MW has announced a goal to
increase production at the The number of aviation firms in
Greer plant to 200,000 cars the area has prompted
per year by 2010. This is good Embry-Riddle International
news for the Upstate because it Aeronautical University Worldwide
will not only increase employment to open a campus here for
at the car manufacturer, but will Aviation Maintenance Management.
also have a profound impact on Students at Greenville Tech
BMW suppliers, many of whom are working toward their airframe
found locally. Across the street power train certificate can
from the main entrance to BMW, transfer easily into
Liberty Property Trust has Embry-Riddle’s four-year degree
purchased 51 acres for an program. Aircraft technician was
industrial park that will mostly recently listed by Forbes
house tenants who serve the auto magazine as number 6 in the Top
manufacturer. The first to sign 10 blue collar jobs.
up is the Fast Tec Group, an
Indianapolis firm that provides Downtown Alive, the weekly
sorting, inspection, re-work and Thursday night live-music event
containment services for vehicle in the center of town has begun
manufacturers. The developer for the 2007 season. This
plans to build up to six popular gathering closes down the
buildings on the land over the upper end of Main Street for a
next five years, as demand great family excursion. You can
requires. Demand does seem to be expect a friendly crowd, a
consistently high in the Golden variety of music, street vendors,
Box area south of I-85, but and sidewalk café tables from the
according to the developer, restaurants. The event acts as a
inventory of Class A industrial fundraiser for the Metropolitan
space is lacking. Arts Council.
of prime downtown land where the
Greenville engineers should be County buildings now sit.
excited about the recent boom in Gulfside wanted to develop the
business for large engineering downtown site with high-end
companies in the area. Fluor has office, retail, and commercial if
announced that they are tracking they could move the offices to
35 nuclear power plants to be Magnolia Point. Lacking a
built in the US from 2010 to satisfactory agreement with the
2020, which makes it the first County, Gulfside has now sold
ones to be seriously considered Magnolia Point to Menin
since the Three Mile accident in Development Companies while in
1979. Fluor expects to hire more the middle of a demolition
engineers to meet this demand, project. We'll have to wait and
and follows a recent 200 employee see how Magnolia Point plays out
addition in response to increased for high end residential real
demand on other sectors. estate that is surrounded by a
burgeoning commercial and retail
After a lot of debate, the district.
Greenville County Offices won't
move to the new Magnolia Mall on It’s full speed ahead for the
Woodruff Road after all. Canyon Carolina Swamp Rabbit Tram Trail,
Gulfside Greenville LLC was which will connect downtown
unable to come to terms with Greenville and Travelers Rest
County Council over how they with a running-biking corridor.
would develop the aging mall After crews remove the steel from
bought last year. The plan kept the old railway this summer,
changing until there was no recreational district employees
residential housing included in and volunteers will move the
the mix of commercial and retail. wooden crossties. With funds
Also, at stake was the 33 acres from the 2% hospitality tax
available in the fall, paving the forecast.
should begin.
Unseasonably warm this week with Source: Greenville News, GSA
highs around 80 and lows in the Business.
mid-50s. Some clouds are
expected but no real rain is in
About the Author:
Lee Cunningham realtor, Re/Max real estate Agent with Homes for sale in Greenville, Greer, Easley, Fountain Inn, Mauldin, Simpsonville & Travelers Rest, SC and surrounding areas.
Lee enjoys hiking, climbing and all outdoor activities.
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