{"id":7,"date":"2022-12-05T15:17:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/cced\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2023-01-30T08:50:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T13:50:16","slug":"workforce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/cced\/workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;row-main row-offset row-right&#8221; el_id=&#8221;lede&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;page-lede&#8221;][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;1.7 Million Civilian Labor Force&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]With our award-winning education system and part of South Carolina&#8217;s premier workforce development programs, Chester County boasts of nearly 1.7 million civilian labor force pulling from both Charlotte and Columbia metro markets.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/elephanteardesign.com\/cced\/workforce\/skilled-labor-shed-from-two-metro-markets\/\">Learn More<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; 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