Accolades

Accolades

Favorable Business Climate

• Top 10 Small Cities Where Business is Thriving (Greenville, SC ranked #9) – Entrepreneur, 2015
• Greenville: #1 Micro American City of the Future – Overall – fDi Magazine 2015
• Greenville: #1 Micro American City of the Future for Economic Potential – fDi Magazine 2015
• Greenville: #1 Micro American City of the Future for Business Friendliness – fDi Magazine 2015
• Port of Charleston ranked as the Top Port in the South in 2014 – Logistic Management, Peer Research Group, 2014
• Top Destination for Foreign Direct Investment (Upstate SC) – 2013 Global Location Trends
• #3 for Top State to Do Business (SC)
• Area Development, 2014
• 5th Best Regulatory Environment for Business (SC)
• Forbes Magazine, 2012
• #7 Best State for Business
• Chief Executive, 2014
• The Greenville Metro area is listed No. 6 on Forbe’s list of “America’s Engineering Capitals” – Forbes, 2014

Cost of Living

• Affordable Cost of Living: 93.7
• C2ER Cost of Living Index, 2016 Annual Average
• 2013 Best Places to Retire – AARP, 2013

Education

• 9 Greenville County Public High Schools plus the Governor’s School for Arts and Humanities in Top 6% Nationally – Newsweek Magazine, 2015-2016
• 684 Greenville County teachers are National Board Certified Teachers, more than 24 states Greenville County Schools, 2016
• Clemson ranked as 23rd Best National Public University – US News & World Report, 2016

Quality of Life

• 52 Places to Go (IN THE WORLD) in 2017 (Greenville, SC #12) – New York Times
• Top 10 Underrated Cities for Art Lovers – US News & World Report 2016
• 7 Most Underrated Food Cities in America – Cheaptickets.com 2016
• #7 Best in the US to Visit in 2015 – Lonely Planet
• Top Six 2015’s Hottest New Vacation Destinations – CBS News / Peter Greenberg
• Travelers Rest: Named 4th Coolest Small Town in 2014 – Budget Travel
• Main Street: #3 Best Alfresco Dining Neighborhoods – 10 Best/USA Today
• Falls Park on the Reedy: Top 10 Park in the US
• Trip Advisor, 2014
• One of “50 of the World’s Last Great Places” – Jocassee Gorges
• National Geographic Magazine, 2012
• Top 10 Cycling Cities in the United States – Global Cycling Network
• GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail: #3 Best Urban Trail – 10 Best/USA Today
• Artisphere: Top 10 Fine Art Show in the US
• Art Fair Sourcebook, 2014
• TD Saturday Market – Top 20 Event in the Southeast
• Southeast Tourism Society, 2013
• Downtown Greenville Great American Main Street Award
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Greenville’s Main Street Named Great American Street
• American Planning Association