Spartanburg, South Carolina

==Economy==
{{See also|Economy of South Carolina#Modern_economy|label 1=Economy of South Carolina}}Within the past decade, developers and community leaders have spearheaded an effort to revitalize Spartanburg's downtown commercial district. This has resulted in a remodeling of Morgan Square, the restoration of a number of historic structures and the relocation of several businesses and company headquarters to the downtown vicinity. These new developments include a nine-floor, 240-room Marriott hotel.

Spartanburg is home to many large companies, including [[Denny's]], [[KYMCO]], [[Smith Drug Company]], [[Advance America Cash Advance]], [[Southern Conference]], ''[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]'', [[RJ Rockers Brewing Company]], American Credit Acceptance, and [[Upward Sports]].

The economy of Spartanburg benefits from the [[BMW]] [[BMW Manufacturing Co. Spartanburg|manufacturing facility]] located in the city of [[Greer, South Carolina]], which is in Spartanburg County. As of February 2017, the plant employed around 8,800 people with an average daily output of about 1,400 vehicles.

Spartanburg is also home to the world headquarters and research facility for [[Milliken & Company]], a textile and chemical manufacturer.[[File:QS1 Headquarters.JPG|thumb|[[QS/1 Data Systems]] headquarters]]

===Top employers===
According to Spartanburg's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofspartanburg.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/147 |title=City of Spartanburg Annual Comprehensive Financial Report |access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref> the principal employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
| 1
| [[Spartanburg Regional]]
| 9,648
|-
| 2
| [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg County]]
| 1,515
|-
| 3
| [[Spartanburg School District 7]]
| 1,273
|-
| 4
| RedSail Technologies, LLC
| 485
|-
| 5
| [[Wofford College]]
| 421
|-
| 6
| City of Spartanburg
| 416
|-
| 7
| [[Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System|Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care]]
| 300
|-
| 8
| [[Converse College]]
| 260
|-
| 9
| [[Denny's|Denny's Corporate Office]]
| 250
|-
| 10
| [[Advance America Cash Advance|Advance America, Inc.]]
| 233
|}