These are the links that you, the readers of this email, clicked on the most this year…

January
City Council voted to fund a trail segment that PAL has spearheaded along the Lawson’s Fork behind Spartanburg High School. This is an important piece of the system that will help connect trails at Drayton Mills to SPACE’s Cottonwood Trail and the bridge renovation and trails at Glendale Shoals. Link

February
CRG announces Inland 85 Logistics Center on 324 acres.  Link

March
United Community Bank breaks ground at the corner of E Main and S Pine.  Link

April
Northside mixed-use project moves forward.

May
Hop in rides are coming to GVL. This is a tip only service.

June
Spartanburg County landed 21 projects in 2017 = 1,789 new jobs / $885 million

July
Bloomberg has a nice piece, The New Startup South, covering Greenville’s startup scene. (Bloomberg)

August
John Lummus, president and CEO of the Upstate SC Alliance, says the Upstate needs to be prepared for 3 disruptive trends (GSA Business Report)

September
Greenville has a new professional soccer team.  (Greenville Journal)

October
Here is a map of every building in America.  It’s interesting to see how cities differ in their development and how natural resources like rivers and mountains have impacted where we build.  Try zooming in on the Upstate.  (NY Times)

November
The Northside continues to gain momentum (Upstate Business Journal)

December
Richard Branson’s Virgin Rails USA may be considering an Atlanta to Charlotte rail line…meaning it may make a stop in the Upstate (see page 9, paragraph 2 SEC) Hat Tip to Greenville Business Mag

See you next year!