History

A must see – this documentary about GVL’s textile industry. Highly recommended for anyone living in the Upstate. (Greenville Journal)

Business

Automotive, Aerospace, and …Life Sciences?
“Life sciences’ total economic impact in the state now stands at more than $12 billion, with 43,000 professionals employed directly or indirectly…
Average earnings among the more than 15,000 jobs supported directly by life sciences stands at $78,658.” (Greenville Journal)

An in-depth report by McKinsey on The Future of Work In America.  GVL and Spartanburg are both classified as “America’s makers” cities.  (Page 106. Source:  McKinsey, H/T GVL Today)

Transportation

A record number of passengers have flown through GSP this year – 2,317,985 (Video via Fox Carolina)

BMW may be working on an electric motorcycle. (Electrek)

Food & Entertainment

Restaurants that stand the test of time – what it takes to make it 50 years.  (UBJ)

The group behind Willy Taco and FR8YRD are at work again, this time on a fried chicken restaurant called Flock Shop located in a soon-to-be renovated gas service station on S Pine St. (UBJ)

Art & Literature

Spartanburg photographer Kavin Bradner (@abovespartanburg) is releasing a book of drone photography titled “Above Spartanburg” (Hub City, H/T GVL Today)

Parks & Rec

The ultimate Carolina Hiking Guide. (GVLToday)

Ned Barrett of Partners for Active Living interviews Croft State Park Manager, Tim Ritter, and they discuss the many recreational opportunities that Croft has to offer. (Podcast via PALS)

Two Charleston sites have been accepted to a global coalition for historic education.
“McLeod Plantation on James Island and the Caw Caw Interpretive Center in Ravenel, both operated by Charleston County Parks, are the first historic sites in South Carolina to be included in the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, a global network of historic sites, museums and memorials.” (Post & Courier)

The Bigger Picture

Americans are moving at the lowest rate since the Census Bureau started tracking it in 1947.
“One result has been a geographic unevenness. Decades ago, less wealthy parts of the country tended to be the ones that attracted the most new residents, because lower rents and wages there drew in businesses, and people were more likely to move to where jobs were. But the economy is now less flexible, with prosperity clustered in larger cities and with businesses and people moving less.” (NYTimes, H/T Collaborative Fund)

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