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You Can Work Remote, From Here

The best city in America for remote work. That's us.

RentCafe ranked the top 50 U.S. cities where remote workers can enjoy a work-life balance without breaking the bank.

Greenville is ranked #1 for its share of new apartments, cost of living and availability of short-term rentals. Other factors that pushed us to the top: comfort, affordability, leisure and remote-work readiness.

Current Lighting opens new HQ in Greenville

Current Lighting Chooses Greenville for its Corporate HQ

"You chose to come here. That is significant of this day. A wonderful new corporate headquarters for Greenville," said Mayor Knox White as he welcomed the CEO of Current Lighting.

"Greenville just fit better," said CEO Manish Bhandari about the spreadsheet analysis that led to their decision. He said Greenville checked every box when it came to growing a business, livability and recruiting talent. The company employs more than 3000 people and has over 5000 customers.

Leading the Charge for Clean Energy

EV Provider Chargepoint opened its first East Coast location in Greenville’s West End. The move helps the company keep pace with demand from automakers.

"We couldn’t be more excited to be in Greenville and in South Carolina,” Vice President of Fleet Solutions Richard Mohr said. “This is a great place to work and live and play. It’s very business-friendly, and it’s been nothing but a pleasure to interact with all of the businesses in Greenville.

Chargepoint employs more than 1,700 people and plans to add another 12 in its new office.

Launching FROM HERE

Build F-16 fighter jets in #greenvillesc? Yes, YOU CAN.
Lockheed Martin finished final assembly and paint for its first F-16 built at the GVL facility. The company is preparing its newest, most advanced model for its inaugural flight FROM HERE.

With 130 aircraft already on order, the company expects to add 300 jobs to enhance jet production.

Young founders FROM HERE on the 2023 Forbes 30-Under-30 list.

Clemson University classmates Logan Lamance, 26, Austin Maxwell, 27, and Ryan Frazier, 28, "tired of drinking warm beer, created a soft-sided cooler that keeps a six-pack cold for up to seven hours without ice."

The founders told judges on Shark Tank ABC the idea for Kanga Coolers came from seeing a koozie at a tailgate and thinking, "why can't we just make one that fits the whole case of beer?"

A Half Century with Spinx

For 50 years, Spinx has been the place to pump gas and get your fill of pure fried-chicken goodness. The man behind the brand is founder and CEO Stewart Spinks. In December of 1972, at 26 years-old, Spinks quit his job at the Shell Station. Without telling his family, he opened a convenience store and fuel delivery business.

"That was my launching point. For about two weeks I put on my Shell uniform in the morning and did it that way. Then the check quit showing up in the mailbox. So I had to confess to my wife Martha," Spinks told us.

FROM HERE Spinx has expanded to 80 stores statewide and employs more than 1400 people. Spinks donates 10 percent of the company’s annual profits to community organizations.

Roci and Andres, owners of Unlocked Coffee

A Pandemic Survival Story

Starting a small business is never easy. Opening two months prior to a pandemic? There's no playbook for that.

Rocio Salazar and Andres Camargo founded Unlocked Coffee Roasters in 2020. People were at home, timid to go out, but desperate for human connection and warmth.

But Salazar and Carmargo's kindness, happiness, optimism and amazing coffee have allowed to them to survive and thrive, as they celebrate their second anniversary in Greenville this year. In 2023, they will expand operations while staying true to their mission of supporting individual farmers in their home country of Colombia.

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