| From our rustic beginnings as a frontier
trading post filled with Scotch-Irish, German and Indian
traders of the mid-1700s to the international business
community of the 1990s, Spartanburg County has consistently
shown that there truly is no such thing as a stranger.
Spartanburg County is South Carolina's "Melting Pot,"
blending Southern culture with dashes and dollops of German,
Swiss, Japanese, Indian, Asian, British and a myriad of
other influences to create a dish spiced with life.
Spartanburg has taken its position as a magnet for economic
progress and as a population center filled with cultural and
international diversity.
Spartanburg's cordial atmosphere is second to none, and
it enriches the fine quality of life here -- a quality of
life that other cities only wish they could offer.
This community's economic history is rooted in agriculture
and textiles, and boasts an exemplary lifestyle and strong
work ethic inspired by those vocations. Today, more than 100
international firms, representing 20 nations, have joined
the business community and added their own special flavor to
Spartanburg's mix. The most well-known example, perhaps, is
BMW Manufacturing Corporation, which began production at
its first North American assembly plant in Spartanburg in
September 1994 and now is the sole producer of the Z4 and
the X5 Sports Activity Vehicle for worldwide distribution. |
