Greater Greenville Economic Developments

[GvilleSC]

All three of those items sound great! Hopefully Reedy Square site will continue the activity and strong  mixed use nature of the adjacent river front development to help jump  River Street with activity.

[apaladin]

On ‎1‎/‎8‎/‎2016 at 11:10 AM, vicupstate said:

Greenville Journal 1-8-16

Cover story on Greenville County Council

* Plans to redevelop County Square should progress this year. New Admin building will be 8-10 stories with a parking garage

* Streetscaping for Poinsett Highway is being worked on

* Reedy Square property will be sold 

 

Thought it was a 12 story building.

[gman430]

TD Bank to add 300 jobs on top of the 250 announced in November: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/money/business/2016/02/03/exclusive-td-bank-add-300-jobs-greenville/79711700/

[GvilleSC]

This, combined with ICAR's new building, and CH2M's move, is really going to build the daytime population of the Verdae area. 

[ausrutherford]

3 hours ago, GvilleSC said:

This, combined with ICAR's new building, and CH2M's move, is really going to build the daytime population of the Verdae area. 

Even more so once the county gets around to building the trail. 

[gman430]

GHS to cut 410 jobs. Ouch. 

[Jet-set]

Worth à read through:

http://www.ghs.org/healthcenter/ghs-moves-forward-on-cost-saving-measures/

Not necessarily 410 people losing jobs, which is good news.

Also mentioned is that GHS will still have a net jobs increase this year. 

[gman430]

And downtown. WOW.  

http://m.wyff4.com/news/300-new-jobs-going-to-greenville/39142728

[GvilleSC]

That's great to see! Is this the old Windstream building? 

[gman430]

1 hour ago, GvilleSC said:

That's great to see! Is this the old Windstream building? 

Yes it is.

[ausrutherford]

6 hours ago, gman430 said:

Yes it is.

 

Well this must mean Project 2 is still delayed.... (yes, I know, glass half empty)

[gman430]

200 new jobs coming: http://upstatebusinessjournal.com/news/call-center-for-fortune-10-firm-to-create-200-jobs-in-greenville/

[btoy]

Yesterday Charter closed their purchase of Time Warner Cable. I heard that Time Warner has a much larger call center which may lead to the Charter call center closing.  Isn't that call center in Greenville?  Anyone heard anything? 

[gman430]

Edward Jones hiring 100 people: http://bit.ly/23YWh9o

 

[gman]

2 hours ago, btoy said:

Yesterday Charter closed their purchase of Time Warner Cable. I heard that Time Warner has a much larger call center which may lead to the Charter call center closing.  Isn't that call center in Greenville?  Anyone heard anything? 

I don't think the deal has actually closed. It has been approved by the regulators, but is not a done deal yet. 

[gman430]

The city is doing terrible financially: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2016/04/20/city-poised-finish-32-million-surplus/83304608/

[GvilleSC]

It's great to see the SEC choose Greenville to play host to the 2017 Women's Basketball tournament! I'm sure Garnet-clad fans will show up on droves. Should be a nice economic injection, good proving opportunity for future events, and great exposure for the City!

[cabelagent]

2 hours ago, GvilleSC said:

It's great to see the SEC choose Greenville to play host to the 2017 Women's Basketball tournament! I'm sure Garnet-clad fans will show up on droves. Should be a nice economic injection, good proving opportunity for future events, and great exposure for the City!

Yes...hope Greenville can get some NCAA Regional (men/women) games down the road. Artisphere was awesome this past weekend as weather was perfect with many out of town visitors....great exposure! Downtown is awesome with many attractive projects...Greenville is looking good!

[vicupstate]

Concentrix adding 300 call center jobs

I didn't realize they had grown so big here. It is good to see some of the massive quantity of space in that complex getting absorbed. 

[gman430]

Agfa downtown lands huge federal contract: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/money/business/2016/08/19/agfa-healthcare-wins-huge-federal-contract/89006534/?hootPostID=2159374b6047e4a6025f6bf9ffa51fc7

Edited August 20, 2016 by gman430

[gvegascple]

With all of the exciting activity downtown, there seems to be a bit of a lag in good news about companies and jobs coming to the area.  I am ready for another big announcement, anyone heard any rumors?  

[vicupstate]

Impact of Windstream Merger to Greenville undecided

Hopefully this is for the better and not worse.  

[vicupstate]

Beringer Aero relocates to NEXT Manufacturing Center

Excellent news.

[vicupstate]

Health Care Products Company to bring 450 jobs to Greenville County

A New York company that makes consumer health care products intends to create 450 jobs at a new factory and warehouse in southern Greenville County.

PL Developments of Westbury, N.Y., plans the facility in an existing building with about 200,000 square feet of space at 513 Old Griffin Road near the South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center, said Evan Singer, the company’s president.

Council members also voted in favor of property tax breaks related to a 30-job, $78 million expansion at Sealed Air Corp.’s plastic food packaging plant in Simpsonville and a $5 million, 50-job Gower Corp. facility on Old Stage Road, according to paperwork related to the tax breaks.

[SVL]

http://www.defenseone.com/business/2017/03/lockheed-move-f-16-production-line-south-carolina/136365/?oref=d-topstory

The F-16 production line in South Carolina will be small, but is still expected to create between 200 and 250 new jobs in Greenville.