AC Hotel set to open this month, BMW still top auto exporter, Upstate Weekend

Gallery: Greenville's AC Hotel to open in two weeks

Hotel operators this week gave previews of eight dining concepts unique to the hotel, which includes 10,000 square feet of event space and 196 guest rooms and suites. Juniper, the hotel's rooftop gin bar, and The Pressroom, a speakeasy paying homage to the property's newspaper roots, are slated for an April opening date.

BMW Manufacturing exports $8.9 billion in cars

For the seventh consecutive year, BMW Manufacturing led the nation in automotive exports by value. The company exported $8.9 billion worth of cars made in Spartanburg County in 2020, despite a temporary shutdown last spring caused by a supply chain under siege from COVID-19.

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Digital copy available of GSA Business Report

The latest digital issue of GSA Business Report is online now. One report says Greenville will be one of the most resilient cities in the country in the coming decade. Read our cover story to find out why. Also, you may know about the local GE facility's role in creating wind turbines, but see our story about another company's involvement on what to do with those huge blades after their life in the air is over. Read how the Greenville Drive is coping with COVID.

Upstate Weekend

A glance at some of what’s happening in the Upstate:

From ax-throwing to comedy theater, the Upstate is serving up a plethora of out-of-the-box date options this Valentine's Day in Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson.

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