The NYT highlighted Greenville as the next major food destination, and so much more -
choosing our city as a top locale to visit in the world.
Read the NY Times article
12 Great Places to Go in 2017
01/03/17

Time's Money Magazine named Greenville as a top destination, and suggested April as the perfect time to visit.
Read TIME article
The Sophisticated Southern Gem Everyone Is Flocking To
12/01/16

Men's Journal gave the nod to Greenville when offering expert advice about the 2016 best places to live.
Read Men's Journal Article
Southern Progress
08/22/16

A serene, sylvan setting and a radical approach to city planning have made
Greenville, South Carolina, a surprising new hot spot.
Read Travel and Leisure Article
Greenville Springs to Life
08/01/16

A river ran through it. Falls, too. But nobody noticed. Now the Reedy River Falls, and the park that surrounds it and the suspension bridge that spans it, are at the heart of one of the great smallish-town successes in the United States.
Read Chicago Tribine story
PBS News Hour Features Greenville
03/09/17
It's called flyover country -- low-profile parts of the U.S. the news media often forgets. But to husband-and-wife journalists James and Deborah Fallows, these areas are home to cities that work, thriving communities that buck this elections narrative ... More
Listen to PBS Report
The Signs of Success Show in Greenville
03/03/17

Writer James Fallows of The Atlantic outlines the eleven signs a city will succeed,
and uses Greenville as an example of that success.
Read The Atlantic Article
Greenville encompasses big-city amenities without attracting the same
unpleasantries that come with a more populated, urban city.
Read U.S. News and World Report article
Making Additions to the Modern Day Ark
01/29/16
The Greenville Zoo is expecting a baby! The zoo's Masai giraffes, named Walter and Autumn, will have a calf in early February (or any day now). South Carolina Public Radio's Laura Hunsberger visited the zoo to meet the animals.
Read South Carolina Public Radio Story
Cycle Through the New Greenville
01/29/16

With a growing food scene, a creative DIY spirit, and a serious cycling culture, this once-sleepy
southern town has reinvented itself as an exciting destination.
Read New York Magazine article
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Favorable Business Climate
South Carolina's workforce ranked #6 in the nation and
14th
best for "cost of doing business"
-CNBC'
s 2011 Top
States for Business
South Carolina ranked # 2 for "Automotive Manufacturing Strength"
-Business Facilities 2011
South Carolina ranked # 3 for "Economic Growth Potential"
-Business Facilities 2011
South Carolina ranked # 5 for "Best Business Climate"
-Business Facilities 2011
South Carolina ranked # 8 for "Workforce Training"
-Business Facilities 2011
South Carolina ranked # 8 for "Lowest Cost of Labor"
-Business Facilities 2011
South Carolina is # 9 in the rankings of Pro-Business
States for 2011
-Pollina Corporate Real Estate 2011
South Carolina ranked 11th most
entrepreneur-friendly state in the Nation
-Small
Business and Entrepreneurial Council, 2011
South Carolina ranked #5 "Best Places to Do Business in the Country"
-Site Selection Magazine 2010
South Carolina ranked 8th best for its
pro-business regulatory environment.
-Forbes
Magazine, 2010
South Carolina came in as one of the Top Ten Best State
for Business
-Chief Executive, 2010 poll of CEOs
Greenville/Spartanburg area ranked #1 for Emerging
Logistics / Distribution Growth Centers
-Business
Facilities 2011
Charleston, SC was ranked #9 for Top Logistics /
Distribution / Shipping Hubs
-Business Facilities
2011
Greenville ranked # 1 among
" micro cities of the
future, "which includes
cities with a population under
100,000 residents
-fDi Magazine's " 2009/2010 North
American Cities of the Future"
Greenville ranked in "30 Best Cities for Jobs"
-Manpower Economic Outlook Survey 2011
Nations # 1 Metro for Economic Growth Potential
-Business Facilities August 2009
Greenville Metro ranked #46 Best Place for Business and
Careers
-Forbes December 2009
Top 10 Metro Areas for Drug and Pharmaceutical Industry
-Business Facilities August 2009
Cost of Living
Affordable Quality of Life 90.3
-ACCRA, Annual
Average for 2010
Top 10 Most Affordable Cities for 2010 (City of
Greenville)
-Relocate America
Greenville Metro ranked # 19 in the Healthiest Housing
Markets in 2010
-Builder Magazine March 2010
Top 10 Retirement Cities for 2010 (City of Greenville)
-Relocate
America
Greenville Metro ranked #20 in America's
Best-Bang-for-Your-Buck Cities
-Forbes December 2009
Education
9 of 15 Greenville County Public High Schools in Top 6%
Nationally
-2011 Newsweek Magazine
With 605 Greenville County teachers who have achieved
National Board Certification,
Greenville Country schools
ranks 11th
in the country out of 13,862 school districts for the
total number of NBC teachers and has more NBC teachers
than 27 states (2010/2011)
Clemson ranked as 25th
Best National Public University
-US News & World
Report 2011
Quality of Life
Greenville, SC wins
"Best of the Best" water taste test
-American Water Works Association, 2011
Greenville, SC ranked 13th in the ranking of
the "Top Metro Areas for Young Professionals"
-Forbes
Magazine 2011
Greenville, SC listed in the 10 best places to live in
the U.S.
-Relocate America 2011
Falls Park on the Reedy named as one of the top 15 parks
in the country
-US Airways in-flight Magazine 2011
Greenville highlighted as one of 18 towns that
"are
perfecting the art of living well"
-Men's
Journal 2011
Greenville Metro ranked # 2 on the list of "
Best Places to Live a Simple Life"
-AARP Magazine 2009
Greenville ranked 189th for
"Bohemian indicator"
concentration of writers, designers, musicians, actors
and other artistic personnel
-Kiplinger's "Best
Cities 2009"
Greenville Memorial Hospital has been ranked among the nation's top 50 hospitals
in five specialties Diabetes
and Endocrine Disorders (#24), Digestive Disorders
(#30),
Heart & Heart Surgery (#43), Neurology &
Neurosurgery (#44) and Orthopedics (#49) -U.S. News'
2009
-10 guide to America's Best Hospitals
Greenville's Art Weekends ranked #46 out of 600 Fine Art
Shows
-Lawler's Art Fair Sourcebook
Artisphere - Top 20 Events in the Southeast
-Southeast Tourism Society December 2009
Downtown Greenville Great American Main Street Award
-National Trust for Historic Preservation
Greenville's Main Street Named Great American Street
-American Planning Association October 2009
Greenville ranks as one of the five best towns for
living and bike riding
-Bike Magazine
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Greenville Chamber Of Commerce / Greenville Area
Development Corporation (GADC)