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March 2018 Newsletter

Spartanburg

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

Bluemoon is about to reopen downtown.  Link

The Peddler plans to move into the former Abby’s space.  Link

Nu-Way Lounge celebrates 80 years.  Link

Video | OneSpartanburg Scorecard.  Link

Former Goodyear facilities near I-26 and New Cut Road sold for $2.2M.  Link

Greenville

Vogue pens a list of the best Food and Drink in GVL .  Link
(Hat Tip to GVL Today for this one.)

Piedmont Plush Mill will be home to a new coworking space — Serendipity Labs.  Link

An interview with the owners of Sidewall Pizza.  Link

Mike Cruice is a guide for GVL.  Link

Anchorage named 2018 Semifinalist for Best New Restaurant by James Beard Foundation.  Link

Craft Axe Throwing?  Link

50 Influential People of 2017.  Link

Downtown by the numbers.  Link

GSP

The airport prepares to fly hundreds of horses in and out for World Games.  Link

CU-ICAR’s new director aims to strengthen industry relationships.  Link

Greer chamber gets a new CEO.  Link

BMW exports valued at $8.7B.  Link

SC

SC brought in 157 projects in 2017 = $5.24B in capital investment and 18,445 jobs.
Automotive led the way with 4K jobs. Volvo = $620M/1910jobs.  BMW’s = $600M.  Link

Tourism supports 1 in 10 jobs in the state and generates $1.6 billion in state and local taxes.  Link

Electricity expenditures are highest in the state of SC (EIA).  Link

Inland Port Dillon will occupy 160 acres.  Link

North Charleston plans park designed for children with disabilities.  Link

The Bigger Picture

Remembering Billy Graham  Link
See also, “How Billy Graham Changed My Life” by George W. Bush (WSJ Paywall) Link

This town found a potent cure for illness – community.  Link

Bicycle tourism generates an average per person daily spending of $189.66 in Western NC.  Link
See also, Video | Asheville In Motion Plan Link

What if zoning was controlled by algorithms?  Link

The parking garage’s days may be numbered.  Link

Video | Autonomy will define the next chapter in City Planning.  Link
(This is a well done, thought provoking series of presentations.)

A Charlotte man started a non-profit, ChemoCars, that provides cancer patients free rides to and from chemo treatments.  Link

How New Orleans sank (RE: Development)  Link

What its like to live in a smart home (RE: Privacy)  Link

Filed Under: Newsletter Tagged With: BMW, City Planning, CU-ICAR, Greer Chamber, Inland Port, Volvo, Zoning

December 2017 Newsletter

Spartanburg

Arcadia Mills will be redeveloped.  Link

It will include an arts incubator called the Creativity Mill. Link

The AC Hotel is open… Link
…and so is the lounge. Link

Spartanburg’s brand is on the rise…Link

The list of places to eat in the Hub City is growing rapidly… Link
…and we’re getting a Starbucks downtown. Link

Video | Tornado that passed through Spartanburg. Link

Video | New schools being built in Spartanburg. Link

Council OKs agreement for upscale apartment complex in downtown that will consist of seven buildings on 7 acres. Link

We may be getting digital signs…Link

Greenville

Husk is open. Link See pictures.  Link

Also, there is a cat cafe in downtown! Link

You can take a Culinary Tour of the city… Link
…or a History Tour. Link

Wilmington, DE based Iron Hill Brewery plans to open its first brewpub south of the Mason-Dixon.  Link

Camperdown in under construction. Link

GSP

Senator International plans to increase its number of direct round-trip cargo flights between GSP and Frankfurt-Hahn Airport from 2/wk to 3/wk in 2018. Link

Indiana-based ProTrans, a 3PL provider, announced the opening of a new 230,000-square-foot facility in Spartanburg County. Link

Around the State

The Chinese group that owns Volvo cars may build Lynk & Co. branded vehicles at the Volvo plant under construction near Ridgeville. Link

Uber and Lyft cover the state. Link

“The more than 600 companies that make up the Palmetto State’s logistics industry account for $32.9 billion in annual economic impact…”  Link 

The Bigger Picture

The South may become home to some of the nation’s largest cities, thanks to the tax bill.  Link

This is why city planning is so important (and also why Greenville or Spartanburg may make you happy).  Link

Could Spartanburg be a fit for an Agrihood? Link

What poor people buy when they’re just given cash.  Link

Filed Under: Newsletter Tagged With: AC Hotel, Arcadia Mills, Camperdown, City Planning, GSP Airport, Logisitics, Tours, Volvo

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