Editing Bluffton, South Carolina (section)

== Economy ==
Long a stopover between Hilton Head and Savannah, Bluffton has become a tourist destination in its own right with a large number of hotels, restaurants and shopping areas such as [[Tanger Factory Outlet Centers|Tanger Outlets]]. The [[Auberge Resorts|Inn at Palmetto Bluff]] has received a number of awards including Best Hotel in the Country by ''U.S. News & World Report''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.islandpacket.com/2012/07/06/2126978/inn-at-palmetto-bluff-named-among.html |title=Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton Among the best hotels in the world |publisher=Islandpacket.com |date=July 6, 2012 |access-date=August 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063931/http://www.islandpacket.com/2012/07/06/2126978/inn-at-palmetto-bluff-named-among.html |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Condé Nast Traveler Gold List World's Best Places to Stay, January 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concierge.com/tools/travelawards/goldlist/2011/hotels/751?id=751&lastUrl=/tools/travelawards/goldlist/2011/regions/northamerica/usa/&label=United+States+hotels |title=Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton in the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List on |publisher=Concierge.com |access-date=April 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309160152/http://www.concierge.com/tools/travelawards/goldlist/2011/hotels/751?id=751&lastUrl=%2Ftools%2Ftravelawards%2Fgoldlist%2F2011%2Fregions%2Fnorthamerica%2Fusa%2F&label=United+States+hotels |archive-date=March 9, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Higher education is an important sector in the local economy, with institutions such as the [[University of South Carolina Beaufort| University of South Carolina Beaufort Hilton Head Gateway Campus]] and [[Technical College of the Lowcountry]] nearby. An eclectic art destination, Bluffton has several art galleries located along Calhoun Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.islandpacket.com/2011/04/10/1613454/bluffton-art-walk-set-to-kickoff.html#storylink=misearch |title=Bluffton art walk set to kickoff Friday |publisher=Islandpacket.com |date=April 10, 2011 |access-date=August 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063929/http://www.islandpacket.com/2011/04/10/1613454/bluffton-art-walk-set-to-kickoff.html#storylink=misearch |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bluffton is home to South Carolina's last full-time [[oyster]] shucking business, Bluffton Oyster Co, which first opened in 1899 at the end of Wharf Street on the banks of the May River.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.islandpacket.com/2011/04/26/1633834/bluffton-oyster-co-wins-state.html#storylink=misearch |title=Bluffton Oyster Co. wins state, regional small business award |publisher=Islandpacket.com |date=April 26, 2011 |access-date=August 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064133/http://www.islandpacket.com/2011/04/26/1633834/bluffton-oyster-co-wins-state.html#storylink=misearch |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>