Greenville is showing up on the radar screen over the last number of years due to several recent recognitions by national publications for various categories.
1997 & 1998 Industry Week
…ranked the Greenville MSA as among the fifty best places for manufacturing…
1998 February Business North Carolina
…rated Greenville as number one for top labor force in the state of North Carolina…
2003 Forbes
…ranked Greenville as number 26 out of 168 for best small places for businesses and careers…
2004 Milken Institute
…ranked Greenville number 24 in Top 118 Best Performing Smaller Metros…
2005 Sports Illustrated
…named Greenville one of 50 Sportstowns in the United States…
2008 Milkin Institute
…recognized as one of the Best Performing Metros…
2009 KaBOOM
…recognized Greenville as a Playful City USA…
2009 Forbes.com
…recognized as the #2 Best Small Metro for Business and Careers…