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METRO SPOTLIGHT Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina Hubbell Lighting’s new headquarters in Greenville, SC Spartanburg and BMW Operating on All Cylinders are aesthetically pleasing and pedestrian and bicycle-friendly,” says Philip Lindsay, Greenville’s engineering services manager. Construction of the roadway was a component of the City’s development agreement with Carolina First Bank and the project was completed on time and within budget. Carolina Point Parkway was opened to traffic in February 2008 and the City accepted the roadway into its street system in August. Funding for construction of Carolina Point Parkway was provided through monies from the State and the City. In addition to its aesthetics, Carolina Point Parkway also provides vehicular connectivity across the length of The Point development and supports the vision of the Woodruff Road Corridor Study by serving as the second critical link to providing alternative connections between heavily traveled roadways such as Woodruff Road and Laurens Road. Millennium Boulevard was the first link, providing a vital con38 DECEMBER 2008 nection between Laurens Road and Salters Road, and Fairforest Way will be the final link, providing the last leg of the corridor by connecting Mauldin Road and Laurens Road. anufa t rin BMW Mtanburgcinu Spar-g Company County, SC has pumped more than $8.8 billion into South Carolina’s economy, leading to the creation of 4.3 jobs statewide for every single job created at the Upstate South Carolina factory, according to a study released in September by the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. The findings of the study reveal that, after 16 years, BMW has become more than a manufacturing branch plant of the famous German automaker. Combining manufacturing, community and educational BMW Zentrum, the visitor center of BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina manufacturing plant Spotlight on Spartanburg Spartanburg City Population (2006) 38,561 Spartanburg County Population 253,791 Area Rivers: Lawson’s Fork Creek, Pacolet River, Tyger River Area Lakes: Lake Bowen, Lake Blalock, Lake Cooley, Lyman Lake, Apalache Lake PHOTO CREDITS: WIKIPEDIA; MCMILLAN SMITH & PARTNERS, ARCHITECTS

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Business Facilities - December 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: North Carolina Gold Award: New Engine for Growth in Virginia Silver Award: Tennessee Gets the Big Prize Bronze Award: Enrichment in Idaho Falls Honorable Mentions International Reach From America's Heartland Supply Chain Priorities Metro Spotlight: Greenville/ Spartanburg, SC The Magnolia State Has It All A Real Estate Mega-Merger State of the Year Ask the Expert Advertiser Index

Business Facilities - December 2008

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