Spartanburg
The ebb and flow of downtown (includes interview with Jansen Tidmore, EVP over Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown Development Partnership).
Northside mixed-use project moves forward.
Red Rock Developments announces 475-acre business park. 
Council members say 3 projects would = 846 jobs and $482M investment.
Bowling alley concept planned for downtown.
The Children’s Museum of the Upstate is set to open in late spring 2018 downtown.
Le Spice is expanding to downtown.

Greenville
Greenville County Councilman has a vision of an automated transit network (think pods).  Estimated cost for a city wide ATN is about $15 million and $25 million.
More than half a million square feet of office space is available downtown.
In Greenville County, more than 1.4M SqFt of office space is available.
Are trees a part of the city’s success?
Greenville’s Investment in Smart City Transportation.

GSP
Upstate SC Alliance:  2017 saw $1.9 billion in capital investment and 6,202 new jobs.
Five-year cumulative investment = $10.35 billion in capital investment and 27,967 new jobs.
The Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Commission approved 4 projects totaling $30 million to improve the airport’s capacity to handle cargo flights.
Tyger River Smart Farm uses hydroponics.
Ford has partnered with the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) to sponsor autonomous vehicle project.

SC
$50.5 million inland South Carolina port opens in Dillon.
Charleston-based Palmetto Railways gets initial go-ahead for Volvo Cars rail line.
The brewery business is booming thanks to pro-craft-beer laws.
Seed Researchers are reviving food traditions in Charleston.

The Bigger Picture
Charlotte transit partners with Lyft by offering a discount.
Arlington, TX replaces buses with on-demand ride-sharing.
Are flying taxis the next thing?
Atlanta announces open portal to track city spending.