Anderson County leaders held their breaths for more than a year to announce a massive Walgreens distribution center. It will bring 450 jobs to the Upstate.

Governor Mark Sanford helped seal the deal in an official announcement in the Anderson County Council chambers Wednesday morning.

"We had a few things going for us including geography and a good port system," said Governor Sanford.

But it wasn't an easy win. Walgreens officials searched high and low for the ideal location in the Southeast. Anderson went head to head with Commerce, GA. It puts more pressure on state and local leaders to make their areas more competitive.

"We need to do that on a day to day basis," said Governor Sanford.

The incentive package included a requirement to invest a minimum of $140 million in five years at the site and a reduction in Walgreens' property tax rate from 10.5 percent to 6 percent for up to 20 years.