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MARKET FACTS Market Facts: Snapshots of the Upstate

Over the years, GSA Business’ Market Facts has been a guide providing an in-depth look at the entire Upstate region. Readers can use the publication to better understand where they live and work. Our unbeatable editorial, research and graphic design team, Licia Jackson, Kim Davenport, Ryan Wilcox, Veronica Watson and others have dedicated time and energy looking over countless sources of information to bring a wide range of data to the pages of this edition. It is done in a manner that is easily deciphered through clever graphics and insightful analysis of key economic data from across the Upstate. Looking at this year’s edition, you will find statistical analysis of various economic sectors along with contact information for much-needed business resources. We have also included Profiles in Business, an advertising supplement that gives Upstate business leaders an avenue to share their information about what it is they do and how they do it. We have changed things up a bit this year with regards to the design of the information and its presentation. We took time to analyze what we were providing and how we were providing it. Through those conversations and planning, we have information never seen in previous Market Facts. The intent is to provide as much comprehensive data and information as possible to increase the value of the publication to our readers. Sections this year include: Demographics, Employment and Economic Development; Education; Finance; Medical and Health Care; Real Estate; Architecture, Engineering and Construction; and, Business Resources, Tourism and Transportation. The data contained in those sections is more than just numbers. Our team has gone above and beyond to make sure the information is illustrated showing trends, changes and includes art and the highlighting of important facts and figures capped with notes and explanations of the various data points. We believe Market Facts is the tool you cannot do without when it comes to business planning and research. It is an essential component to any successful business owner or operator. Coupled with our annual Book of Lists, you get the most comprehensive view of the Upstate and the state’s business community. Both pieces are second-to-none in providing the information you need to continue the success of your business. I would be remiss if I did not recognize our title sponsors: Bank of Travelers Rest and Kopis. We also express a ‘thank you’ to all of our section sponsors and advertisers who have helped make this guide possible to present to business owners and decision-makers in the Upstate.

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CONTENTS D E M O G RA PH I CS, E MPLOYME NT & ECO N O MI C D EVE LOPME NT E D UCATI ON ME D I CA L & H E ALT H CARE FINANCE

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EDUCATION

MEDICAL & HEALTH CARE

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ank of Travelers Rest is honored to partner with GSA Business to publish Market Facts. As the oldest bank chartered and still headquartered in Greenville County, we recognize the important contributions of the people, businesses and organizations that make the Upstate a place we are proud to call home. To us, community banking involves listening to our customers so we can recommend solutions for their unique needs. The core of our business is centered in banking; however, we find value in community initiatives and reinvest in those to fund the growth, change and betterment of life for the communities around us. As the Upstate positions for growth, we hope Market Facts will be a tool to propel your business into the center of that growth.

Bruce White President

elcome to the Upstate. This publication helps businesses like yours solve complicated challenges posed by business growth, market trends, and other factors. At Kopis, we do the same thing. We specialize in cutting through unique problems faced by advanced industries, through in-depth research, insight, and development of custom software solutions. If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a better way to do what you do, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the team to figure out how. Our inspiration is Alexander the Great, who used a sword called a kopis to cut through the Gordian Knot, the great challenge of his time. He looked at challenges differently, just like we do for our clients. We hope this resource gives you a fresh perspective on your business, and we wish you luck in the future!

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DEMOGRAPHICS, EMPLOYMENT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

o say the Upstate is diverse is a drastic understatement. From the scenic mountains to the metropolitan hubs, the Upstate of South Carolina is diverse in, not only its businesses, but also its population and geography. The 10 counties that make up the Upstate - Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg and Union all have their own distinctive "flavor." The ethnicity of the Upstate has grown ever-more diverse as every ethnic demographic has experienced growth from 2000 to 2010. Living in the Upstate continues to be affordable and below the national average, however, wages in most sectors are also below the national average. That being said, unemployment in the Upstate is among the lowest of any region in South Carolina. Home sale prices are up along with the gross retail sales in the Upstate. The bottom line is that the region continues to diversify its population and its economy, leading to a stronger community and solid business base. SECTION SPONSOR

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FAST FACTS »8.6%

THE AMOUNT OF JOB GROWTH IN THE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES SECTOR IN THE UPSTATE. PAGE 11

»7.0%

THE AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE 10-COUNTY UPSTATE REGION. PAGE 14

DEMOGRAPHICS, EMPLOYMENT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

UPSTATE COUNTIES

The 10 counties that comprise the Upstate each have their distinctive characteristics. Together they make up the strong economic backbone of the state, but they each have qualities that make them unique for work and play. ABBEVILLE COUNTY

ANDERSON COUNTY

CHEROKEE COUNTY

2010 2014 2019 (est.)

2010 187,126 2014 191,518 2019 (est.) 197,213

2010 55,342 2014 56,150 2019 (est.) 57,043

POPULATION

POPULATION 25,417 25,215 24,937

26.2%

25.4%

18.4%

19 years old or younger

26.0%

16.7%

19 years old or younger

65 years old or older

POPULATION 15.1%

19 years old or younger

65 years old or older

69.20%

28.30%

1.00%

78.80%

16.90%

3.60%

74.40%

20.40%

4.20%

WHITE

BLACK

HISPANIC

WHITE

BLACK

HISPANIC

WHITE

BLACK

HISPANIC

TOP MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS

No. employees

Flexible Technologies Sage Automotive Prysmian Power Cables & Systems Pro Towels

500 324 320 200

Burnstein von Seelen

$35,528

100

7.60%

Unemployment rate, February 2015

Median Household Income

TOP MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS Electrolux Home Products Inc. Robert Bosch Corp. Michelin North America Inc. Glen Raven Custom Fabrics LLC JPS Composite Materials Corp.

$39,666

Median Household Income

No. employees

1900 1200 990 600 500

6.10%

Unemployment rate, February 2015

TOP MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS

No. employees

NESTLE USA-Prepared Food Division Milliken & Co., Magnolia Finishing Plt. The Timken Co. Freightliner Custom Chassis Hamrick Mills Inc.

1300 809 712 650 425

$33,607

8.20%

Unemployment rate, February 2015

Median Household Income

LAURENS COUNTY LAURENS COUNTY LAURENS COUNTY

GREENVILLE COUNTY GREENVILLE COUNTY GREENVILLE COUNTY

GREENWOOD COUNTY GREENWOOD COUNTY GREENWOOD COUNTY

POPULATION POPULATION POPULATION

2010 20102010 2014 2014 2014 2019 (est.) (est.) 20192019 (est.)

2010 69,661 69,661 20102010 69,661 2014 2014 69,671 2014 69,671 69,671 2019 (est.) 69,719 69,719 (est.) 69,719 20192019 (est.)

2010 66,537 66,537 20102010 66,537 2014 66,405 2014 66,405 2014 66,405 2019 (est.) 66,242 (est.) 66,242 20192019 (est.) 66,242

POPULATION POPULATION POPULATION 451,225 451,225 451,225 475,408 475,408 475,408 510,157 510,157 510,157

26.3% 26.3% 26.3%

19 years old or younger

14.1% 14.1% 14.1%

65 years old or older

26.1% 26.1% 26.1% 19 years old or younger

16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 65 years old or older

25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 19 years old or younger

16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 65 years old or older

72.80% 18.00% 18.00% 9.50% 9.50% 72.80% 18.00% 9.50% 72.80%

62.20% 31.30% 31.30% 6.20% 6.20% 62.20% 31.30% 6.20% 62.20%

69.30% 25.80% 25.80% 4.80% 4.80% 69.30% 25.80% 4.80% 69.30%

WHITE BLACK BLACK HISPANIC HISPANIC WHITE WHITE BLACK HISPANIC

WHITE BLACK BLACKHISPANIC HISPANIC WHITE WHITE BLACK HISPANIC

No. No. No. TOPMANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS employees TOPTOP MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS EMPLOYERS employees employees

No. No. No. TOP MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS employees TOPTOP MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS employeesemployees

Michelin North America Michelin NorthNorth America Inc. Inc.Inc. 4000 40004000 Michelin America rioc. Co. GeneGraelnGEeelreancletErailcel cECtlorei.ctC 3350 33503350 Sealed Corp. -Cryovac Division Sealed Air Corp. -Cryovac Division 1300 13001300 Sealed Air Air Corp. -Cryovac Division cekeahdretM LockLhoeceLkdohM iendarM 800 800 800 tianrtin Drive Automotive Industries of America DriveDrive Automotive Industries of America Inc. Inc.Inc.700 700 700 Automotive Industries of America

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SteriliSteteCrSiotleirtpre.ilCitoerC p.orp. Rich PRriocdhRuiPcctrhsoP durocdtsucts FaurecFaiauFreacuiraecia CountC ryoFuCrneotsruyhnFtryesFhresh D&W D Fi&nW eDp&aFW cinkeFpinaecpkack

$45,818 $45,818 $45,818 MedianMedian

Median Household Income Household Income Household Income

222,313 222,313 222,313

TotalTotal employed, Total employed, employed, February 2015 20152015 February February

5.60% 5.60% 5.60%

219,142 219,142 219,142

February 2015 20152015 February February

February 2014 20142014 February February

MARKET Unemployment FACTS | rate, www.gsabusiness.com employed, Unemployment rate, TotalTotal Total employed, Unemployment rate, employed,

1100 930 920 800

11001100 930 930 92 0 92 0 800 800

$38,984 $38,984 $38,984 Median Median

29,460 29,460 29,460

7.30% 7.30% 7.30%

28,246 28,246 28,246

Total Total employed, Total employed, employed, Median 2015 20152015 February Household Income Household Income February February Household Income

employed, Unemployment rate, rate, Total employed, Unemployment rate, Total Total employed, Unemployment February 2015 20152015 February 2014 20142014 February February February February

470 460 408 400 400

470 470 460 460 408 408 400 400 400 400

$37,592 $37,592 $37,592 Median Median

27,993 27,993 27,993

7.50% 7.50% 7.50%

28,103 28,103 28,103

Total employed, Total employed, Total employed, Median 2015 20152015 February Household Income Household Income February February Household Income

Unemployment rate, rate, Unemployment rate, Total employed, Total employed, Unemployment Total employed, February 2015 20152015 February 2014 20142014 February February February February

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OCONEE COUNTY

PICKENS COUNTY

SPARTANBURG COUNTY

2010 2014 2019 (est.)

POPULATION 74,273 76,029 78,298

22.6%

21.0%

19 years old or younger

POPULATION

POPULATION 119,224 120,811 122,243

25.1%

65 years old or older

26.2%

14.6%

19 years old or younger

284,307 292,425 303,156

15.0%

19 years old or younger

65 years old or older

87.0%

7.9%

5.2%

87.5%

7.5%

3.6%

71.50%

20.70%

6.90%

WHITE

BLACK

HISPANIC

WHITE

BLACK

HISPANIC

WHITE

BLACK

HISPANIC

TOP MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS

No. employees

TOP MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS

No. employees

Duke Energy 1500 YH America, South Carolina LLC 619 BorgWarner 700 St. Jude Medical 400 U.S. Engine Valve Corp. 647 Milliken & Co. - Pendleton Finishing Plant 400 Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. 390 600 Schneider Electric Comatrol 335 Itron 550

$23,302

Median Household Income

6.5%

Unemployment rate, February 2015

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$40,728

Median Household Income

6.20%

Unemployment rate, February 2015

TOP MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS

No. employees

BMW Manufacturing Corp. Michelin North America Inc. Milliken & Co. Cryovac Division - Sealed Air Corp. Draexlmaier Automotive of America LLC

8000 3085 1300 1100 800

$41,249

Median Household Income

6.50%

Unemployment rate, February 2015

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A more diverse POPULATION

UNION COUNTY

POPULATION 2010 2014 2019 (est.)

23.7%

19 years old or younger

66.30% WHITE

28,961 28,408 27,696

31.30% BLACK

Up 303%

1.10% HISPANIC

TOP MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS Michelin North America Inc. General Electric Co. Sealed Air Corp. -Cryovac Division Lockheed Martin Drive Automotive Industries of America Inc.

561 286 262 223 137

Median Household Income

Figures breakdown population by ethnicity

Up 9%

18.2%

No. employees

$31,840

Up 8%

Of the population is less than 65 years old

9.30%

Unemployment rate, February 2015

White

1,028,639

Black

249,859

Hispanic/Latino

74,779

Up 188% Some other race alone

37,605

Up 115% Two or more races

21,861

Up 61% Asian/Native Hawaiian and other Pacific

20,073

Up 52% American Indian or Alaska Native

3,724

SOURCE: South Carolina Statistical Abstract; U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing 2010 and 2000.

At 303%, growth in the Upstateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hispanic population is much faster than that nationally, which is 43% over the past decade.

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LABOR & WAGES

2014 ANNUAL AVERAGES, PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT

INDUSTRY

EMPLOYMENT

Greenville-Mauldin-Anderson MSA

Spartanburg, SC MSA

US Average

SERVICE-PROVIDING

239,570 75,969

$37,697 $35,752 $49,381

GOODS-PRODUCING

69,220 33,274

$54,233 $56,256 $60,256

521 350

$33,278 $38,280 $59,666

CONSTRUCTION

14,772 5,568

$53,836 $48,427 $55,041

MANUFACTURING

53,928 27,356

$54,544 $58,080 $62,977

TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES

68,554 29,630

$36,930 $35,420 42,988

6,611 1,044

$55,041 $44,432 $90,804

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

15,150 4,538

$54,925 $51,981 $85,261

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

61,887 14,205

$43,381 $43,652 $66,657

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

39,596 11,310

$45,360 $41,634 $45,951

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

39,507 12,337

$14,796 $16,674 $20,993

OTHER SERVICES

8,266 2,905

$28,812 $30,178 $33,935

NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING

INFORMATION

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

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ANNUAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME

COUNTIES WITH HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

COUNTIES WITH LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

2013 POPULATION

Allendale

13.6

Lexington

5.4

Marion

11.8

Charleston

5.5

Bamberg

1.7

Greenville

5.6

Orangeburg

11.5

Newberry

5.9

Marlboro

11.1

Saluda

5.9

$40,257 $32,818

$29,902

ABBEVILLE

ANDERSON

$32,495

$32,477

$34,684

GREENVILLE GREENWOOD LAURENS

OCONEE

$29,401

CHEROKEE

$29,887

$33,382

$29,448

PICKENS SPARTANBURG

UNION

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of the Census

SOURCE: S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce

1.2%

2013-2014

UNEMPLOYMENT DECLINE IN SOUTH CAROLINA

INC 5000 FASTEST GROWING

GROWTH Across the Board

PRIVATE COMPANIES IN THE UPSTATE (2014)

South Carolina and the Upstate experienced job growth across the board from 2014 to 2015. Here is a look at job growth in the Upstate, by sector projected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

RANK

COMPANY

LOCATION

3 YR. GROWTH

861

Sandlapper Securities

Greenville

524%

$6.0M

959

Wireless Communications

Greenville

471%

$45.4M

966

The Mass Media Group

Greenville

467%

$6.1M

1328

Dealer Online Marketing

Greenville

324%

$3.7M

1745

Ob Hospitalist Group

Mauldin

239%

$74.5M

2420

ARCpoint Franchise Group

Greenville

159%

$2.1M

2793

Insurance Applications Group

Greenville

132%

$8.2M

3038

M33 Integrated Solutions

Greenville

117%

$38.9M

3411

Fortis Riders

Greenville

98%

$7.9M

3566

GBS Building Supply

Greenville

91%

$40.5M

3904

Worthwhile

Greenville

79%

$2.4M

3912

Website Pipeline

Greenville

78%

$4.1M

4227

OTO Development

Spartanburg

67%

$160.4M

4291

Positive Management Leadership

Greenwood

65%

$2.5M

4701

Ogletree Deakins

Greenville

52%

$347.0M

REVENUE

+8.6% +3.1%

+2.5%

+2.4%

EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

TRADE, TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

GOVERNMENT

+2.2%

+1.4%

+0.7%

+0.4%

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

INFORMATION

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

MANUFACTURING

Projections based on data provided from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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A PLACE TO DO BUSINESS What does the Upstate of South Carolina have to offer businesses? Here’s a look at some economic indicators.

No.

Greenville County’s ranking of the counties in South Carolina with the lowest unemployment rate according to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce.

7.0%

AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

10-county Upstate region

10.9%

INCREASE IN MEDIAN SALES PRICES FOR HOMES IN THE UPSTATE from 2010 to 2014 according to S.C. Realtors

$39.6 BILLION GROSS RETAIL SALES IN THE UPSTATE as reported by the South Carolina Department of Revenue

$47.7 MILLION

The amount of money loaned to small businesses in the Upstate by the Small Business Administration (SBA).

CONSTRUCTION in the Upstate

$1.02 BILLION

CONSTRUCTION VALUE of permits issued in 2014

85,900

CONSTRUCTION JOBS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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86% OF TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS

in South Carolina were placed in a job related to their education or they are continuing their studies and furthering their education

$20.8 BILLION

The amount of money deposited in banks across the Upstate as reported by the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC).

SC INLAND PORT Greer, SC

42,555

CONTAINER LIFTS

at the South Carolina Inland Port in Greer for 2014, according to the South Carolina State Ports Authority

+2,030

INCREASE IN MONTHLY CONTAINER LIFTS

from January 2014 to December 2014 at the South Carolina Inland Port

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The Upstate's DIVERSE ECONOMY

INDUSTRY SECTORS

The Upstate Region does not rely on just one industry for success or failure. What once was a strong textile area for the nation has transformed into an automotive and manufacturing hub for, not just the state of South Carolina, but for the entire southeast region. The thousands of businesses range from health care to education and research and development to finance. Over the course of the last year, the unemployment rate in the Upstate has ranked among the lowest in the state.

MANUFACTURING

AUTOMOTIVE

AEROSPACE

ADVANCED MATERIALS

What is it? Manufacturing is the process of converting raw materials, components or parts into finished goods that meet a customer’s expectation or specification. Manufacturing commonly employs a man-machine set up with a division of labor in a large scale production. (businessdictionary.com)

What is it? The automotive industry is wide-ranging. But, here in the Upstate, it means everything from automotive production to research and development and just about everything in between.

What is it? This industry means component manufacturing for all kinds of aircraft. In the Upstate, aerospace means turbines, tires, carbon fibers and other aerospace systems.

What is it? This sector includes work with plastics, optics, photonics, advanced textiles and metalworking.

What is the Upstate advantage? The Upstate is helped with lower tax rates, a strong transportation infrastructure and an availability of a diverse workforce. The ability to attract international and domestic firms by offering a pro-business climate is known throughout the region. Using I-85, I-26 and I-385, the Upstate has strong transportation ties to every region of South Carolina and connectors to the entire East Coast.

What is the Upstate advantage? Over 150 automotiverelated companies have chosen to call the Upstate home. A progressive business climate coupled with a dynamic workforce and research partnerships help make the Upstate an easy choice for such automotive companies as BMW Manufacturing, Michelin and ZF. The Upstate is also home to the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) which is an advanced technology research campus geared toward collaboration among academia, industry and government organizations.

What is the Upstate advantage? Because of the location of manufacturing, engineering, advanced materials and research and development, aerospace is an easy fit for the Upstate. Parker Hannifin, GE Aviation, Lockheed Martin, Michelin, Cytec and Champion Aerospace already realize the advantage of the Upstate. Additionally, the region has close proximity to Boeing’s facility in Charleston and Gulfstream in Savannah, Georgia, putting the Upstate in the heart of a strong aerospace presence in the southeast.

What is the Upstate advantage? Home to the Clemson University Advanced Materials Research Center, the Upstate has become a leader in advanced materials. The facility is home to state-ofthe-art equipment and researchers that add to the strength of advanced materials research. Because of the past prominence in textiles, the Upstate has used those resources to develop high-end engineered fabrics and Milliken & Company – based in the Upstate – is home to the largest textile research center in the world. American Titanium Works cited the Upstate’s strong manufacturing base as a reason to locate both its manufacturing and research and development center for titanium alloys here.

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DEMOGRAPHICS, EMPLOYMENT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

EMERGING Industries

S.C. Inland Port at Greer

42,555 CONTAINER LIFTS IN 2014

THE INLAND PORT MORE THAN DOUBLED ITS MONTHLY COUNT OF CONTAINER LIFTS BY THE END OF ITS FIRST FULL YEAR OF OPERATING.

ENERGY

The Upstate has the necessary tools to become a serious player in the energy sector. Research and development and turbine manufacturing have the region poised to make a leap into the market.

BIOSCIENCES

Again, the Upstateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research and development arm has situated the area as a potential leader in the biosciences industry. South Carolina ranks No. 6 as an emerging biotech hub according to Business Facilities and the Upstate has the infrastructure and marked success in the field to push the region even further.

TOP 5 COUNTRIES SENDING IMPORTS TO SOUTH CAROLINA Canada

Mexico

Germany

China Japan

SOURCE: International Trade Administration

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EDUCATION

he Upstate offers a richly textured landscape of higher education opportunities that range from private colleges such as Furman University and Wofford College with national reputations, to three state two-year colleges with college transfer and technical degree programs. Tri-County Technical College in Pendleton serves Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties, while Greenville Technical College spans Greenville County with multiple campuses and Spartanburg Community College serves Spartanburg County. Originally established to provide technical training certificates to improve the state’s skilled workforce, the campuses now also are an important delivery point for students who choose to transfer to four-year universities. Clemson University, South Carolina's research university based in the Upstate, is increasingly integrated into the fabric of Greenville through its business, bioscience and education courses. Some 13 different graduate-level degrees can be earned at the University Center of Greenville at McAlister Square. Clemson's master of business administration program is based in Greenville’s bustling downtown, at One North Main Street, where students have the opportunity to rub elbows with Fortune 500 companies and international firms. SECTION SPONSOR

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FAST FACTS »42%

PERCENTAGE OF GREENVILLE RESIDENTS OVER 18 WITH BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER PAGE 26

»$109M

TOTAL LIFE SCHOLARSHIP DISBURSEMENTS FOR S.C. IN 2013-14 PAGE 23

EDUCATION

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN THE UPSTATE 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

CHEROKEE SPARTANBURG

8.7% 21.2%

PICKENS

7.3% 23%

OCONEE

5.1% 14.3%

GREENVILLE

6.4% 21.7%

10.7% 31.3%

UNION

4.4% 12.9%

ANDERSON

4.9% 19.3%

LAURENS

2.7% 14.5%

AGES 18 to 24

BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER

ABBEVILLE

4.0% 12.2%

AGES 25 & UP

BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER

GREENWOOD

8.7% 22%

SOURCE: U.S. Census

AVERAGE STUDENT LOAN DEBT For selected S.C. colleges and universities, as researched by collegefactual.com

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

$47,232

FURMAN UNIVERSITY

$34,208

CONVERSE COLLEGE

$32,152

WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

$27,188

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA

$26,792 SOURCE: College Factual (collegefactual.com)

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ANDERSON UNIVERSITY

$26,564

U.S. AVERAGE

$35,000

LANDER UNIVERSITY

$25,932

WOFFORD COLLEGE

$25,464

USC UPSTATE

$24,764

PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE

$21,876

EDUCATION

DEGREES AWARDED BY SC INSTITUTIONS

Includes public institutions and private Furman University 2013-2014

RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

COMPREHENSIVE TEACHING INSTITUTIONS The Citadel Coastal Carolina College of Charleston Francis Marion Lander S.C. State

58%

Of all South Carolinians enrolled as undergraduates in South Carolina’s public higher education attend one of the S.C. Technical College System’s 16 colleges.

86%

Were placed in a job related to their education or they are continuing their studies and furthering their education.

96%

Of the system’s students are South Carolina residents.

10,922

USC Aiken USC Beaufort USC Upstate Winthrop Furman

TECHNICAL COLLEGE

TECHNICAL EDUCATION ON THE RISE

13,609

Clemson USC Columbia Medical University of SC

4,772

Greenville Technical College Tri-County Technical College Spartanburg Community College

SOURCE: S.C. Technical College System

SOURCE: S.C. Commission on Higher Education; Furman University

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$2,759,829.38

$4,865,590.75

$1,034,801.43

$3,392,745.41

$4,778,827.25

$2,068,017.49

$891,613.6

$3,834,507.28

$1,481,773.17

$1,685,219.00

$2,615,199.83

$5,469,813.59

$9,888,249.40

$5,414,841.68

$5,925,741.73

$12,660,782.10

$9,930,496.51

$6,245,439.00

$47,336,797.34

EDUCATION

UPSTATE INSTITUTION SCHOLARSHIP DISBURSEMENTS

SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION

(Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, and Summer 2013 Combined)

EDUCATION

UPSTATE

SOUTH CAROLINA

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

EDUCATION LOTTERY

Cumulative Distribution of Net Lottery Proceeds Through FY 2013-2014

COUNTY

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS

ABBEVILLE

9,787

$12,380,893.38

ANDERSON

58,693

$83,783,029.55

CHEROKEE

14,974

$19,010,731.08

GREENVILLE

149,663

$230,738,998.47

GREENWOOD

30,722

$41,735,709.22

LAURENS

21,471

$26,819,066.41

OCONEE

20,642

$30,746,469.96

PICKENS

39,532

$58,131,185.57

SPARTANBURG

90,941

$134,954,303.12

UNION

11,637

$15,569,760.70

DISTRIBUTION BREAKDOWN FY 2013-14

HIGHER EDUCATION

Tuition Assistance-Technical and two-year colleges Life Scholarship

$47,400,000.00

S.C. Hope

$7,779,856.00

Tuition grants

$8,000,000.00

$109,306,354.00

K-12 K-5 Reading, Math, Science & Social Studies Program 6-8 Reading, Math, Science & Social Studies Program School Buses

$29,291,798.00

OTHER

$7,975,000.00

$2,000,000.00 $7,010,000.00

Colleges and Universities Ranked by Fall 2014 Enrollment School

Phone / Website Email

Clemson University 201 Sikes Hall Clemson, SC 29634 Greenville Technical College 738 S. Pleasantburg Drive Greenville, SC 29607 Tri-County Technical College 7900 U.S. Highway 76 Pendleton, SC 29670 University of South Carolina Upstate 800 University Way Spartanburg, SC 29303

864-656-3975 www.clemson.edu jwm@clemson.edu 864-250-8000 www.gvltec.edu greenvilletech@gvltec.edu 864-646-8361 www.tctc.edu info@tctc.edu 864-503-5000 www.uscupstate.edu twhaley@uscupstate.edu

Spartanburg Community College 107 Community College Drive Spartanburg, SC 29303

864-592-4600 www.sccsc.edu admissions@sccsc.edu

Limestone College 1115 College Drive Gaffney, SC 29340-3799 Anderson University 316 Boulevard Anderson, SC 29621 Furman University 3300 Poinsett Highway Greenville, SC 29613 Lander University 320 Stanley Ave. Greenwood, SC 29649 Bob Jones University 1700 Wade Hampton Blvd. Greenville, SC 29614 North Greenville University 7801 N. Tigerville Road Tigerville, SC 29688 Wofford College 429 N. Church St. Spartanburg, SC 29303 Southern Wesleyan University 907 Wesleyan Drive Central, SC 29630 Presbyterian College 503 S. Broad St. Clinton, SC 29325

864-489-7151 www.limestone.edu admiss@limetone.edu 864-231-2000 www.andersonuniversity.edu webmaster@andersonuniversity.edu 864-294-2000 www.furman.edu web@furman.edu 864-388-8307 www.lander.edu admissions@lander.edu 864-242-5100 www.bju.edu info@bju.edu 864-977-7000 www.ngu.edu admissions@ngu.edu 864-597-4000 www.wofford.edu admission@wofford.edu 864-644-5000 www.swu.edu admissions@swu.edu 864-833-2820 www.presby.edu news@presby.edu

Administrator(s) / Year Founded

Fall Enrollment

Faculty / Total Employees

James P. Clement 1889

17,083

1,171 3,791

Public

Keith Miller 1962

13,457

349 1,413

Public

Ronnie L. Booth 1962

6,553

250 375

Public

Thomas Moore 1967

5,600

245 600

Public

Henry C. Giles Jr. 1963

5,228

125 313

Public

Walt Griffin 1845

3,300

108 340

Public

Evans P. Whitaker 1911

3,214

129 414

Private

Elizabeth Davis 1826

2,736

230 -

Private

Daniel W. Ball 1872

2,717

125 381

Public

Stephen Pettit, Gary Weier, Marshall Franklin 1927

2,693

190 948

Private

Jimmy Epting 1892

2,638

124 337

Private

Nayef H. Samhat 1854

1,650

131 435

Private

Todd S. Voss 1906

1,355

56 225

Private

Claude C. Lilly III 1880

1,078

103 283

Private

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Top Three Undergraduate Majors, by Enrollment Business Marketing Engineering/Engineering Technologies Biological Life Sciences University Transfer Nursing Computer Programming Associate in Arts Associate in Science Nursing Nursing Education Business Associate of Arts Associate of Applied Science in Business Associate of Applied Science in Health Sciences Business Administration Education Sports Management Business Education Visual and Performing Arts Health Sciences Political Science Business Administration Business Administration Education Nursing Business Administration Nursing Accounting Christian Studies Business Administration Elementary Education Biology Business Economics English Business Administration Elementary Education Biology/Pre-med Business Biology History Researched by GSA Business staff

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MEDICAL & HEALTH CARE

mid a rapidly changing health care landscape shaped by the Affordable Care Act, Upstate hospitals and their supporting institutions are merging, growing and forming alliances to stay ahead of government-driven mandates. Recently, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System said it would buy four AFC Doctors Express Urgent Care locations in Greenville County. The clinics will complement the walk-in Bon Secours Express Care on East McBee Avenue and a Bon Secours Urgent Care site soon to open on the St. Francis downtown campus. Earlier this year, Gaffney Medical Center became Mary Black Health System-Gaffney. Spartanburg-based Mary Black Memorial Hospital is not changing leadership or operations at the 125-bed, acute-care facility. Smaller health systems in rural areas increasingly are merging with or making alliances with larger health systems to survive. Last year, Greenville Health System took over Oconee Medical Center. SECTION SPONSOR

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AVERAGE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION TO ANNUAL HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR A FAMILY PLAN IN SOUTH CAROLINA, UP $231 FROM PREVIOUS YEAR PAGE 32

»42.6%

PERCENTAGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ADULTS WITH HIGH CHOLESTEROL PAGE 28

MEDICAL & HEALTH CARE

THE HIGH COSTS OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS

Figures at right show medical costs for the Upstate’s 10 counties in 2011, the latest data available from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.

AN UNHEALTHY STATE

$42.9

Select national rankings of South Carolina’s health — No. 1 is best; 50 is worst

Compared to last year, seeing an improvement in most of these measures.

No. 43 IMPROVEMENT

MILLION

$169.2

Hypertension

MILLION Stroke

South Carolina’s overall health ranking

No. 38

203 cancer deaths per 100,000 residents

No. 37

$965.6

4.9% of adults have cardiac heart disease

No. 41 IMPROVEMENT 31.7% of adults are obese

No. 47 IMPROVEMENT 12.5% of adults have diabetes

No. 47

MILLION Heart Disease

$131.3

MILLION Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease

42.6% of adults have high cholesterol

No. 20 IMPROVEMENT

$76.7

54.1 preventable hospitalizations per 1,000 Medicare enrollees

MILLION

No. 14

Diabetes

14.9% of adults binge drink

No. 29 IMPROVEMENT

$67.71 in public money spent per person annually on health care

No. 44

7.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births SOURCE: americashealthrankings.org

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$289.0

MILLION Cancer

MEDICAL & HEALTH CARE

THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF UPSTATE HOSPITALS

Data is from 2013. Profit/loss includes earnings from patient services as well as investments, parking and other revenue sources.

GREENVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

ANMED HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER

Annual profits/losses 2009-2013

Revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.0 billion Medicaid DSH Payments*. . . . . . . . . . $38.8 million

Revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $639.2 million Medicaid DSH Payments*. . . . . . . . . . $16.7 million

$80.9M

$84.2M

$90M

$60M

$30M

$30M $-10.8M

$-45.6M

$0 2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2009

2010

2011

SPARTANBURG REGIONAL

ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL

Annual profits/losses 2009-2013

Revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $611.2 million Medicaid DSH Payments*. . . . . . . . . . $18.4 million

2012

Revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $469.7 million Medicaid DSH Payments*. . . . . . . . . . $12.3 million

$90M

$90M $40.0M

$60M

$30.6M

$60M

$30M

$0 2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

$67.5M

$32.6M

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

*These are Medicaid payments hospitals receive to offset the cost of unreimbursed care to low-income patients. SOURCE: S.C. Department of Health and Human Services

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HEALTH CARE SPECIALTIES OF UPSTATE PHYSICIANS COUNTY

TOTAL PHYSICIANS

FAMILY PRACTICE

INTERNAL MEDICINE

OBSTETRIC/ GYNECOLOGY

PEDIATRIC

GENERAL SURGERY

Abbeville

Anderson

370

118

Cherokee

Greenville

1,642

204

227

106

143

Greenwood

233

Laurens

Oconee

119

Pickens

127

Spartanburg

698

163

Union

SOURCE: S.C. Office for Healthcare Workforce

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS EARNINGS GREENVILLE COUNTY Surgeons

$252,420

Family and general practitioners

$204,360

Internists

$195,410

Physicians and surgeons, all other

$137,390

Pharmacists

$118,250

Physician assistants

$95,700

Physical therapists

$89,000

Registered Nurses

$59,550

Occupational therapists

$83,570

Dental Hygienists

$62,300

Respiratory therapists

$52,000

Occupational therapy assistants

$58,820

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

$36,390

Dentists, general

(not reported)

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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BUYING OBAMACARE

South Carolina figures 2015 Enrollment Period

<18

210,331

42%

18-25

55-64

RE-ENROLLEES

26-34

58%

TOTAL MARKETPLACE USERS 257,282 were eligible to enroll 280,564 completed applications

BY AGE

NEW CUSTOMERS

45-54

35-44

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

TOTAL MEDICAID SPENDING

WHAT DOES INSURANCE COST? Figures show the average annual health premiums for a family plan.

United States 2013

$438 BILLION

Employee contribution

2014

Employer contribution

$476 BILLION

Total $15,506 $11,608

$11,832

South Carolina 2013

$4.90 BILLION

$4,482

2014

$4,421

$5.56 BILLION South Carolina

United States

SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation

SOURCE: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

PERCENT COVERED BY HEALTH INSURANCE 82.8%

85.5%

85.8%

Total $16,029

81.9%

South Carolina SOURCE: American Community Survey

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85.5%

84.2%

Greenville

85.6%

83.5%

Male 84.6%

Columbia

87.3%

Female 88.7%

83.3%

Caucasian 82.5%

African American 85.6%

Charleston

86.5%

80.5%

FINANCIAL SERVICES

FINANCE

inancial institutions in the Upstate had continued success over the course of the last year. Deposits totaled over $20 billion. Across the state, the number of unprofitable institutions dropped from 2013 to 2014 from 15.9% to 12.3%, indicating banks in South Carolina had stronger performances over the year. Small businesses were able to take advantage of Small Business Administration loans to the tune of just over $47.7 billion in fiscal 2015. Credit unions in the Upstate also had marked success. According to Credit Union National Association, assets of credit unions in South Carolina grew to $11.4 billion in 2014. In the Upstate, assets were nearly $4 billion in 2014. In all, the banking industry in South Carolina – and the Upstate – have continued to grow at a small pace.

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THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION LOANS ISSUED IN THE UPSTATE IN FISCAL 2015 PAGE 38

»$20.2B

THE VALUE OF DEPOSITS IN THE UPSTATE PAGE 36

FINANCE

HOW MUCH DO SOUTH CAROLINIANS MAKE? 2.6%

SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSEHOLD INCOME

SOUTH CAROLINA MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE

9.5%

$200,000 or more

Less than $10,000

3.1%

6.3%

$150,000 to $199,999

$68,314

$10,000 to $14,999

10.2%

$100,000 to $149,999

12.6%

$44,163

11.1%

Married-couple famlies

$15,000 to $24,999

Median income in S.C.

$75,000 to $99,999

$26,654

12.2%

Nonfamily households

$25,000 to $34,999

17.9%

14.5%

$50,000 to $74,999

$35,000 to $49,999

SOURCE: U.S. Census, 2013 American Community Survey

IF YOU MADE $50,000 A YEAR IN THE GREENVILLE MSA You would need to earn the following to live similarly in these cities:

$54,407

ASHEVILLE

$52,623

$52,938

ATLANTA

CHARLESTON

$50,000

$48,793

COLUMBIA

CHARLOTTE

RALEIGH

SOURCE: The Council for Community and Economic Research

S.C. UPSTATE BANKS BY COUNTY As of June 30, 2014

Deposits $10B $8B

200

$9.4B 166

$9.4B

Value of deposits in Greenville County

$6B $4B

$4.0B

71 $2.3B

$2B $0

Number of Offices

$11.4B

160

Value of deposits in all other counties in the upstate combined

Greenville Spartanburg Anderson

120

$1.6B 32

Pickens

$1.1B

Oconee

$818M

40 18

Greenwood

$494M 15 Laurens

$476M 11 Cherokee

$285M 9 Union

$240M 9 Abbeville

Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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SOUTH CAROLINA BANKING PERFORMANCE All insured institutions

2013

2014 Total assets

$36.7 billion

$36.9 billion

Total deposits

$30.9 billion

$31.1 billion

% of unprofitable institutions

15.9%

12.3%

% of institutions with earning gains

72.5%

64.6%

Core deposits to total liabilities

81.5%

82.5%

Total capital to risk-weighted assets

16.3%

15.5%

Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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UPSTATE SBA LOAN APPROVALS, FISCAL YEAR 2015 Lender Name...................................Orig $ Amt

Regions Bank....................................$3,473,500 Regions Bank.......................................$518,800 Regions Bank.......................................$350,000

The Palmetto Bank...............................$951,700 The Palmetto Bank...............................$921,000 The Palmetto Bank...............................$308,500 United Community Bank..................$1,927,000 United Community Bank..................$1,435,000 United Community Bank.....................$450,000 United Community Bank.....................$113,400 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc................$340,000 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc..................$30,000 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc..................$25,000 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc..................$15,000 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc.................... $5,000 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc.................... $5,000 Yadkin Bank......................................$1,275,000 Yadkin Bank.........................................$200,000

GREENVILLE COUNTY

GREENWOOD COUNTY

ANDERSON COUNTY

Branch Bk. & Tr Co..................................$20,000 Celtic Bank Corporation.......................$810,500 Independence Bank...............................$70,000 Suntrust Bank......................................$200,000 Td Bank, National Association................$84,000 Td Bank, National Association................$25,000 Touchmark National Bank.................$2,225,000 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc..................$15,000

CHEROKEE COUNTY

Appalachian Devel Corp.......................$843,000 Atlantic Capital Bank............................$725,800 Atlantic Capital Bank............................$725,800 Atlantic Capital Bank............................$169,000 Bank Of North Carolina........................$570,000 Bank Of Travelers Rest..........................$350,000 Business Devel Corp Of So. Car............$135,000 Business Devel Corp Of So. Car..............$90,000 Celtic Bank Corporation.......................$150,000 Celtic Bank Corporation.......................$150,000 Certified Devel Corp Of So. Ca..............$257,000 Certified Devel Corp Of So. Ca..............$237,000 Certusbank, National Associati.............$450,000 Fidelity Bank........................................$667,000 First State Bank....................................$255,000 Live Oak Banking Company.................$615,100 Pacific City Bank...................................$990,000 Pinnacle Bk Of So. Carolina..................$383,000 Pinnacle Bk Of So. Carolina..................$240,200 Pnc Bank, National Association..............$10,000 Provident Bus. Finan Services..............$333,000 Provident Bus. Finan Services..............$318,000 Provident Bus. Finan Services..............$318,000 Provident Bus. Finan Services..............$208,000 Spirit Of Texas Bank, Ssb........................$50,000 Suntrust Bank......................................$990,000 Suntrust Bank......................................$708,000 Suntrust Bank........................................$75,000 Td Bank, National Association...........$3,164,000 Td Bank, National Association..............$370,000 Td Bank, National Association................$50,000 Td Bank, National Association................$25,000 The Palmetto Bank............................$2,630,000 The Palmetto Bank............................$1,202,700

First State Bank.................................$1,530,000 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc.................... $5,000

OCONEE COUNTY

Community & Southern Bank...........$2,264,000

PICKENS COUNTY

Bank Of North Carolina.....................$4,670,000 Queensborough Natl Bk & Tr Co............$50,000 Suntrust Bank......................................$402,000 Td Bank, National Association..............$216,100 Td Bank, National Association................$15,000 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc..................$50,000 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc..................$15,000 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc..................$10,000

SPARTANBURG COUNTY

Branch Bk. & Tr Co..................................$25,000 Celtic Bank Corporation.......................$150,000 Homebanc National Association..........$756,000 Live Oak Banking Company.................$635,000 Suntrust Bank......................................$200,000 Td Bank, National Association..............$153,000 Td Bank, National Association................$75,000 Td Bank, National Association................$25,000 Td Bank, National Association................$15,000 The Palmetto Bank............................$1,125,000 Umpqua Bank...................................$1,047,500 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc..................$25,000 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc..................$15,000 Wells Fargo Bank Natl Assoc.................... $5,000

Total........................$47,706,600

FINANCE

South Carolina SBA Lenders Ranked by $ Value of Small Business Administration 7(a) Loans, FY2014 Company

Phone / Website

Wells Fargo & Co. 1441 Main St., Columbia, SC 29201 TD Bank N.A. 1501 Main St., Columbia, SC 29201 Live Oak Banking Co. 1741 Tiburon Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403 CertusBank 1241 Main St., Columbia, SC 29201 First Intercontinental Bank 5593 Buford Highway, Doraville, GA 30340 Business Development Corp. of S.C. 111 Executive Center Drive, Suite 225, Columbia, SC 29210 SunTrust Bank 276 East Bay St., Charleston, SC 29401 BNC Bank 550 E. McBee Ave., Greenville, SC 29601 The Palmetto Bank 306 E. North St., Greenville, SC 29601 Commonwealth Business Bank 3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90010 Regions Bank 1010 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29201 South Atlantic Bank 630 29th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

800-869-3557 www.wellsfargo.com 803-540-2750 www.tdbank.com 910-790-5867 www.liveoakbank.com 803-765-9299 www.certusbank.com 770-451-7200 www.firsticbank.com 803-798-4064 www.bdcofsc.org 843-937-8918 www.suntrust.com 864-250-9800 www.bankofnc.com 864-984-4551 www.palmettobank.com 323-988-3000 www.cbb-bank.com 803-779-3836 www.regions.com 843-839-0100 www.southatlanticbank.com

Embassy National Bank 1817 N. Brown Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30043

770-500-1253 www.embassynationalbank.com/bizloans

CornerstoneBank 2060 Mount Paran Road N.W., Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30327 Atlantic Capital Bank 3280 Peachtree Road N.E., Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30305 Touchmark National Bank 3651 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30005 First State Bank 115 W. Washington Ave., Union City, TN 38261 United Community Bank 1950 August St., Greenville, SC 29605

404-601-1250 www.cornerstonebankga.com/l_sba.htm 404-995-6050 www.atlanticcapitalbank.com 770-407-6700 www.touchmarknb.com 877-910-0173 www.first-state.net 864-250-7656 www.ucbi.com

Top Local Official(s) / Year Founded Holt Chetwood 1852 David Lominack 1852 James S. Mahan III 2007 William C. Barker, Len Davenport 2011 Dong Wook Kim 2000 Edwin O. Lesley 1958 Mark Lattanzio 1891 R. Charles Eldridge Jr. 1991 Samuel E. Erwin 1906 Joanne Kim, Jeff Kim 2005 Christopher Riley, Cathy Jansen 1928 R. Scott Plyler 2007 Shahzad Chaudary, Steven Crowell 2007 William B. Pendleton 2001 Douglas L. Williams 2007 Tom Koether 2008 John Clark 1887 Jimmy Tallent 1950

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SBA Loans: $ Value / No.

No. of S.C. Branches

$27,576,300 77 $13,840,600 36 $12,297,800 15 $12,008,000 8 $11,705,000 8 $11,152,200 28 $7,677,700 18 $7,555,600 8 $6,283,600 5 $6,268,000 3 $5,692,100 9 $5,000,000 1

153

$4,810,000 3

$4,693,000 3 $4,456,000 2 $4,365,000 1 $4,274,000 2 $4,000,000 3

70 0 12 0 1 50 11 32 0 30 4

0 0 0 0 2 Researched by GSA Business staff

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FINANCE

THE UPSTATE’S LARGEST CREDIT UNIONS Assets and number of members as of December 2014, the latest data available $1,800,000,000

$1,700,187,805

$1,600,000,000

Growth in S.C. credit unions

MEMBERS

Year No. Members

202,108 $1,326,934,063

149,299

$1,400,000,000

Assets

1990 99 593,491 $1.8 billion 1995 87 748,771 $2.7 billion 2000 77 933,124 $3.9 billion 2005 69 1,060,951 $5.8 billion 2010 62 1,275,895 $9.1 billion 2013 58 1,339,249 $10.5 billion 2014 69 1,425,274 $11.4 billion

$1,200,000,000

SOURCE: Credit Union National Association

$1,00,000,000 $800,000,000 $600,000,000

$272,825,837

$264,694,082

47,086

54,035

$400,000,000

$181,031,594

24,772

$147,872,877

$93,962,913

16,215

$83,886,235

13,619

13,349

$200,000,000

Founders Federal Credit Union

S.C. State Credit Union

S.C. Telco Federal Credit Union

CPM Federal Credit Union

Greenville Federal Credit Union

MTC Federal Credit Union

Carolina Foothills Federal Credit Union

Anderson Federal Credit Union SOURCE: National Credit Union Administration

DEPOSIT MARKET SHARE REPORT GSA- Greenville, Anderson and Spartanburg MSA No. of Offices Outside of Market

No. of Offices Inside Deposits ($000) Market

State HQ

Bank Class

State or Federal Charter

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Federal

6,280

$1,031,239,775

2,380,225

17.2%

Bank of America, National Association

Federal

5,076

$1,044,429,182

1,782,818

12.9%

Branch Banking and Trust Company

State

1,816

$136,198,108

1,620,690

11.7%

TD Bank, National Association

Federal

1,305

$184,271,766

1,337,889

9.7%

SunTrust Bank

State

1,489

$136,007,072

862,071

6.2%

South State Bank

State

126

$5,834,182

750,319

5.4%

First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.

State

158

$6,458,825

742,343

5.4%

The Palmetto Bank

State

$329,634

599,636

4.3%

Southern First Bank

State

$212,122

537,386

3.9%

Bank of Travelers Rest

State

455,009

3.3%

Institution

Deposits Markets ($000) Share

SOURCE: FDIC Annual Deposit Market Share Report

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REAL ESTATE

he price of homes in the Upstate is on the rise and so is the amount of closed home sales in the area. Apartments in the area are renting quickly as well ... and for more rent. Rent across the Upstate has increased nearly $200 a month over the last five years. All signs point to continued robustness in the residential housing market across the Upstate. On the commercial front, the Upstate has over 8 million square feet of office real estate, but only about 19% is available.

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UPSTATE REAL ESTATE MARKET AT-A-GLANCE The real estate market is looking up in the Upstate. Prices and sales are up, and days on the market before sale are down in most communities. Continuing low interest rates have fueled buyers to take action.

MEDIAN HOME SALE PRICE

DAYS ON MARKET

Year end 2014 data

$159.9K

$160K

from 2010

Up 14.3%

135

Up 8.8%

$137K $125K Up 8.7%

111

Spartanburg

Western Upstate

119

Up 9.7% from 2010

from 2010

Greater Greenville Spartanburg

Western Upstate

Greater Greenville

TOTAL CLOSED SALES Year end 2014 data

3,752

Up 7.7%

Up 9.8%

Spartanburg

Western Upstate

from 2013

Statewide

10,244 Up 8.0% from 2013

3,831

from 2013

Statewide there were 50,994 total closed sales. A 7.9% increase from 2013.

Greater Greenville

PERCENTAGE OF CONDOS IN MARKET Spartanburg Western Upstate Greater Greenville MARKET FACTS | www.gsabusiness.com

Statewide

Year end 2014 data

2.7% 7.8% 7.6% SOURCE: S.C. Association of Realtors

REAL ESTATE

OWNER OCCUPIED RATE Percentage Fountain Inn

70%

Mauldin

66%

Easley

Simpsonville 65%

58%

Greer

Spartanburg

52%

51%

Anderson

Greenville

45%

PROPERTY TAX RATE BY COUNTY Abbeville..................... Anderson..................... Cherokee..................... Greenville.................... Greenwood..................

.1238 .0853 .0884 .0658 .0738

Laurens........................ Pickens........................ Oconee........................ Spartanburg ................ Union..........................

.0826 .0593 .0710 .0830 .1397

Note: The county base millage rate is the multiplier used to figure the basic property tax bill. SOURCE: sccounties.org

FORECLOSURE SALES, 2013 ANDERSON COUNTY Year % of All Sales # of Sales Avg Sales Price Avg Discount % 2013 10.29% 231 $77,754 25% GREENVILLE COUNTY Year % of All Sales # of Sales Avg Sales Price Avg Discount % 2013 8.03% 462 $120,283 26% SPARTANBURG COUNTY Year % of All Sales # of Sales Avg Sales Price Avg Discount % 2013 7.24% 177 $91,494 18%

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 American Community Survey

SOURCE: RealtyTrac

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REAL ESTATE

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON APARTMENT MARKET RENT

VACANCY RATE $806

$850 $800

12%

11.8%

10%

$750

$700

6.0%

$650$617

$600 $550

$500

Nov. 2009

Nov. 2014

Nov. 2009

Nov. 2014

SUBMARKET COMPARISON Units Surveyed

Vacant Units

Vacancy Rate

Average Sq. Ft.

Average Rent

Average Rent/SF

Units U/C

Units Proposed

3,013

164

5.4%

982

$697

$0.710

-17

372

11.3%

1,027

$1,573

$1.531

110

127

1,301

1,318

Greenville-East

6,793

276

4.1%

955

$834

$0.874

206

356

266

Greenville-NE

6,401

308

4.8%

966

$803

$0.831

-5

168

Greenville-NW

2,651

166

6.3%

922

$707

$0.767

133

Greenville-South

8,539

360

4.2%

990

$821

$0.829

137

480

619

24,756

1,152

4.7%

968

$819

$0.847

581

127

2,137

2,371

Spartanburg-East

3,028

500

16.5%

938

$827

$0.881

214

484

Spartanburg-West

3,313

217

6.5%

971

$784

$0.807

-24

332

Spartanburg Totals

6,341

717

11.3%

956

$805

$0.842

214

816

Totals/Averages

34,110

2,033

6.0%

967

$806

$0.834

623

340

2,175

3,187

Anderson Greenville-DT

Greenville Totals

Absorption Change in 6 mos. Supply

SUBMARKET LEADERS AND LAGGARDS MONTHLY RENT

UNIT SIZE

OCCUPANCYast

nville-E Leader: Gree artanburgLaggard: Sp East

Leader: GreenvilleDowntown Laggard: Greenville-NW

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Leader: GreenvilleDowntown Laggard: Anderson

DEMAND (ABSORPTION)

Leader: Greenville-East Laggard: Spartanburg-W est

RENT PER SQUARE FOOT

Leader: GreenvilleDowntown Laggard: Anderson

DEVELOPM ENT ACTIVITY Leader: Gre envilleDowntown

SOURCE: Real Data, Greenville Apartment Index, December 2014, www.aptindex.com

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GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON MARKET

INDUSTRIAL DATA TRENDS

RETAIL DATA TRENDS, GREENVILLE/ SPARTANBURG MARKET

Rental rates, market (NNN)

Q1 2014

Q4 2014

Q1 2015

Anderson

$3.04

$2.60

$2.90

Greenville

$3.08

$3.23

$3.42

Spartanburg

$2.69

$3.06

$3.10

Asking rental rates (NNN)

INDUSTRIAL VACANCY RATE TRENDS

Q1 2014

Q4 2014

Q1 2015

Anderson

4.80% 4.50% 5.40%

Greenville

7.60% 7.70% 8.70%

Q4 2014 Q1 2015

Anchor

$4.37

$5.11

Junior anchor

$7.75

$7.96

Shop space

$10.55

$10.53

Vacancy rate

12.4%

12.3%

Spartanburg 8.50% 6.40% 6.30% Note: NNN relates to a tenant’s share of expenses and is used as a measure of trends in commercial leases.

SOURCE: Colliers International and CoStar

THE OFFICE REAL ESTATE MARKET

Includes only multi-tenant buildings larger than 20,000 square feet which are non-owner occupied and non-medical. – Greenville Central Business District

Total square feet 3,549,385

– Greenville Suburban

– Spartanburg

Average rate per sq. ft

Vacancy rate

$22.16

4,131,363

$16.26

$15.55

13.0%

19.1%

25.0%

937,356

SOURCE: NAI Earle Furman, first quarter 2015 report

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Commercial Real Estate Firms Ranked by $ Value of Sale and Lease Transactions in 2014 Company CBRE 101 N. Main St., Suite 1400 Greenville, SC 29601 NAI Earle Furman 101 E. Washington St., Suite 400 Greenville, SC 29601 Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer 15 S. Main St., Suite 925 Greenville, SC 29601 Colliers International 55 E. Camperdown Way, Suite 200 Greenville, SC 29601 Spencer Hines Properties Inc. 380 S. Pine St. Spartanburg, SC 29302 Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine 117 Williams St. Greenville, SC 29601 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices | C. Dan Joyner Realtors 24 Vardry St., 4th Floor Greenville, SC 29601 Lee & Associates Greenville 411 River St., Suite A Greenville, SC 29601 Langston-Black Real Estate Inc. 1001 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer, SC 29650 Avison Young 508 Rhett St., Suite 102 Greenville, SC 29601 Cothran Properties LLC 420-E The Parkway Greer, SC 29650 Lyons Industrial Properties 812 E. Main St. Spartanburg, SC 29302 KDS Commercial Properties LLC 430 Woodruff Road, Suite 400 Greenville, SC 29607

Phone / Website Email 864-242-6169 www.cbre.com/greenville debbie.landers@cbre.com 864-232-9040 www.naiearlefurman.com info@naiearlefurman.com 864-370-8155 www.thalhimer.com brian.young@thalhimer.com 864-297-4950 www.colliers.com/southcarolina 864-583-1001 www.spencerhines.com jorr@spencerhines.com 864-250-2800 www.cbccaine.com info@cbcaine.com 864-233-7724 www.joynercommercial.com officemanager@joynercommercial.com 864-704-1040 www.lee-commercial.com lburnette@lee-associates.com 864-848-9070 www.langston-black.com rraffaldt@langston-black.com 864-334-4145 www.avisonyoung.com charlene.massey@avisonyoung.com 864-250-0828 www.cothranproperties.com james@cothranproperties.com 864-583-0094 www.lyonsindustrial.com 864-242-4200 www.kdsproperties.com info@kdsproperties.com

Top Local Official(s) / Year Founded

Sales & Leases Value/ Properties Sold/ Current Listings

Benjamin Hines, Barry Lynn Spencer 1986 Brad Halter, Stephen D. Edgerton 1933

$300,000,000 297 205 $278,380,000 571 756 $197,907,064 41 55 $131,202,463 176 140 $57,282,255 196 500 $51,000,000 182 151

18 43 3 46 75 3 7 8 1 13 18 1 15 20 2 14 22 3

C. Dan Joyner Jr., David Crigler, Matt Carter 1964

$50,000,000 210 130

18 385 9

$42,793,748 120 166 $35,899,066 142 275 $17,346,556 35 40 $15,500,000 22 0 $11,009,845 23 25 $10,450,322 19 75

7 14 1 18 19 2 5 0 1 2 11 1 3 4 1 8 8 1

Stephen B. Smith 1888 Jon A. Good 1986 Brian J. Young 1913 David M. Feild 1906

P. Randall Bentley 2005 Chuck Langston 1992 Christopher B. Fraser 2013 Mark A. Cothran 1986 Bobby Lyons 1998 Michael W. Kiriakides, Larry A. Webb 2001

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Commercial Agents / Total Employees / Upstate Offices Types of Properties Sold / Leased Flex, health care, income-producing, industrial, land, multifamily, office, restaurant, retail, sports, entertainment, warehouse Flex, health care, hotel, motel, income-producing, industrial, land, multifamily, office, restaurant, retail, warehouse Flex, income-producing, industrial, land, multifamily, office, retail, warehouse Agricultural, flex, health care, income-producing, industrial, land, multifamily, office, restaurant, retail, sports, entertainment, warehouse Agricultural, flex, health care, hotel, motel, income-producing, industrial, land, multifamily, office, restaurant, retail, sports, entertainment, warehouse Flex, health care, income-producing, industrial, land, multifamily, office, restaurant, retail, warehouse Agricultural, flex, health care, hotel, motel, income-producing, industrial, land, multifamily, office, restaurant, retail, sports, entertainment, warehouse Flex, health care, income-producing, industrial, land, multifamily, office, restaurant, retail, warehouse Agricultural, flex, health care, hotel, motel, income-producing, industrial, land, multifamily, office, restaurant, retail, sports, entertainment, warehouse Flex, health care, hotel, motel, income-producing, industrial, land, multifamily, office, restaurant, retail, sports, entertainment, warehouse, investment Flex, industrial, land, multifamily, office, retail, warehouse Agricultural, flex, income-producing, industrial, land, warehouse, investment properties Flex, health care, income-producing, industrial, land, multifamily, office, restaurant, retail, sports, entertainment, warehouse Researched by Patrice Mack

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ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

ousing construction in the Upstate saw strong gains from 2013 to 2014. The amount of permits went up by over 600 and the value of that housing construction was well over $1 billion in 2014. Anderson and Pickens counties had the largest percentage gains of housing construction while Oconee and Laurens counties had slight losses in the number of permits issued for housing construction. In commercial construction, the Upstate had marginal gains — only around 300 more permits issued —and had commercial construction value of a little over $1 billion in 2014. Permitting gains were the largest in Greenville and Spartanburg counties while Pickens and Oconee counties suffered slight reductions in the number of commercial construction permits issued. All told, both sectors had growth across the region.

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COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION IN THE UPSTATE Permits issues by county 1000

2013

900

932

2014

800

807 746

700 600

572

total permits issued in 2013

500

2,261

400

386

300

2,533

237

200

116

100 0

total permits issued in 2014

296

ABBEVILLE

152

129

23 ANDERSON

GREENVILLE

GREENWOOD

178 122

construction value in 2014

$1,024,438,160

LAURENS

OCONEE

PICKENS

SPARTANBURG

SOURCE: The Market Edge

HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN THE UPSTATE Permits issues by county 2,000

2,271 2,210

2013

1,800

2014

1,600 1,400

total permits issued in 2013

1,200

4,635

1,080

1,000

966

800 600

5,269 282

200 ABBEVILLE

85 98

92 87

28 41 ANDERSON

construction value in 2013

516

533

400

total permits issued in 2014

831

CHEROKEE

GREENVILLE

GREENWOOD

114

$995,477,349

310 243

construction value in 2014

LAURENS

15 14 OCONEE

PICKENS

SPARTANBURG

$1,099,800,617

UNION

SOURCE: The Market Edge

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CONSTRUCTION JOBS IN S.C.

(In thousands)

85 84 83 82 81 80 79

Construction jobs have been on the rise in S.C.

78 77 76 75 Jan. 2013

July 2013

Seasonally Adjusted (in thousands)

Jan. 2014

July 2013

Not Seasonally Adjusted (in thousands)

Jan. 2015 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics

UPSTATE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Link West End

15 River St., Greenville Developer: Grubb Properties, Charlotte. Architect: BB&M Architecture, Charlotte. General contractor: YPS Construction, Greenville. Engineer: Seamon, Whiteside & Associates Inc., Greenville. Estimated completion: Spring 2016, with first units delivered early summer 2016. Estimated cost: $36.5 million. Link West End is a 215-unit apartment community with amenities at the center of Greenville’s West End. The property is one block off of Main Street and 1-1/2 blocks to Falls Park on the Reedy and the Swamp Rabbit Trail. This is Grubb Properties’ fourth Link Apartments property; the brand caters to the millennial generation and others who want to live close to employment and entertainment options. Link West End will feature kitchens, USB outlets and storage, along with a street-level, secured cycle center, a covered rooftop terrace, a fitness center, dog park and pet wash station, and two courtyards with a solarheated saltwater pool, fire pits and grilling stations.

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Douthit Hills Student Community

309 Barre St., Clemson Developer: Clemson University, Clemson. Architects: The Boudreaux Group, Columbia; Clark Nexsen, Charlotte; and Ayers Saint Gross, Baltimore. General contractor: Holder Construction Group LLC, Atlanta. Engineers: Building engineering, Clark Nexsen; and civil engineering, Dutton Engineering, Greenville. Estimated completion: Spring 2018. Estimated cost: $212.7 million. The Douthit Hills Student Community will turn close to 80 acres at the gateway to Clemson’s campus into a mixed use, pedestrian-oriented environment. Seven housing buildings will contain 885-bed upper class apartments with student-focused amenities and a 778-bed, three-building complex housing students for the Bridge Program. These buildings will be anchored by a central hub along a series of interconnected outdoor spaces axially aligned with Clemson’s Hall. The central hub will feature a 400-seat dining hall, a campus recreation center and commercial retail spaces. The site design is sensitive to the existing topography and mature trees. All buildings will attain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification.

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General Contractors Ranked by Dollar Value of Contracts in 2014 Company

Phone / Website Email

Top Local Official(s) / Year Founded

Contracts: Value / No.

Work Done Locally

Local Employees

KBR Building Group 201 E. McBee Ave., Suite 400 Greenville, SC 29601

864-250-5000 www.kbrbuildinggroup.com

Mac Carpenter, Tim Parker 1968

$180,122,252 9

15%

Manufacturing, mixed-use and commercial projects

Zirkelbach Construction Inc. 7 S. Laurens St., Suite 300 Greenville, SC 29601

864-552-4004 www.zconstruction.com jimmie.mccarter@zconstruction.com

Jimmie McCarter, Alan Zirkelbach 1996

$150,000,000 15

25%

Distribution centers, big-box retail, schools, restaurants, mixed use, office, medical, hospitals, banks, automobile dealerships, small and medium retailers, churches, courthouses, municipal, fast food chains, convenience stores

864-527-2500 www.harpercorp.com ksnipes@harpercorp.com

Doug Harper, Rick Richardson, David P. Wise 1950

$106,000,000 56

80%

Industrial, retail, office, institutional, commercial, health care, environmental systems

864-288-5500 www.triangleconstruction.com cpatrick@triangleconstruction.com 864-298-2000 www.onealinc.com info@onealinc.com 864-232-1491 www.ypsconst.com rwess@ypsconst.com 864-272-1527 www.hoganconstructiongroup.com cbowen@hoganconstructiongroup.com

Charley Patrick, Tom Baer, Bryant Nixon 1947

$92,000,000 20

85%

Institutional, commercial, health care, multifamily, industrial

Kevin Bean, Judy Castleberry 1975

$67,000,000 29

15%

211

Engineering, procurement, construction of complex capital projects

R. Lynn Yeargin 1984

$60,000,000 16

90%

Mixed-use, industrial, commercial, distribution, institutional, wellness, multifamily, church, warehouse, logistics, design-build

Chris Bowen 1998

$58,800,000 26

85%

Manufacturing, commercial, cultural, education, industrial, local government, mission, critical construction

864-704-1300 www.brasfieldgorrie.com

Keith Johnson, Ben Barfield 1961

$57,190,968 20

100%

One of the largest privately held construction firms in the nation

864-254-9450 www.mosscm.com/carolinas

Joe Peer, Fred Fulmer, Don Warren 2010

$54,000,000 5

75%

Design-build, manufacturing and industrial, higher education, food processing, pharmaceutical, research and development, airports, ports, entertainment, government, health care, justice, office, residential, solar

Will W. Huss Jr., Neal Workman 1982

$49,116,314 24

99%

Design-build, partnering, construction management at risk

Dean Anderson 1947

$48,000,000 21

100%

Design-build, industrial, warehouse and distribution, office, religious

864-660-8528 www.mashburnconstruction.com

Harry L. Mashburn, Paul Mashburn, Lee Mashburn Jr. 1976

$45,000,000 30

100%

Construction management, design-build, general contracting, preconstruction services

864-277-9105 www.mbkahn.com jbrown@mbkahn.com

Jim Heard, Jack Brown, Glen Newton, Michael D. Dunlap 1927

$38,750,000 12

100%

Industrial-manufacturing, commercial, institutional

The Harper Corporation - General Contractors 35 W. Court St., Suite 400 Greenville, SC 29601 Triangle Construction Company Inc. 2624 Laurens Road Greenville, SC 29607 O'Neal Inc. 10 Falcon Crest Drive Greenville, SC 29607 Yeargin Potter Shackelford Construction 121 Edinburgh Court Greenville, SC 29607 Hogan Construction Group 10703 Anderson Road Easley, SC 29642 Brasfield & Gorrie LLC 1 N. Main St., Suite 904 Greenville, SC 29601 Moss & Associates, Carolinas Division 429 Roper Mountain Road, Suite 100 Greenville, SC 29615 Trehel Corporation 935 South Main St., Suite 300 Greenville, SC 29601 Roebuck Buildings Co. Inc. 3600 S. Church St. Extension Roebuck, SC 29376 Mashburn Construction 20 Brozzini Court Greenville, SC 29615 MB Kahn Construction Co. Inc.â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Greenville Division 116 Old Standing Springs Road Greenville, SC 29605

800-319-7006 www.trehel.com info@trehel.com 864-576-6330 www.roebuckbuildings.com dh@rbcgc.com

Areas of Specialization

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UPSTATE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Anderson University G. Ross Anderson Jr. Student Center

316 Boulevard, Anderson Architect: DP3 Architects, Greenville. General contractor: Rodgers Construction, Charlotte. Estimated completion: Fall 2016. Cost: $18 million to $20 million. The 86,000-square-foot student center will include dedicated spaces for dining, a banquet hall, a theater and a wellness center. It also will be a gathering spot for Anderson Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student body to fellowship and study. The building will be a visual representation of the university. Amenities will include a 600-seat dining hall; a 400-seat banquet hall that can be subdivided into smaller meeting spaces; a 400-seat multipurpose tiered theatre for movies, performances and lectures; and a high-ceiling natural-light atrium. MARKET FACTS | www.gsabusiness.com

Marleylilly Headquarters and Production Facility

601 High Tech Court, Greer Architect: Radium Architecture, Greenville. Owner: Marleylilly, Greer. General contractor: Harper Corp. General Contractors, Greenville. Estimated completion: February. Estimated cost: $5.74 million. Harper will construct the new headquarters and production facility for Marleylilly. The project site is on 14 acres of land at the corner of West Phillips Road and Johns Road in Greenville County. The project totals 70,000 square feet and includes about 10,000 square feet of administrative office space with a balance of shipping and receiving, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and support space. The first phase will include the administrative office area, as well as about 60,000 square feet of distribution space. The second phase includes additional buildout of that space.

BUSINESS RESOURCES, TOURISM & TRANSPORTATION

ravel and tourism is an integral part of life in the Upstate. Transportation also plays a large part in the Upstate business world. Connections like Interstate 85, Interstate 385 and Interstate 26 keep Upstate businesses and residents connected. The Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport sees over 900,000 both off and on planes yearly. Tourists contribute greatly to the economy of the Upstate. Whether visiting the mountains or downtown, the economic impact of visitors to the Upstate cannot be overlooked. As for business resources, Upstate business owners and professionals can look to area chambers of commerce to help with referrals to other local organizations and services. These chambers work to provide and promote programs that support education, entrepreneurship, economic development and the overall quality of life here in the Upstate.

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BUSINESS RESOURCES, TOURISM & TRANSPORTATION S.C. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES S.C. Governor Nikki R. Haley 803-734-2100 www.governor.sc.gov

Lieutenant Governor Henry McMaster 803-734-2080 ltgovernor@scstatehouse.gov www.ltgov.sc.gov Secretary of State Mark Hammond 803-734-2170 www.scsos.com Treasurer Curtis M. Loftis, Jr. 803-734-2016 treasurer@sto.sc.gov www.state.sc.us/treas Attorney General Alan Wilson 803-734-3970 info@scattorneygeneral.com www.scattorneygeneral.org Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom 803-734-2121 cgoffice@cg.sc.gov www.cg.sc.gov State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman 803-734-8500 SCsuptED@ed.sc.gov www.ed.sc.gov/agency/superintendent

S.C. SENATE To contact senators, visit www.scstatehouse. gov/member.php?chamber=S

William E. "Bill" Sandifer (R) District 2: Oconee and Pickens Counties 803-734-3015

Phyllis Henderson (R) District 21: Greenville County 803-212-6883

Thomas C. Alexander (R) District 1: Oconee and Pickens Counties 803-252-0845

Gary Clary (R) District 3: Pickens County 803-212-6908

Wendy K. Nanney (R) District 22: Greenville County 803-212-6877

Larry Martin (R) District 2: Pickens County 803-212-6610

David R. Hiott (R) District 4: Pickens County 803-734-3036

Chandra Dillard (D) District 23: Greenville County 803-212-6791

Kevin Bryant (R) District 3: Anderson County 803-212-6320

Neal Collins (R) District 5: Pickens County 803-212-6913

Bruce Bannister (R) District 24: Greenville County 803-734-3138

William H. O'Dell (R) District 4: Abbeville, Anderson and Greenwood Counties 803-212-6350

W. Brian White (R) District 6: Anderson County 803-734-3144

Leola Robinson-Simpson (D) District 25: Greenville County 803-734-3138

Michael Gambrell (R) District 7: Abbeville and Anderson Counties 803-734-2947

Garry R. Smith (R) District 27: Greenville County 803-734-3141

Thomas D. "Tom" Corbin (R) District 5: Greenville and Spartanburg Counties 803-212-6100 Michael Fair (R) District 6: Greenville County 803-212-6420 Karl B. Allen (D) District 7: Greenville County 803-212-6040 Ross Turner (R) District 8: Greenvile County 803-212-6148

Jonathon Hill (R) District 8: Anderson County 803-212-6919 Anne Thayer (R) District 9: Anderson County 803-212-6889 Joshua Putnam (R) District 10: Anderson, Greenville and Pickens Counties 803-212-6931

Daniel B. "Dan" Verdin, III (R) District 9: Greenville and Laurens Counties 803-212-6230

Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh E. Weathers 803-734-2190 hweathe@scda.sc.gov www.agrictulture.sc.gov

Craig Gagnon (R) District 11: Abbeville and Anderson Counties 803-212-6934

Floyd Nicholson (D) District 10: Abbeville. and Greenwood Counties 803-212-6000

J. Anne Parks (D) District 12: Greenwood County 803-734-3069

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Glenn G. Reese (D) District 11: Spartanburg County 803-212-6108

R. Shannon Riley (R) District 13: Greenwood County 803-212-6939

Lee Bright (R) District 12: Greenville and Spartanburg Counties 803-212-6008

Michael A. Pitts (R) District 14: Greenwood and Laurens Counties 803-734-2830

Shane R. Martin (R) District 13: Greenville, Spartanburg and Union Counties 803-212-6100

Mark N. Willis (R) District 16: Greenville and Laurens Counties 803-212-6882

Harvey Peeler (R) District 14: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union Counties 803-212-6430

James Mikell "Mike" Burns (R) District 17: Greenville County 803-212-6891

U.S. Senate Lindsey Graham (R) www.lgraham.senate.gov 864-250-1417 Tim Scott (R) www.scott.senate.gov 864-271-8901

U.S. House of Representatives Jeff Duncan (R) 3rd Congressional District: Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens counties www.jeffduncan.house.gov 864-224-7401 (Anderson office) 864-681-1028 (Laurens office) Trey Gowdy (R) 4th Congressional District: Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union counties www.gowdy.house.gov 864-241-0175 (Greenville office) 864-583-3264 (Spartanburg office) Mick Mulvaney (R) 5th Congressional District: Cherokee County www.mulvaney.house.gov 864- 206-6004

Ronnie W. Cromer (R) District 18: Union County 803-212-6330

S.C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

To contact representatives, visit www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?chamber=H William R. "Bill" Whitmire (R) District 1: Oconee County 803-734-3068

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Tommy Stringer (R) District 18: Greenville County 803-212-6881 Dwight Loftis (R) District 19: Greenville County 803-734-3101 Daniel P. "Dan" Hamilton (R) District 20: Greenville County 803-212-6795

Eric M. Bedingfield (R) District 28: Greenville County 803-734-2962 Dennis Moss (R) District 29: Cherokee County 803-734-3073 V. Stephen "Steve" Moss (R) District 30: Cherokee County 803-212-6885 Harold Mitchell, Jr. (D) District 31: Spartanburg County 803-734-6638 J. Derham Cole, Jr. (R) District 32: Spartanburg County 803-212-6790 Edward R. "Eddie" Tallon, Sr. (R) District 33: Spartanburg County 803-212-6893 P. Michael "Mike" Forrester (R) District 34: Spartanburg County 803-212-6792 William M. "Bill" Chumley (R) District 35: Greenville and Spartanburg Counties 803-212-6894 Merita "Rita" Allison (R) District 36: Greenville and Spartanburg Counties 803-212-6788 Donna C. Hicks (R) District 37: Spartanburg County 803-212-6878 Norman D. "Doug" Brannon (R) District 38: Spartanburg County 803-212-6876 Michael A. Anthony (D) District 42: Spartanburg and Union Counties 803-734-3060

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2014 GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PASSENGER ACTIVITY

AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (in minutes) ABBEVILLE

27.1

UNION

LAURENS

24.6

OCONEE

Enplaned: 955,565

26.4

Deplaned: 941,699 Total:

24.3

ALLENDALE

23.4

ANDERSON

23.4

PICKENS

SOURCE: Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport

S.C. DOT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, 2014-15 Estimated expenditures (in millions)

23.2

SPARTANBURG

1,897,264

Federal Program: $989.8 State Maintenance: $294.1

21.9

Engineering Administration: $85.1

GREENVILLE

21.5

GREENWOOD

Fringe: $81.1 Port Access: $52.5

21.2

CHEROKEE

Act 98 - SIB Projects: $50.0 General Administration: $41.7

20.4

Intermodal Planning: $26.4

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009-2013 5-Year American Community Survey

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Total Expenditures: $1,628.2

Tolls: $7.5 SOURCE: S.C. Department of Transportation

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GREENVILLE, 2014 VISITOR SPENDING

You know the Upstate is a great place to work and play. But it’s always nice to hear when folks from outside the area think so too.

Direct spending

$1.1B

State and local taxes generated

$64.5M

Overnight hotel visitors

2.8M

Average overnight hotel party spending

$818/trip

Here are some recognitions our area has received: Greenville was chosen No. 4 in the Top 10 Best Downtowns by Livability.com No. 7 on Lonely Planet’s Best in the U.S. for 2015 is Greenville.

Day trippers

1.1M

Average day trippers party spending

$107/trip

Number of jobs

9,500

Wages and salaries from visitor spending

$234M

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, 2013 VISITOR SPENDING Total economic impact

$211.9M Auto transportation

$45.75M

Number of jobs

4,597

Food service

$54.75M

Direct spending by visitors

$191.4M General retail trade

$17.61M

Lodging

$40.96M

Entertainment and recreation

$14.9M

NOTE: Above data is the most recent available for each area. SOURCES: visitgreenvillesc.com; S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism; Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau

Spartanburg was chosen a Top 20 City for Music and Meetings by ConventionSouth Magazine. Spartanburg also received a Readers’ Choice Award. Clemson University has been recognized as one of 12 universities nationwide that are driving economic growth in the book “Innovation U 2.0: Reinventing University Roles in a Knowledge Economy.” Greenville was named a Top 10 Tastiest Town in the South by Southern Living in 2013. The city was selected among the best cities for foodies by ConventionSouth magazine in 2014. Jocassee Gorges in Oconee and Pickens counties has been chosen by National Geographic as one of the World’s Last Great Places.

The Upstate was named a 2013 Top Destination for foreign direct investment. Both Greenville and Spartanburg have been named bronze level Bicycle Friendly Communities by the League of American Bicyclists. Travelers Rest was No. 4 on the list of America’s Coolest Small Towns chosen by Budget Travel in 2014. USA Today readers chose Greenville as No. 5 among Best U.S. Cycling Towns in 2014. The Blue Ridge Mountains, in particular the swath that cuts across the Upstate, were named runner-up for Best Bike Destination in Outside magazine’s 2014 Travel Awards. VisitGreenvilleSC won the S.C. Governor’s Cup at the 2014 Governor’s Conference on Travel and Tourism.

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Chambers of Commerce Chambers in the Upstate, Ranked by No. of Members

Chamber

Phone / Website / Email

Greenville Chamber of Commerce 24 Cleveland St. Greenville, SC 29601

864-242-1050 www.greenvillechamber.org info@greenvillechamber.org

Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce 105 N. Pine St. Spartanburg, SC 29302

Top Local Official/ Year Founded

Members/ Employees/ Volunteers

Geographic Coverage

Mission / Description

F. Ben Haskew 1879

2,450 25 750

Greenville County, Upstate S.C.

To continually improve the quality of life for all in our community by inspiring and facilitating business success and by advocating for the things that enable our businesses to grow, thrive and remain relevant and forward-thinking in an ever-changing world.

864-594-5000 www.spartanburgchamber.com spartanburgchamber@spartanburgchamber.com

Carter Smith, Allen Smith 1919

1,025 20 500

Spartanburg County, Upstate S.C.

To enhance and continually improve the business climate and quality of life for Spartanburg County.

Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce 907 N. Main St., Suite 200 Anderson, SC 29621

864-226-3454 www.andersonscchamber.com info@andersonscchamber.com

Pamela Christopher 1899

850 7 30

Anderson area

To strengthen the community by identifying needs, problems and opportunities and develop programs to solve those problems and satisfy the needs.

Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce 111 Trade St. Greer, SC 29651

864-877-3131 www.greerchamber.com info@greerchamber.com

Mark Owens 1937

714 7 750

Greater Greer

To champion economic prosperity for its members and the greater Greer community.

Greenwood Area Chamber of Commerce 110 Phoenix St. Greenwood, SC 29646

864-223-8431 www.greenwoodscchamber.org info@greenwoodscchamber.org

Angelle R. LaBorde 1914

600 5 150

Greater Greenwood area

To serve as a champion for business and as an advocate for the community, thus strengthening and developing the economic climate.

Small Business Development Center 1 N. Main St. Greenville, SC 29601

864-370-1545 www.clemson.edu/sbdc clemsonsbdc@clemson.edu

Jill Burroughs, Scott Welchel, Ben Smith 1979

600 7 0

Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, Abbeville, Edgefield, Saluda, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick counties

To advance South Carolina's economic development by helping entrepreneurs grow successful businesses; offering five offices in the Upstate.

Laurens County Chamber of Commerce 291 Professional Park Road Clinton, SC 29325

864-833-2716 www.laurenscounty.org galexander@laurenscounty.org

Greg Alexander 1978

510 3 350

Laurens County

Serve as the unified voice to promote, strengthen and develop the business community of Laurens County by enhancing quality of life, workforce development, tourism and marketing initiatives.

Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce 2001 E. Main St. Easley, SC 29641

864-859-2693 www.easleychamber.org ecc@easleychamber.org

Cynthia Hopkins 1935

480 3 80

Easley, Powdersville and Pickens County

To promote an ideal business environment, encouraging growth and community development by continuously improving the quality of life in the greater Easley area.

Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce 225 S. Limestone St. Gaffney, SC 29340

864-489-5721 www.cherokeechamber.org info@cherokeechamber.org

Jonna Turner 1947

400 2 -

Cherokee County

To be a nonpolitical and nonpartisan advocate for the free enterprise system by promoting the growth of business, industry and community.

Greater Mauldin Chamber of Commerce 101 E. Butler Road Mauldin, SC 29662

864-297-1323 www.mauldinchamber.org info@mauldinchamber.org

Patricia Pomeroy 1982

400 3 75

Greater Mauldin area (includes seven cities in the Upstate)

To promote, develop, encourage and profit the commercial, professional, financial and general business interest of the greater Mauldin area.

Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce 100 West Trade St. Simpsonville, SC 29681

864-963-3781 www.simpsonvillechamber.com info@simpsonvillechamber.com

Allison McGarity 1980

375 4 50

Simpsonville area

The Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce is committed to being a positive force in providing leadership and advocacy to unite and improve the local business community.

Oconee County Chamber of Commerce 135-C Eagles Nest Drive Seneca, SC 29678

864-882-2097 www.oconeechambersc.com info@oconeechambersc.com

Jillian Lusk 1906

340 2 2

Greater Oconee County

To promote business, education and tourism for the betterment of our members and the community.

Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce 1105 Tiger Blvd. Clemson, SC 29631

864-654-1200 www.clemsonareachamber.org info@clemsonareachamber.org

David Lane 1981

318 7 10

Clemson area

To promote economic vitality and a favorable business climate while protecting and improving the region's quality of life.

S.C. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 714 Pettigru St., Suite C Greenville, SC 29601

864-643-7261 www.schcc.org -

Evelyn Lugo 2007

300 0 15

Statewide

To promote and support the advancement of the economic growth of Hispanic businesses in South Carolina.

Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce 102 Depot St. Fountain Inn, SC 29644

864-862-2586 www.fountaininnchamber.org info@fountaininnchamber.org

John R. Hastings Sr. 1954

287 2 9

Upstate S.C., including Greenville and Laurens counties

To be an advocate for business, to promote business alliances, to provide valuable benefits and services to our members and to be a partner with economic development efforts in Fountain Inn and surrounding vicinities.

Union County Chamber of Commerce 135 W. Main St. Union, SC 29379

864-427-9039 www.unionsc.com chamber@unionsc.com

Torance Inman 1924

210 2 3

Union County

To advocate for the growth and prosperity of new and existing business in order to enhance the quality of life for all Union citizens.

Greater Abbeville Chamber of Commerce 107 Court Square Abbeville, SC 29620

864-366-4600 www.abbevillechambersc.com abvchamber@wctel.net

Missy Wines 1982

180 2 6

Abbeville County

To serve as an advocate for its members by providing a forum for networking, helping identify economic development needs and advertising opportunities, promoting tourism, working to develop community leaders and serving as a catalyst for improving the overall quality of life in our community prompting further business development.

Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce 222 W. Main St. Pickens, SC 29671

864-878-3258 www.pickenschamber.net info@pickenschamber.net

Mike Parrott 1978

125 1 9

City of Pickens and surrounding region

To enhance and improve the business climate and quality of life in the city of Pickens and in the surrounding region.

Ninety Six Chamber of Commerce 97 Main St. E. Ninety Six, SC 29666

864-543-2047 www.96chamberofcommerce.com 96chamber@gmail.com

Pamela Alford, Michael Rowe 1958

120 1 12

Greater Ninety Six area and lower Lake Greenwood

To improve our community's economy and quality of life by helping businesses prosper and grow; working to increase job opportunities; and, encouraging our neighbors to shop locally.

Greater Walhalla Area Chamber 864-638-2727 of Commerce www.walhallachamber.com 105 W. South Broad St. info@walhallachamber.com Walhalla, SC 29691

Vanessa Penton 1976

115 1 24

Walhalla, West Union, Mountain Rest, Salem

To promote the business, civic, social and cultural growth of the community.

Westminster Chamber of Commerce 135 E. Main St. Westminster, SC 29693

Sandra B. Powell 1985

107 1 25

City of Westminster and surrounding areas from Fair Play to Long Creek

To advance the economic, industrial, professional, cultural and civic welfare of the Westminster area.

David Grayshock, Teri Newmark 1985

85 0 10

Greater Inman area

To provide leadership in the Inman area that supports the existing business community and promotes economic development while preserving the traditions, personality and heritage of Inman.

864-647-5316 www.westminstersc.com wcoc@nuvox.net

Greater Inman Area Chamber of 864-472-3654 Commerce www.inmanscchamber.org 20 S. Main St. Inman, SC 29349

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