Why Downtown Spartanburg Growth Matters

On our last episode, we took a look back at the recent history of Downtown Spartanburg growth and development, examining the pivotal moments and projects that set the stage for the headline-grabbing, precedent-setting investments we're seeing take shape in our city's core today. But why is all that growth meaningful to city residents? How does the projected $1.77 billion economic impact our community will see actually translate into increased opportunities for Spartanburg's people? What makes our story deeper than a simple embrace of growth for its own sake? Today on the podcast, we get City Manager Chris Story's take on those questions. Along the way we revisit his decades of experience working in the downtown development space, getting a sense of how that work has changed over the years and what we can learn about where Downtown Spartanburg is headed based on where it has been. Also crashing the party for this conversation is former City Communications Manager, Will Rothschild. Serving from 2011 to 2017, Will provides context for how messaging downtown's growth and development helped shape today's landscape.