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Highland Baking Company Locating $9 Million Facility in Spartanburg County ; 196 Jobs Expected
Highland Baking Company, a wholesale bread baking company, today announced plans to locate its new production facility in Spartanburg County. The $9.48 million investment is expected to generate 196 new jobs over the next five years. More details


BMW Adds Solar to Alternative Energy Portfolio
BMW Manufacturing has completed the installation and commissioning of solar panels that are providing solar energy to fully power the 24,000 square foot Zentrum Museum, the plant’s heritage museum and visitors’ center. In addition to the new solar panels, the plant also installed three new electric vehicle charging stations throughout the main facility. More details


PEANUTS™ Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Train at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (GMSR) is pleased to announce the PEANUTS™ Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Excursion and Valentine Sweetheart Train. This special event train will depart the historic Bryson City depot on Saturday, February 11th, at 11:00am. More details


BMW Group U.S. January Sales Increase of 5.8%
The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported January sales of 19,739 vehicles, an increase of 5.8 percent from the 18,656 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. “The January results are the springboard for a year that will be full of new model launches beginning with the arrival of the sixth generation 3 Series in mid-February” said BMW of North America President and CEO Ludwig Willisch. More details


Vocal Ensemble Cantus To Perform Wide Range of Music
February 7
Cantus, one of America’s premier male vocal ensembles, visits Clemson's Brooks Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, to present the program “On the Shoulders of Giants,” a tribute to artists who have inspired them. Hailing from Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minn., Cantus is known for its adventurous programming spanning many periods and genres, including chant, Renaissance music, contemporary works, art song, folk, spirituals, world music and pop. More details


Carl Sandburg Student Poetry Contest
The contest, which encourages young students to write, has grown to over 200 submissions. Each year educators are invited to submit original poems written by their students. More details


Pratt Industries $3.5 Million Expansion to Spartanburg County Facility; 30 Jobs Expected
Pratt Industries, a leading recycled paper and packaging company, today announced the opening of a new material recovery facility (MRF) in Spartanburg County. The $3.5 million investment is expected to generate 30 new jobs. More details


African American Symposium: Persistence & Perseverance February 16-18
This three-day event celebrates Black History Month and is presented at the Chapman Cultural Center by the Spartanburg County Historical Association and the City of Spartanburg. Don’t miss these exciting events! More details


7th Annual Arts With Hearts Event February 11th
Join us for the seventh annual Arts with Heart event, which aims to showcase the talent of local artists and support the organizations of their choice. It’s the citizen supporting an artist, the artist supporting an organization, and the organization, in turn, supporting the needs of Spartanburg’s citizens. More details


Rarely Seen Treasures Featured in New Exhibition at Biltmore
When a new exhibition of rarely displayed treasures collected by the Vanderbilt family opens this spring, visitors to Biltmore will have the opportunity to learn more about the intriguing family who lived in Biltmore House, America’s Largest Home, at the turn of the 20th century. Through archival letters, documents, personal items and exotic treasures, “The Vanderbilts at Home and Abroad” explores the personalities of George and Edith Vanderbilt, and their only child, Cornelia. More details


Uniscite Inc. Announces New $70 Million Operations in Laurens County; 100 Jobs Expected
Uniscite Inc., a maker of plastic films, today announced plans to develop its operations in Laurens County. The $70 million investment is expected to generate up to 100 new jobs. More details


Drive Coaching Staff Gets New Look for 2012 Season
After posting the franchise’s best record in 2011, the Greenville Drive coaching staff will have a fresh look for the upcoming the season. The Boston Red Sox have announced that Carlos Febles will take the reins as the Drive’s manager, while Darren Fenster begins his professional coaching career as the hitting coach. More details


"Student/Athlete/Artist" Exhibition Now Open at Wofford
Instead of allowing that post-holiday cooped-up feeling give way to a long winter’s nap, refresh and warm up with a tour through the great indoors at Biltmore. In the winter months Biltmore House offers a warm escape into a bygone era replete with rare artwork and inspiring architectural details. More details


Enjoy the Great Indoors This Winter at Biltmore
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Furman University an $800,000 grant in support of the school’s new initiative to enrich its fine arts program. The Furman Fine Arts Initiative, which was launched in November 2011 with a $2 million grant from The Duke Endowment, seeks to enhance and expand the university’s programs in music, art and theatre. More details


$800,000 Mellon Foundation Grant Will Fund Three New Faculty Positions in the Arts
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Furman University an $800,000 grant in support of the school’s new initiative to enrich its fine arts program. The Furman Fine Arts Initiative, which was launched in November 2011 with a $2 million grant from The Duke Endowment, seeks to enhance and expand the university’s programs in music, art and theatre. More details


Spartanburg Regional Foundation Offers Workshops to Grant Applicants Starting February 6
Spartanburg Regional Foundation offers a series of workshops to organizations wishing to apply for a spring 2012 grant cycle. Organizations that are planning on applying for funding through the Spartanburg Regional Foundation in the spring 2012 grant cycle must send at least one person to one of the grant workshops. More details


Call for Proposals Spartanburg ArtCycle 2012
ArtCycle of Spartanburg, South Carolina is seeking artists to create outdoor sculptures that are made from a substantial amount of recycled bicycle parts. The sculptures need not be made only of bicycle parts, nor need they be made of a specific percentage of bicycle parts. More details


USC Upstate and BMW Manufacturing Partner To Offer Academic Outreach Camp For High School Seniors
Rising high school seniors in Greenville and Spartanburg Counties, with an interest in the real world applications of mathematics, statistics, physics, business and manufacturing improvement processes, are invited to apply to the two-week USC Upstate/BMW Manufacturing Academic Outreach Camp, to be held June 11 – 15 and June 18 – 22, 2012. The camp will be held at USC Upstate’s George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics in downtown Spartanburg from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., but will also involve trips to the BMW Manufacturing facility and BMW Performance Center in Greer, as well as to USC Upstate’s main campus. More details


Bele Chere 2012 Call for Artwork
The City of Asheville is accepting submissions for the official artwork of the 2012 Bele Chere Festival. Submissions must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. More details


Continental Tire the Americas to Build New $500 Million Plant in Sumter County; 1700 New Jobs Expected
The South Carolina Department of Commerce earned second place in the Business Facilities 2011 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition for the Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) new plant in Sumter County, S.C. The $500 million investment is expected to generate 1,700 new jobs, including 80 new jobs in CTA’s headquarters in Lancaster County, S.C. More details


Bele Chere 2012 Call for Entertainers
The City of Asheville is now accepting entertainment applications for the 2012 Bele Chere festival being held Friday, July 27 through Sunday, July 29, 2012. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2012. More details


Renovated Clemson Planetarium Begins Its Second Half-Century
A matter of months after Alan Shepard piloted his Mercury capsule in a 15-minute suborbital flight to become the first American in space, Clemson University launched its own space program. Clemson physics professors, still breaking in the newly opened Kinard Laboratory in 1961, outfitted the building with university's first planetarium. More details


Beer Leader Sierra Nevada to Build $107.5 Million Brewery in Henderson County; 95 New Jobs Expected
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced their plans to locate their east coast brewing, bottling, and distribution operation in Mills River, NC. The Chico, CA based company, and family-owned pioneer in craft brewing, will break ground on their facility in the coming year. More details


2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities
Now Available
For the first time, comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) data reported directly from large facilities and suppliers across the country are now easily accessible to the public through EPA’s GHG Reporting Program. The 2010 GHG data released today includes public information from facilities in nine industry groups that directly emit large quantities of GHGs, as well as suppliers of certain fossil fuels. More details


Amazon Announces New $50 Million Facility in Spartanburg County; Hundreds of New Jobs Expected
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced plans to open a new fulfillment center in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The facility will create hundreds of new full time jobs and involve a $50 million investment in the state. More details


Southern Air Repair Announces New $750,000 Facility in Greenville County; 20 New Jobs
Southern Air Repair Corp., an aviation component repair provider, today announced that it has established its new production facility and headquarters in Greenville County. The $750,000 investment is expected to generate 20 new jobs. More details


Hub City Writers Project Offers College Scholarships in 2012
The Hub City Writers Project offers two $1,000 first-year scholarships to graduating high school seniors in Spartanburg County who expect to attend a university or college fall 2012 and will pursue their interests in creative writing. Established in 2012, the scholarships are intended to encourage the development of creative writers from Spartanburg County. More details


Binge Drinking in the U.S.
Did you know that one in six U.S. adults binge drink about four times a month and on average the largest number of drinks consumed is eight. New estimates show that binge drinking is a bigger problem than previously thought. More details


Bele Chere 2012 Call for Arts Crafts
The City of Asheville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department is now accepting applications for arts and crafts exhibitors in all mediums for the 34th annual Bele Chere Festival on Friday, July 27 through Sunday, July 29, 2012. All applications must be postmarked by Friday, March 9, 2012. More details


BMW Announces $900 Million Plant Expansion in Spartanburg County; 300 New Jobs Expected
BMW announced that the company will expand its plant in Spartanburg County. The $900 million investment is expected to generate 300 new jobs. More details


Chimney Rock Park Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays through March
 Chimney Rock Park and Old Rock Cafe will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from December 2011 through March 2012. Winter hours are Thursday - Monday from 10am to 6pm with the Ticket Plaza closing at 4:30pm. Please see our website or call to check our opening status in the event of inclement weather. More details


Back to School: Pack a Zero-waste Lunch
Make zero-waste lunches this year: you could prevent 67 pounds of waste and save tons of money! Most parents pack lunch items in single-use plastic bags, aluminum foil, or wax paper, or they purchase single-serving items that come in their own disposable package. More details


Three Foods That May Fend Off Diabetes
Eat more leafy greens. Choose fat-free yogurt. And add nuts and seeds to your diet. More details


Tips For Avoiding Wildlife Conflicts In Your Backyard
Expect some undesirable critters and plants to make your backyard habitat their home, too. Animals such as garden snakes and moles are unpopular neighbors around the home but play their part in the balance of nature. More details


Fehrer Automotive LLC Announces Expansion in Spartanburg County, $14 Million Investment to Create 130 Jobs
South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Economic Futures Group of Spartanburg County have announced that Fehrer Automotive North America LLC will expand its production operations to a site in Spartanburg County. The company expects to make a capital investment exceeding $14 million and to generate 130 new jobs over the next five years. More details


Emediagroup Inc. Announces Expansion in Greenville County, $2.25 Mil Investment to Create 20 Jobs
The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Greenville Area Development Corporation have announced that emediagroup Inc. will expand its facility in Greenville County. The $2.25 million investment is expected to generate 20 new jobs over the next five years.
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Music Foundation of Spartanburg Awards $1,000 to Big Red
Ticket Winner
As teachers across the county begin preparations for the new academic year, one small school is looking forward to some big changes thanks to the Music Foundation of Spartanburg. Eddlemon Adventist School, located at 1217 John B. White Sr. Boulevard, recently brought home two awards from the Music Foundation’s Big Red Ticket program. More details


Chimney Rock Park Offers Four Seasons of Outdoor Fun
For those looking for a invigorating, outdoors spot to spend the better part of a day away from their own particular brand of hustle and bustle, Chimney Rock Park might just be the place. With fall’s generally crisp and sunny days, the park is an ideal location for an afternoon outside with family or friends. More details


BMW Manufacturing Announces Study to Convert Landfill Gas
to Hydrogen
BMW Manufacturing has announced the launch of the first phase of an integrated program of work with the intent to validate the economic and technical feasibility of converting landfill gas into hydrogen. If successful, the follow-up phases of the project will provide infrastructure for using this hydrogen to fuel the company’s entire fleet of material handling equipment. More details


Spartanburg.com Helps to Make Spartanburg Greener
Spartanburg has always been green. Late winter and spring rains in the foothills that embrace Spartanburg inevitably reawaken for another season the countless species of flowers, shrubs, and trees that have called Spartanburg “home” for centuries. More details


Explore the Great Outdoors at Chimney Rock Park
Chimney Rock Park, located just north of Lake Lure, NC, in the stunningly beautiful Chimney Rock Gorge, is an ideal place to explore some of North Carolina’s most scenic mountain tracts – yet all within easy reach of the comforts of restaurants, cozy inns, and easy chairs. Chimney Rock Park has several outdoors activities in February and March that encourage visitors to get outside, breathe the fresh air, and stretch their legs. More details


What Will You Do to Help the Environment?
As a result of the recession, conspicuous consumption is out and frugality and conservation are in. Remember that waste reduction, reuse and recycling, like water and energy conservation, are great habits whether times are bad or good. More details


Mosquito Repellents - What Actually Works?
You hear all kinds of tips and tricks when it comes to repelling mosquitoes. Let us help you separate fact from fiction. Some of the tips are effective and others may waste your money. More details


A Tour of the Winery is a Great Addition to Biltmore Estate Visit
The most visited winery in the United States isn’t located in the Napa Valley. Perhaps a surprise to some, it is at the Biltmore Estate, quietly nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, where fine food and wine, paired with elegant entertaining, have been traditions since the end of the 19th century. More details


Take Steps to Prevent Heat Stress
Many employees spend some part of their working day in a hot environment. Workers at construction projects, foundries, laundries and bakeries, among others, often face hot conditions that pose special hazards to safety and health. More details


Treasured Waterfalls, Mountain Scenery the Reward of Scenic Drive through Gorge
As the days get longer and the temperatures rise, many visitors to Western North Carolina find themselves drawn to any number of the region’s pristine waterfalls for the visual entertainment and cooling respite that they offer from the day’s heat. But some of these popular spots require a bit more hiking, climbing, and crawling over rocks, boulders, and trails than some folks are willing or able to do. More details


Legends and Geologic Facts Equally Intriguing
at The Blowing Rock
Legend has it that after a Chickasaw maiden’s warrior love had leapt from the Blowing Rock, she prayed daily to the Great Spirit to return her warrior beloved to her and was granted her wish when the brave was blown back up by the winds surrounding the rock. Geologists with the US Geologic Survey estimate the metamorphic igneous rock to be about 1,055 million years old and have determined the wind comes from a flume formed by the rocky walls which sweeps the wind up, along with any objects in its current. More details

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