South Carolina is on the move. Total net in-migration tops almost 500,000 since the beginning of the decade. The Census Bureau estimates South Carolina’s 2008 population to be almost 4.5 million people. The Palmetto State is no longer backroads and pastures. The marketplace for retailers, restaurants, hotels, and others continues to grow.

See today’s USA Today for full story: http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/12/census-bureau-r.html