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2025-2026 Bill 3665 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 15, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3665

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A house RESOLUTION

TO HONOR MACEO NANCE, FORMER SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE 
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, ON THE 
OCCASION OF HIS RECENT RETIREMENT, TO EXTEND DEEP APPRECIATION FOR HIS FIFTY YEARS 
OF DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TO OFFER 
BEST WISHES FOR A SATISFYING AND REWARDING RETIREMENT.

Whereas, for fifty 
years, the State of South Carolina enjoyed the benefit of the dedication, 
experience, and leadership of Maceo Nance, former senior advisor to the 
secretary of commerce for the Department of Commerce, who at the end of 2024 
retired after a half-century of outstanding public service; and

Whereas, in preparation 
for his long and illustrious career, Mr. Nance earned his bachelor's degree in 
business administration at Morehouse College in 1973; and

Whereas, serving most 
of his long tenure as director of targeted rural initiatives, Mr. Nance made a 
significant impact on the state's economic and community development efforts 
under nine governors and seven secretaries of commerce. He held many roles, but 
what stands out most was his focus on rural South Carolina, where over the 
course of his career he spearheaded nearly every rural initiative for the 
Department of Commerce and the former State Development Board; and

Whereas, he was 
instrumental in the early success and growth of the South Carolina Rural 
Summit, which will celebrate its thirty-fifth year in 2025. Furthermore, he 
created and crafted the curriculum and programming for the South Carolina 
Economic Developers' Association and Advanced Symposium cohorts. These programs 
have trained and equipped hundreds of economic development professionals and 
local government officials around the State; and

Whereas, one of his 
most recent endeavors was the spearheading of a rural initiative authorized by 
the General Assembly in 2019. For this initiative, $65 million was to be 
dispersed to fourteen focused rural counties to facilitate economic development 
and infrastructure improvements. Mr. Nance spent months meeting with local 
officials, hearing the needs of their communities, and helping them formulate 
their grant proposals for the various projects; and

Whereas, to recognize 
Mr. Nance for his many years of service, his colleagues will host a retirement 
celebration in his honor on February 4, 2025; and

Whereas, the House of 
Representatives is grateful for the legacy of consistent commitment and 
leadership Maceo Nance has bestowed on the people of South Carolina. Speaking 
on behalf of his many friends across agencies in state government, the House 
takes great pleasure in wishing him all the best as he enters retirement, and 
the members trust he will find much enjoyment in the more leisurely pace of the 
days ahead. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House 
of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, honor 
Maceo Nance, former senior advisor to the secretary of commerce for the South 
Carolina Department of Commerce, on the occasion of his recent retirement, 
extend deep appreciation for his fifty years of distinguished public service to 
the State of South Carolina, and offer best wishes for a satisfying and 
rewarding retirement.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution 
be presented to Maceo Nance.

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