Myrtle Beach Investment Awards

The Grand Strand is one of the nation’s Top 10 places for investing in second homes, according to EscapeHomes.com, an online listing service for second homes, timeshares, and other vacation property.
Restaurant Business magazine has ranked the Myrtle Beach area No. 1 in the United States for growth potential for three consecutive years. The area’s market is growing nine times faster than the national average.
The Myrtle Beach area is among the Top 10 domestic destinations that bankers will visit during 2002-2003, according to a survey conducted for the new BankTravel Membership Directory.
The Myrtle Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area is the 13th fastest growing area in the nation, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics released in April 2001. The area grew 36.5 percent over the past decade.
Forbes magazine ranks the Myrtle Beach area the 29th best place for business and careers among 200 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas. Forbes editors based their decisions on “degree of change (in local economies) rather than simply the base level of activity.” The Southeast region takes 7.3 percent of venture capital money invested in the U.S., ranking it third behind Silicon Valley and New England.
In his book The Great Towns of America, author David Vokac lists Myrtle Beach as one of the 100 most outstanding communities in the country.
In April 1995, American Demographics ranked Myrtle Beach as the second fastest growing metro area in both projected annual population growth and projected employment growth from 1995-2005.