CHARLESTON, SC: Exiting the interstate 30 miles northwest of Charleston you cross a pine forest before reaching the sprawling Volvo manufacturing plant.  The Swedish car company owned by China’s Geely chose to put it first North American here in Ridgeville, a mere speck on the map in rural South Carolina.  In 2015 Volvo invested half a billion dollars to build the plant and then doubled its … Continue reading South Carolina’s Booming Economy