Central SC Alliance selects new leader.

An economic development professional with more than two decades of experience is the new president and CEO of the Central SC Alliance.

Nelson Lindsay, the S.C. Department of Commerce's director of global business since 2015, began his new role this month.

A state-certified economic developer, Lindsay has also served as director of economic development for Richland and Kershaw counties. At the state commerce department, he supervised all project management activity and new industry recruitment.

"Being a native of the central S.C. region and being associated with the CSCA for over twenty years, I am excited to work with our counties and city on the region's future," Lindsay said in a news release from Central SC Alliance. "I believe the best is yet to come, and I look forward to being a part of that growth."

Central SC Alliance Chair Keller Kissam, who led a selection panel in the search for a new CEO...