About the CCEA
Meet our Team
A Team Built for Colleton County
The Colleton County Economic Alliance is intentionally small. Two people, one mission, and a level of hands-on attention that larger organizations can’t always match. When you call CCEA, you talk to the people who will actually walk your site, sit across the table during permitting, and stay in touch long after the ribbon is cut.
Brantley Strickland
Executive Director
SCCED-Certified · SCEDA Rising Star
bstrickland@cceainc.com
Donna Lamb
Project Manager
SCEDA Institute · IEDC · Santee Cooper Envoy
dlamb@cceainc.com
Our mission
To improve the quality of life of Colleton County citizens by facilitating economic growth.
Our Strategic Goals
To diversify the local economy through the addition of new business and industries.
To broaden the local tax base to improve public services.
To create and retain quality jobs.
Why Choose colleton
Our Guiding Pillars
For growing companies ready to build, Colleton County offers the perfect combination of shovel-ready sites, intermodal access, and a relationship-driven team that gets you from spending money to making money, fast.
& Operational Efficiency
Contact CCEA — same-day response, site tour with the leadership team, guided, hands-on project management, experience service faster than any neighboring market
Site and building costs in Colleton County are significantly more competitive than neighboring markets without sacrificing infrastructure or connectivity.
Halfway between Charleston and Savannah on I-95 with five county exits, Palmetto Railways rail service, two international airports, and two major ports within reach.
Partnership & Service
CCEA doesn’t hand you off at the announcement. They stay with you as you grow, reinvest, and hire. A partner for the life of your operation.
Governance
Guided by Colleton County Leadership
CCEA is guided by two boards made up of local business, utility, education, and civic leaders who volunteer their time and expertise to help shape strategy, guide policy, and secure the county’s long-term economic future.
Partner With Us
Invest in Colleton’s Growth
CCEA’s private-sector investment program connects construction, architecture, engineering, and civic-minded businesses with our economic development efforts — with tiers offering board-seat consideration, prospect access, and recognition across CCEA events.
Getting Started is Easy
Three steps stand between where you are now and a fully operational facility in growing Colleton County.
Reach out through our contact form or call us directly. Tell us what you’re looking for — site size, industry, timeline — and we respond fast. No gatekeepers, no runaround.
We’ll arrange a call and — when you’re ready — a visit to Colleton County. Walk the land. Meet the team. See the infrastructure. Face-to-face is where partnerships begin.
We walk you through every available incentive, expedite your permitting, and stay with you all the way to ribbon-cutting. You came here to grow — and that’s exactly what happens.
Our Commitment
Easy Access. Lower Cost. Faster Results.
Colleton County provides tremendous value to every company we partner with — through intermodal access to major markets, cost-competitive site acquisition, and genuinely business-friendly development practices. We’re not just open for business. We’re ready for yours.