Gary M. Loftus is the past director of the Coastal Federal Center for Economic and Community Development. The center is housed in Coastal Carolina University's E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration.
Loftus is a noted area civic and tourism industry leader. He is past chairman of the
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous stretch of beach known as "The Grand Strand" in the northeastern part of the state. Its y ...
Area Hospitality Association and Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, and a past chairman of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. He has served on the board of directors of the South Carolina Hotel-Motel Association and the Hospitality Association of South Carolina. He is currently a member of the City of Myrtle Beach Tourism Committee.
Loftus has been very involved in the highway and transportation needs of both Horry County and the State of South Carolina. He has served as the First Congressional District Representative on the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission. He is also a member of the Business Alliance of the South Carolina Transportation Policy Council. He was first chairman of the Horry County
Road Improvement and Development Effort Road Improvement and Development Effort or RIDE is a plan for road projects in Horry County, South Carolina, including South Carolina Highway 31, Carolina Bays Parkway, South Carolina Highway 22, Veterans Highway and Robert Grissom Parkway. The firs ...
(R.I.D.E.) Committee
[Wilson, Zane, "Officials cheer new DOT director," ''The Sun News'', May 3, 2007.] formed by former governor David Beasley.
Loftus was presented the South Carolina
Order of the Palmetto The Order of the Palmetto is the highest civilian honor awarded by the Governor of South Carolina. It is awarded to South Carolinians who demonstrate extraordinary lifetime achievement, service and contributions of national or statewide significance ...
in 1997, the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce's Citizen of the Year Award in 1998, and the South Carolina Hotelier of the Year Award for 1995–1996.
From 1974 to 2002, he was general manager of the Bar Harbor Motor Inn in Myrtle Beach. Prior to that, he was an engineering systems design, sales, and service specialist for a leading manufacturer of industrial and aircraft hydraulic and pneumatic components for twelve years. He is president of G & K Management, Inc., a Surfside Beach management and consulting firm.
He is a graduate of
Princeton University
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, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree in 1962.
In 2008 Loftus was elected to the Horry County Council (2009-).
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