Lee Cunningham - Greenville SC Real Estate

Copper Lakes, affordable new homes for seniors and a gated residential community under development in northern Greenville County South Carolina, has announced that they will temporarily halt the project until economic conditions improve. The development, which is north of Travelers Rest, will have about 550 home sites with a working farm and market. The affordable new homes for Seniors will be built as noted by Developer Burruoughs & Chapin who say that they are still fully committed to the project and the Upstate.

We're starting to see a steady stream of business expansions in Pickens County. Techtronic announced that it will invest $3.8 million and create 152 jobs by moving it's generator business from China to the Upstate. They also plan to expand their pressure washer business and start a new line of gas powered string trimmers. Pickens County is fairly rural in nature, but is not far from the western edge of Greenville. Homes for sale Greenville South Carolina have been increasing as you cross the Saluda River into Pickens County; it's a pretty part of the Upstate.

Staubli Corp. in Duncan plan to expand their current facility and add 40,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The firm is well established in the textiles industry, but has diversified into electrical connectors and robotics to serve this industry as well as others. They now supply electrical connectors for the solar panel industry, where the demand for photovoltaic modules is expected to more than triple by 2010. They also manufacture tool changers for the automation industry as well as electromagnetic clamping mechanisms for the plastic molding industry.

BP Barber, a local civil and environmental engineering firm, plans to expand their current offices in Mauldin by 5,000 square feet. They hope to add about 25 employees to their current 200 employee base over the next three to five years. Several other large engineering companies are headquartered in the Greenville area and have been adding employees over the last year as big projects have surfaced.

Although there have been several recent announcements about new coffee shops opening in the Greenville area, it has not been a bed of roses for Port City Java. Port City has closed its latest three shops which include Main Street in downtown Greenville, Mills Avenue near the Lofts at Mills Mill, and Augusta Road. Port City Java has been around for about four years and was owned by Champ Covington, who had developed the Thornblade golf club community on Greenville's east side.

The latest section of the Swamp Rabbit Trail was named in honor of George Hincapie, our local professional bike rider that teamed with Lance Armstrong on all of his seven Tour de France victories. George has had an impact on the community and naming the a portion of the bike path after him is fitting. The newest section has been open for about two months and runs south from Cleveland Park in downtown Greenville toward Greenville Tech, between Woodland Way and Faris Road. The route follows the Reedy River along a popular area of Greenville South Carolina real estate. By 2009, there should be a bridge over the Reedy River so the path can continue toward Lake Conestee.

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Brian Hotarek, the president of local grocery store chain Bi-Lo, is retiring after more than 30 years in the business. Interim CEO Randall Onstead will take over the reins until a permanent CEO is found. Onstead announced that Bi-Lo is not for sale, which gives a little more confidence to their work force. The Mauldin based company is one of South Carolina's largest employers and their work force has a positive affect on Greenville SC real estate.

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A Child's Haven is Greenville County's only treatment program for young abused and neglected children, and it looking to grow into a new facility. The old Armstrong Elementary School on U.S. 25 about a mile south of Furman University is the perfect place for this institution. About half of all children younger than six who are below poverty line live in a seven-mile radius of this school.

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