Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC) articles from August 2001

Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC) archives from August 2001

Developers Meet Final Deadline for Spartanburg, S.C., Downtown Project.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Tony J. Taylor Aug. 1--Renaissance Project developers submitted construction financing plans to city officials Tuesday to satisfy the final financing deadline set by City Council in May. Details of the construction financing...

Hotel Chain to Build New Headquarters in Downtown Spartanburg, S.C.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Tony J. Taylor Aug. 1--Extended StayAmerica has selected a site for its new corporate headquarters. Johnson Development, a sister company of Extended StayAmerica and Advance America, submitted a development proposal to city...

Authorities Investigating Wellford, S.C., Home for Elderly.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Janet Spencer Aug. 2--A Wellford residential home for the elderly is under investigation after bruising was found on a resident, authorities said Wednesday. The woman was taken Friday from Reid Residential Care Facility to...

Magazine: Spartanburg, S.C., Area Is Tops for European Companies' Expansion.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Chris Winston Aug. 2--For the second straight year, the Upstate was the nation's most popular location for expansion by European companies, according to an industry publication. In its June issue, Expansion Management magazine...

Spartanburg, S.C., Area Eyes Site for Extended StayAmerica Headquarters.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Tony Taylor Aug. 2--City officials and local businesses are optimistic about Extended StayAmerica selecting Opportunity Block as the site for its corporate headquarters. But a local architect believes the site would be better used...

South Carolina Retailers, Student Athletes Swing for Tax-Free Weekend.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Robert W. Dalton Aug. 2--Imagine this scenario: A high school baseball player comes to the plate with a runner on second and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. The player, wearing a tax-exempt batting glove, rips the...

New School in Boiling Springs, S.C., Will Miss First Day of Classes.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Bridget Bradburn Aug. 2--At the new Boiling Springs Junior High School, more than 100 workers are laboring at a fast and furious pace to paint walls, wax floors, install ceilings and wire classrooms. But despite their best...

Spartanburg, S.C., Mexican Restaurant to Open Another Eatery.
August 5, 2001... Byline: Jose Franco Aug. 5--For the past 13 years, Corona Mexican Restaurant has been serving fajitas, quesadillas, margaritas and chips and salsa to thousands of customers at its McCravey Drive location. While other Mexican...

Pacolet, S.C., Flower Shop Gives Customers the Right Thing to Say.
August 5, 2001... Byline: Chris Winston Aug. 5--Carolyn Smith believes that flowers provide kind thoughts when words aren't available. As the owner of Thornton's Florist in Pacolet for the past 13 years, Smith has given thousands of customers the right...

Family Opens New Music Store in Spartanburg, S.C.
August 5, 2001... Byline: Jeff Romig Aug. 5--Musical families were embedded into the fabric of American pop culture during the early 1970s. Families throughout the Upstate tuned in on a weekly basis to watch the mythical adventures of the Bradys and the...

Shoppers Take Advantage of Tax-Free Holiday in South Carolina.
August 5, 2001... Byline: Bridget Bradburn Aug. 5--During the drive to Wal-Mart Saturday, Kim Turner prayed for short lines and small crowds. She was taking her nephew, Justin Robbins, shopping for school supplies during the tax-free weekend. She knew...

Spartanburg, S.C., School District Wants Anderson Company to Build Stadium.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Bridget Bradburn Aug. 7--An Anderson company will build the football stadium and athletic complex at the new Dorman High School. Trehel Corp. was one of four companies that submitted bids for the project. The School District 6...

Seminar in Greenville, S.C., to Feature Discussions of Success.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Jose Franco Aug. 8--Singer Marie Osmond, NASCAR driver Ricky Rudd, "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh, "Superman" Christopher Reeve and former presidential candidate Elizabeth Dole will share their secrets to success at Peter...

Spartanburg, S.C., Begins to Charge Fee for Using Parking Garage.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Tony J. Taylor Aug. 8--Hourly parking fees debuted Monday at the Dunbar Street parking garage. The city netted $25. The five-deck, 657-space garage cost $6.2 million to construct. It opened June 26 and offered free parking for...

BMW Sends 100,000th X5 Down the Line in Spartanburg, S.C.
August 24, 2001... Byline: Jeff Romig Aug. 24--GREER, S.C.-- For all intents and purposes, it was a run of the mill afternoon at BMW Manufacturing Corp. Tour groups toured. Workers worked. BMWs were born. But then, everything changed. ...

Spartanburg, S.C.-Area Grocery Stores Try to Handle All Customers' Needs.
August 24, 2001... Byline: Chris Winston Aug. 24--Finicky shoppers want it all when it comes to their supermarket experiences -- convenience, great selection and low prices. And grocery store chains are chasing Spartanburg County's consumers down the...

Plans to Reopen Spartanburg, S.C.-Area Lake Make A Splash.
August 24, 2001... Byline: Baker Maultsby Aug. 24--Thousands of Spartanburg County residents have childhood memories of Rainbow Lake, the once-popular swimming facility near Boiling Springs. Shelia Bailey isn't one of them -- she moved to Spartanburg as...

Fabric Mill Temporarily Closes Two Plants in Gaffney, S.C., Area.
August 28, 2001... Byline: Julie Woodcock Aug. 28--GAFFNEY, S.C.--Two hundred and ninety employees at two Upstate TNS Mills plants learned Monday they'll be laid off, at least temporarily. Employees at the Green 1 plant in Greer and the Gaffney Weave...

Spartanburg, S.C., Council Continues Plans for Hospitality Tax.
August 28, 2001... Byline: Tony J. Taylor Aug. 28--Spartanburg City Council agreed Monday to proceed with creating a 2 percent tax on all prepared meals and beverages served in the city, despite opposition from restaurant owners. The 2 percent...

Deere Plant in Greer, S.C., Plans to Trim 230 Jobs.
August 28, 2001... Byline: Jeff Romig Aug. 28--Approximately 230 employees of John Deere's facility in Greer could be out of work by Halloween. The Illinois-based company said it was exiting its Homelite consumer products division, and facilities at...

Spartanburg County, S.C., Board Postpones Decision on Cellular Tower.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Tony J. Taylor Aug. 29--The Spartanburg County Unified Board of Appeals delayed making a decision Tuesday on granting a permit allowing construction of a cellular tower directly in the flight path of the Fairview Airport in...

Spartanburg, S.C., Officials Close to Signing Deal with Hotel Company.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Tony J. Taylor Aug. 29--Extended Stay America is close to signing a development agreement with the city that will move the company's headquarters to Spartanburg and bring at least 200 jobs to the downtown area. In return, the...

Greer, S.C., Reels from Whirlwind of Job Losses.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Jeff Romig Aug. 29--GREER, S.C.--There was an eerie yellowish-brown tint to the sky above Greer Monday. A shade signaling only one thing: tornado season. Technically, tornado season starts in March and runs until this...

Textile Company to Lay Off 120 Workers in Spartanburg, S.C., This Winter.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Chris Winston Aug. 29--Tough market conditions at home and abroad have led KoSa to "temporarily" lay off 120 of its Spartanburg employees. Officials at KoSa, which has its world headquarters in Texas, said the layoffs would...