Population Growth
• Market population of 1.3 million (15% growth rate in past 7 years).
• South Carolina ranked 10th fastest-growing-state.
Economic Development
• Ranked 7th for economic development among
all MSA’s across nation.
• $6 billion in new business investments and 43,000
new jobs in the past decade.
• South Carolina ranked 3rd for site selection criteria by
Area Development
Magazine in 2010.
• 9th largest number of engineers per employee in the U.S.
• 290 corporate headquarters with more than 120 Fortune
500 companies
represented in the area.
• Rated one of “America’s 50 Hottest Cities” by Expansion Management
magazine.
Featured
Companies
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Major
Employers
• BMW
North American HQ–
7,000 daily employees & 10,000
suppliers
• Greenville Hospital System –
7,500 employees
• Michelin North American –
5,752 employees (3 counties)
• AnMed Health – 4,000
employees
• Clemson Univ. – 3,529
employees
• Bon Secours St. Francis
Health System – 3,500
employees
• General Electric Energy –
3,300 employees
• Sealed Air Corporation –
2,610 employees
• Milliken & Company – 2,300
employees (3 counties)
Major Employers
• Fluor Corporation – 2,100
employees
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• The
Timken Company –
1,990 employees (3 counties)
• Nestle – 1,500 employees
• Electrolux Home Products
– 1,400 employees
• Lockheed Martin – 1,100
employees
• Fuji Film Corp. – 1,000
employees
• Verizon Wireless – 989
employees
• BB&T – 900 employees
• Kohler – 750 employees
• Kendall-Tyco Healthcare –
623 employees
• Charter Communications –
600 employees
• Bi-Lo Corp. HQ – 600
employees
• Ford Motor Credit – 550
employees
• Honeywell – 500 employees
• IBM – 500 employees (est.) |
Verdae Development
The 1,100-acre, mixed-use community is being developed
by Verdae Properties and Verdae Development, Inc., and
is bordered by I-85, Woodruff Road and Laurens Road.
The Master Plan for this mixed-use community has been
completed and calls for residential (single family, multi-family,
and senior living), office, commercial, retail, hospitality
and civic projects as well as its own Town Center and
associated recreational amenities. Upon completion, Verdae
will have more than 8,000 residences, 500 businesses
and support approximately 15,000 jobs.
www.verdae.com
CU-ICAR
The Clemson University International Center for Automotive
Research (CU-ICAR) will establish the area as the new center
of the motorsport industry. This premier Automotive and
Motorsport Research Center will offer training and advanced
degrees in automotive engineering and motorsport technology,
and create approximately 20,000 high-paying jobs.
www.cuicar.com
Millennium Campus
Adjacent to the CU-ICAR. The Millennium Campus will soon
serve as the headquarters for Hubbell Lighting, a major
manufacturer of lighting equipment, and other Fortune
500 companies such as Microsoft will have a presence
there.
www.millenniumcampus.com
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