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[Skyliner]

As soon as the contract is signed, you'll be able to eat your words.    This will be quite impressive, make no mistake!

[NYTransplant]

I agree its going to be quite impressive and give Greenville some much needed I-85 exposure.  I also see it as greater justification for mass-transit.  

[gsupstate]

Does anybody know what day we can expect an official announcement?  From all the news, sounded like it would be by the end of this week.

[Skyliner]

No specific date, but definitely by weekend.

[NYTransplant]

WYFF said late in the week.

[Skyliner]

WYFF reports that THE big announcement will come on Friday from the current headquarters in the Poinsett Plaza office tower.  Hope and pray, folks!

[gsupstate]

I'm going to be on pins and needles all week!    

[RestedTraveler]

Skyliner, on Mar 13 2006, 05:08 PM, said:

WYFF reports that THE big announcement will come on Friday from the current headquarters in the Poinsett Plaza office tower.  Hope and pray, folks!

Well, if the announcement is coming from the current headquarters at Ponnsett Plaza, then I suspect they'll be staying here.  If I were in the shoes of Mack Whittle, I'm certain I would be making the announcement from the new city, so if my company had picked, say, Orlando, then I'd be going to Orlando for the big announcement.  That's my logic anyway.  

[Skyliner]

I think they wanted to stay here, but the attraction to move into the region of your strongest growth would be tempting.

[Greenville]

I find it interesting how a "headquarters" in Poinsett Plaza (which I was only vaguely familiar with) can all of a sudden warrant a huge complex on I-85 with 600 jobs and tons of investment.  It has been a lesson for me in realizing that a lot of things happen in Greenville that you just don't know about.

[gsupstate]

Greenville, on Mar 13 2006, 05:48 PM, said:

I find it interesting how a "headquarters" in Poinsett Plaza (which I was only vaguely familiar with) can all of a sudden warrant a huge complex on I-85 with 600 jobs and tons of investment.  It has been a lesson for me in realizing that a lot of things happen in Greenville that you just don't know about.

South Financial has been one of the best performing financial institutions around.  Quarter after quarter, their earnings have been well above average.  Reading up on their quarterly reports and seeing their growth, I've wondered why they didn't have a larger headquarters already.

There are actually quite a few companies in Greenville poised for great futures.  One way to sort of track it, is to look in the GV News stock pages......they have a section of public companies with interest to Greenville.
Between the amount of public and private companies growing at a rapid clip, I think Greenville has a bright future.  Homebased companies like Scan Source, Stevens Aviation, etc, etc will really push Greenville's growth in the years to come.

[wellen]

WYFF is reporting from "sources" that Greenville has been chosen, with a caveat about tomorrow's tax incentive plan from the state.

Story

[Skyliner]

ScanSource has been off the charts in recent years!  A friend of mine retired from there a couple years ago and said that it was like fighting a wildfire everyday, business was so intense.  This company has been ranked high into the Platinum 400 category.

The latest rumor reported by WYFF is that South Financial Group will choose Greenville if the State Legislature passes the bill allowing special tax incentives for the company.  They showed additional renderings from different angles and man is this center ever going to be a sight!

edit: wellen beat me to the punch!  

[wellen]

I didn't mean to steal your thunder.  

I certainly do hope that our fine representatives in Columbia will see the value in having SFG remain and grow here.  The news reports have each said that the state tax incentives had previously off limits, but never explained what that meant.  Any ideas?

[Skyliner]

What I heard recently stated that the incentives were not designed for a financial company, but rather specifically for a manufacturing company.  That is what I recall, although there may certainly be a whole lot more to it.

[mallguy]

I lived in G'ville when Haywood and Laurens Roads were developed, sucking the final retail life out of downtown along with a good chunk of downtown office space.  The Verdae/ICAR/Woodruff Road developments remind me of Haywood and Laurens Roads 25 years ago.  I recall the glowing press that the Fluor Daniel campus got, along with Laurens Road ("wow, a big new Wal-Mart!").  Now Laurens Road is, frankly, crap, and Haywood is pretty unattractive as well, as further growth has moved out.

I really am bummed that at least all of this new office space isn't going downtown.  If New South built 350,000sf of space downtown plus if Ruth's Chris came downtown in the same development, Greenville would have a true Class A building downtown of the same size and with the same steakhouse in the bottom as the IJL Building in Charlotte.  But now we're just getting more of the same suburban sprawl (yes, I'm aware that it might be nice-looking-- but it's still an office park and sprawl) like University City in Charlotte.

City leaders, where are you on this?

An even better city center is possible if we just focus growth towards downtown.

[Greenville]

Should we be worried that the state will prevent this from happening?

[Skyliner]

According to the Greenville Journal, the State legislators would "do anything to make sure this project happens."  I'm hopeful.

[Spartan]

GvilleSC, on Mar 12 2006, 03:32 PM, said:

This is exciting finding out the location, the company, and all, but I'm REALLY dissapointed that this won't be a tower... It looks like a great rendering in the paper, but the buildings are what? 4 stories? Yea, so is Hubbel, but this would've been a GREAT opportunity. Fluor is a big waste of space and I have a feeling that this could be better. Oh well, right?! GO GREENVILLE! COME ON SOUTH FINANCIAL!

I realize I'm a little late on the uptake here, but you guys post fast......

The key difference is that Hubell moved from Spartanburg, and its not as large a company

Greenville, on Mar 12 2006, 10:42 PM, said:

It does seem like we are turning into Raleigh: an important business center that is much bigger than it feels (due to sprawl), with a skyline that does not do justice to what the city has to offer.  Hopefully it will improve in the future.

I have never thought of it that way, but you're right. That is an excellent comparison.

[NYTransplant]

That's great news.  Let's keep our fingers crossed all goes well.