Author: Jason Brown
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Cugino Forno Brings First South Carolina Pizzeria to Former Tanner’s Big Orange Site on Greenville’s Pleasantburg Drive
Naples-style pizzeria chain Cugino Forno is converting the former Tanner’s Big Orange drive-in at 322 S. Pleasantburg Drive into its seventh location and first in South Carolina, with opening still a few months away after construction delays.
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SCTAC Wins $11.8 Million Federal Grant to Renovate Buildings for Upstate Automotive Industry
The South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center in Greenville County received the largest award in a $40 million round of federal Economic Development Administration grants, money earmarked for building renovations that support the region’s automotive sector.
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Spartanburg Home Listings Climb Nearly 10% in September as Closings Slip and Homes Sit Longer
Spartanburg-area inventory rose to 2,609 homes in September while closed sales fell 9% from a year earlier, according to the Spartanburg Association of Realtors. The median price still edged up 3% to $298,585.
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Nestlé to Shift Ohio Production to Its Gaffney Plant, Adding Volume to a $250 Million Cherokee County Campus
Nestlé USA will gradually move production from a Solon, Ohio, factory it plans to close to its Gaffney frozen-food plant, which already employs just over 900 people. The shift builds on $250 million the company has invested in the Cherokee County site since 2021.
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First Isuzu Equipment Container Reaches Inland Port Greer as $280 Million Greenville County Truck Plant Gears Up
The first container of production equipment for Isuzu North America’s $280 million truck assembly plant in Greenville County arrived by rail at Inland Port Greer on Oct. 21, an early step toward 2027 production and more than 700 jobs.
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Greenville Readies $10.7 Million Church Street Tract for Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Near County Square
The city of Greenville is gathering public input on a mixed-use, affordable housing plan for vacant city-owned land along Church Street, with a development plan due in early 2027 before the site is sold to a private developer.
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CurTec USA to Add 27,300 Square Feet, New Production Line in $10 Million Westminster Expansion
Netherlands-rooted packaging maker CurTec USA will invest $10 million to add about 27,300 square feet of warehouse and production space at its Westminster plant in Oconee County, creating 10 jobs, with completion expected in 2027.
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Super G Mart to Backfill Former Gabe’s on Haywood Road With First South Carolina Store, 65 to 75 Jobs
North Carolina-based international grocer Super G Mart will open its first store outside its home state in the former Gabe’s space at The Gallery on Greenville’s Haywood Road, hiring 65 to 75 workers ahead of a late-fall opening.
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NorthPointe Apartments Owners Land $48 Million Refinancing Near Downtown Greenville Despite Supply Pressure
A joint venture of ECI Group and Greenville’s Central Realty Holdings secured a $48 million loan from Canyon Partners Real Estate to refinance the 286-unit NorthPointe Apartments, which the lender says has held up against a challenging supply backdrop.
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Food Lion Fills Long-Vacant Bi-Lo on Greenville’s North Pleasantburg Drive, Its 49th Greater Greenville Store
Food Lion opened a renovated, roughly 42,000-square-foot grocery store Oct. 21 in the former Bi-Lo at 2111 N. Pleasantburg Drive, ending about five years of vacancy at the Field Plaza Shopping Center anchor space.
