GDC By The Numbers
$158,428,000 – new capital investment
600,000 – square footage of potential spec development
304 – new jobs created
124 – business retention visits
48 – acres added to Velocity Park
25 – successful projects
15% – downtown vacancy rate
7 – new apartments added to downtown
Big Stories from 2015
$1,034,016,761 – gross retail sales for the City of Greer in fiscal year 2015
$100,000,000 – announced investment by Mitsubishi Polyester Film in Greer facility
$65,000,000 – investment by Spartanburg Regional in new Greer-based cancer center
Rankings from 2015
3 – Greer’s ranking in best places for millennial job seekers in SC
4 – Greer’s ranking in best places to start a business in SC