In the wake of budget cuts that slashed $3 million that would make improvements to Donaldson Center and extend Lockheed Martin's lease, Bobby Harrell of Charleston has announced plans to secure the funding.  He proposes to take the funds from Coordinating Council funds, generally designed for luring new companies, and using them to keep an existing company with 1200 jobs here in the Upstate of South Carolina.  The funds could be replaced in next year's budget, but Governor Sanford has criticized the move, questioning its legality.

The Cultural Exchange Center of Greenville was created by Ruth Ann Butler after seeing "Roots" way back in 1987.  The museum is located at 700 Arlington Avenue near St. Francis hospital and houses artifacts from the black experience in the Upstate. 

State highway 290 is one of the main arterials heading north from Greer toward the mountains of the Upstate, and is getting a turning lane at the St. Mark's intersection.The lanes will also be widened to accommodate tractor-trailers.

Pickens County to the west of Greenville County has unveiled a $315 million plan for four new schools, which will include a new Daniel High.

Source: Greenville News, GSA business