Ranking

There are countless reasons why Downtown Greenville and the surrounding Upstate appeal to business owners. In her book titled, World Class, Rosabeth Moss Kanter explains that, “Two of the main factors behind the Upstate’s success are a hospitable business climate and positive work ethic. These assets attract innovative manufacturing companies making long-term investments…”

These very assets are what led Expansion Management magazine to rank the Greenville MSA among America’s 50 Hottest Cities in 2007 and 3rd in the nation for its overall real estate market. Additionally, site consultants ranked the Greenville MSA as 7th in the nation on its list of top markets for economic development.

Forbes.com mentioned Greenville as one of the top 10 Affordable Places to Weather the Downturn and Relocate-America.com listed Greenville as #4 in its listing of Top 10 Places to Live for 2008. Both honors speak to our economic growth in the face of adversity and our cost/quality of living.

Princeton Review ranked Clemson MBA Students among “Most Competitive” in the nation, no doubt contributing to our quality work force.

Another thriving community in the Upstate, the Greenville-Spartanburg area, is a respected as a thriving manufacturing community. So esteemed that The Harvard Business Review identified Greenville-Spartanburg as the model of a manufacturing community, citing four key factors:

But what do the folks at The Harvard Business Review know? We urge you to visit Downtown Greenville, tour the Upstate, find out for yourself what other business owners know. We’re pretty confident you’ll see the same successful future our current business residents are anticipating.