United Community Bank opened its new multimillion-dollar corporate headquarters in downtown Greenville, marking another chapter of business growth in the Upstate.The bank opened its $65 million dollar headquarters along Camperdown Way on Thursday. “It’s big deal,” Gov. Henry McMaster said. “It’s another sign of the growth and confidence that companies have in South Carolina.”More than 300 people will be working inside the 118,000-square-foot, seven-story tall building in the heart of downtown.The building had been under construction for the last two years. “As we grew throughout the Southeast, we needed to bring banking talent in, and this is just a great place,” United Community Chairman and CEO Lynn Harton said. “South Carolina and Greenville, in particular, is a great place to attract people.”Harton said he initially came to Greenville to work for a different bank. When that job ended, he said he did not want to leave. “I convinced United Community to let me stay here,” he said. “I was the first employee in South Carolina for United Community, and we just kind of grew from there.”Greenville Mayor Knox White said the new headquarters bucks a nationwide trend.”Cities are seeing office workers leave their downtowns,” White said. “They’re not seeing new offices and headquarters in their downtowns. We are. That really distinguishes Greenville from so many cities across the country, unfortunately, but it’s good for us.”The mayor said the headquarters will add to downtown’s various parks, restaurants and shops. He added it could serve as a stepping stone for more growth. “I think where we are today is we are so strong in everything else,” White said. “We really want to redouble our efforts to recruit corporate headquarters to bring more office workers to downtown. We’re in a good place, but we want to be in a better place.”Harton said the company has left some room for future expansion. He said the bank is looking forward to eventually filling that space up.
United Community Bank opened its new multimillion-dollar corporate headquarters in downtown Greenville, marking another chapter of business growth in the Upstate.
The bank opened its $65 million dollar headquarters along Camperdown Way on Thursday.
“It’s big deal,” Gov. Henry McMaster said. “It’s another sign of the growth and confidence that companies have in South Carolina.”
More than 300 people will be working inside the 118,000-square-foot, seven-story tall building in the heart of downtown.
The building had been under construction for the last two years.
“As we grew throughout the Southeast, we needed to bring banking talent in, and this is just a great place,” United Community Chairman and CEO Lynn Harton said. “South Carolina and Greenville, in particular, is a great place to attract people.”
Harton said he initially came to Greenville to work for a different bank. When that job ended, he said he did not want to leave.
“I convinced United Community to let me stay here,” he said. “I was the first employee in South Carolina for United Community, and we just kind of grew from there.”
Greenville Mayor Knox White said the new headquarters bucks a nationwide trend.
“Cities are seeing office workers leave their downtowns,” White said. “They’re not seeing new offices and headquarters in their downtowns. We are. That really distinguishes Greenville from so many cities across the country, unfortunately, but it’s good for us.”
The mayor said the headquarters will add to downtown’s various parks, restaurants and shops. He added it could serve as a stepping stone for more growth.
“I think where we are today is we are so strong in everything else,” White said. “We really want to redouble our efforts to recruit corporate headquarters to bring more office workers to downtown. We’re in a good place, but we want to be in a better place.”
Harton said the company has left some room for future expansion. He said the bank is looking forward to eventually filling that space up.