Who is the Anderson Clemson University Alliance?

The Anderson Clemson University Alliance is evidence of teamwork in a community that is committed to excellence.  Created by top decision makers at Clemson University and the Anderson business community, the Alliance brings together Time magazine’s Public College of the Year and the National Civic League’s All-American City.

The Alliance’s mission is to foster the economic development potential of combining education, industry, and research.  To reach our mission, the Alliance brings together leaders to promote knowledge growth, strengthen the economy, and develop exciting innovations.

• We recognize the connection.  The Anderson Clemson University Alliance understands that today’s competitive marketplace demands the newest technologies in materials and manufacturing.  These technologies are studied everyday in top research universities, including Clemson University’s new $21 million Advanced Materials Research Laboratory.   The Alliance is driven to bring these two worlds together. 
   

• We work together.  Creating economic growth should include everyone.  The Alliance wants to help everyone in strengthening their organization.  We welcome companies from the Upstate region, the entire state South Carolina, and neighboring states and communities to join our efforts.  We want to see this area of the country collaborate to create the best business environment in the world. 
   

• We look to the future.  Progress will not happen without first having the vision to succeed.  The world’s economy is shifting and the Alliance is looking ahead to make sure our businesses have every opportunity to not only survive, but thrive. Through events like the Zoom Zone Showcase, the Alliance is creating these opportunities. 

The Anderson Clemson University Alliance is prepared to bring growth to the region in a variety of fields.  We see the manufacturing and materials industry as leaders in the area’s research and development and in the economy as a whole.  We bolster industrial growth and support our research centers so the region will zoom into the new knowledge-based economy.