College of Charleston economist Frank Hefner echoed that analysis via email from Austria, where he was lecturing Friday.

“This is good news,” Hefner said. “These are jobs that do not totally depend on some kind of transfer payments. What we hope is that these are self-generating jobs, and they are sustainable.

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