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GSP Celebrates the Opening of New Aircraft Hangars for Cerulean Aviation

August 6, 2018

Development, GSP Airport, Press Releases

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is celebrating the opening of two new hangars with its fixed-base operator Cerulean Aviation. The $14.5 million project includes a new 20,000 sq. ft. corporate hangar and a 34,000 sq. ft. bulk storage hangar to house…

Greer Mill Could be First Development in State to Benefit from Opportunity Zones Program

August 1, 2018

Around Greer, Development, In the News, New Business

It’s not often that opportunity comes knocking to the tune of trillions of dollars. But thanks to the Investing in Opportunity Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December…

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Here’s Why Greenville-Spartanburg Airport’s Cargo Business has Doubled Since 2016

July 26, 2018

GSP Airport, Logistics

Air freight is taking off at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. Business through May this year was 31 percent ahead of where it was during the same period in 2017, and cargo tonnage flown out of the airport monthly is about twice what…

Brookings Reports Cites Upstate Automotive Industry as Economic Development Model

July 26, 2018

Automotive, BMW, Education

A new report from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program cites the Upstate region and Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research as a model of cluster-based economic development. The report, “Rethinking Cluster Initiatives” by Ryan Donahue, Brookings fellow Joseph Parilla, and Brookings…

Red Rock Developments Announces 475-Acre Business Park in Greer

July 20, 2018

Development, Industrial

Columbia-based Red Rock Developments, in partnership with NAI Earle Furman, announced its plan to develop Smith Farms Industrial Park on several tracts at the intersection of Highway 101 and Reidville Road in Greer. A new industrial business park is headed…

Satterfield Woodworking Collaborates on Statement Pieces for Downtown Office

July 20, 2018

Commercial, In the News

Greer-based Satterfield Woodworking joined forces with other local fabrication and design companies to create a showplace for DP3 Architects’ new downtown offices at the Wells Fargo Center in Greenville. Rozelle Stone, Satterfield Woodworking and Mitchell Contract Interiors worked together with…

City of Greer Recognized for Performance Management Leadership

July 13, 2018

In the News, SC Just Right

The City of Greer has been recognized for its data-driven management and reporting efforts for the fourth consecutive year by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). ICMA awarded the City of Greer its first Certificate of Distinction for its role…

Greer Looks to the Future as Work Begins on a New Look for Downtown

July 2, 2018

Commercial, Development, Greer Station, In the News

With steak and oyster houses, salons and boutiques, ice cream and antiques, Greer’s downtown is humming with activity. But it has the potential to be even more, city leadership believes — and the transformation they envision is now entering the next major phase.…

Bee Safe Storage and Wine Cellar Opens in Greer

June 26, 2018

New Business

Bee Safe Storage and Wine Cellar, which operates seven self-storage facilities in the Carolinas, has opened a new location in Greer, S.C. The property at 805 Hammett Bridge Road is the company’s second in the state. The new facility comprises…

Senator International Adds Weekly Cargo Flight to Mexico from GSP

June 26, 2018

GSP Airport, International, Logistics

Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District and Senator International are pleased to announce the addition of a weekly cargo flight between Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and Querétaro Intercontinental Airport. Querétaro, located near Mexico City in Mexico’s Bajio region, is home to automotive, aerospace and…

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