Manufacturing (nondurable goods) Transportation & Utilities, and Professional & Business Services are being reported as hiring in the upstate area.  In the report BusinessWeek states that Manpower's survey shows 18 percent of companies plan to hire more employees in the July -to-September period.  74 percent of companies are expecting to maintain their staffing levels and only 6 percent expect to reduce their staffing.  Some companies that will be hiring are Proterra and GE Aviation.  For more information Click Here!

Simpsonville, SC has been name as on the 10 most family-friendly cities by Family Circle Magazine.  Simpsonville is listed as number 7 in the August 2010 issue which arrived at newsstands on July 7th. 

Simpsonville was listed based on its population of 17,216, Median Income of $59,755, Median Home Price of $119,000, Student/Teacher Ratios 17:1 and Great Schools Rating of 7.  Other cities on the list were; Edmond, OK, Hampton Township, PA, Edwardsville, IL, Windsor, CO, La Verne, CA, Round Rock, TX, Meridian, ID, Bristol, RI, and Betterndorf, IA.

Family Circle Magazine assembled data from a list of 1,700 cities and towns with populations between 15,000 and 150,000.  That list was reduced to 800 cities with an average income of $75,000.00.

Simpsonville was specifically recognised for its volunteerism where hundreds of volunteers donate their time every year at Freedom Weekend Aloft.  The event raises up to $50,000 every year for programs that provide health education for women and hep tween girls develop self-esteem.