series led by Tom Byrne, the President and CEO of The Korea Society will feature the representatives from three states for an in-depth conversation: Andrew Deye, Vice President, Head of Strategy at JobsOhio, Harry M. Lightsey III, Secretary of Commerce of South Carolina Depart...2022-06-1741 min
WCNC Charlotte To GoRecords show SC officials caught off guard by termination of Panthers facility: Friday, May 27The Carolina Panthers paused work on its planned $800 million training facility in Rock Hill the day before South Carolina Commerce Secretary Harry Lightsey, local leaders and the team's chief operating officer were scheduled to tour the site, newly obtained state records show.Department of Commerce emails and text messages obtained by WCNC Charlotte through a public records request suggest state economic development officials were blindsided by the Panthers' March 7 decision to bring the project to a standstill. In fact, at the city of Rock Hill's request, Lightsey had planned to spend time at the site on the mor...2022-05-2701 min
The Buzz | an Economic Development PodcastEpisode 78: Harry Lightsey, Secretary of CommerceSecretary Harry M. Lightsey III was appointed by Governor McMaster to serve as Secretary of Commerce in June of 2021. A fixture in South Carolina’s business community for decades, Lightsey is bringing his expertise and knowledge to the Department of Commerce. 2022-04-1123 min
Carolina Business ReviewHarry Lightsey, SC Secretary of CommerceThis Executive Profile looks at the new opportunities for South Carolina's business community. Topics include infrastructure, transportation, transparency, broadband and more.2022-03-0126 min