Quit your job and work here instead, Greenville.

We’re watching these companies. You should too.

We all love our jobs (Right? No? Just me? Ok.), but sometimes it’s cool to look at what other companies are doing right: from growing fast + scaling quickly to offering Corgi Fridays + complete healthcare coverage.

The Upstate is a leader in S.C.’s burgeoning business scene, holding 37 of 65 fastest growing companies and 29 of 60 best places to work in our state. We’ve scoured three lists and boiled the results down into our own: Companies to watch in the Upstate. Enjoy, and tell your boss not to shoot the messenger.

Fastest Growing | A few picks from SCBiz Mag’s list, based on dollar + percentage increases in revenue from the prior fiscal year, and The Capital Corporation’s list, based on financial + employee growth over the three most recently completed fiscal years

Mainstays | Five of the Upstate’s oldest – yet continually growing – employers

Ranked “Best” | Some of the top-ranked “Best Places to Work in SC,” based on employer questionnaires + randomized employee surveys

Small + medium companies:

Large companies:

Bonus Picks | A few companies that GVLtoday admires

The Upstate is a great place to be on the job market right now, point blank. Greenville is ranked the #5 best place in S.C. for millenial job seekers (behind #1, Cayce, cough-yeah-COLAtoday-cough, and before #7, Charleston). In fact, there were 264 LinkedIn jobs posted in Greenville proper in the last 24 hours alone.

And if you’re not job hunting, it’s still neat to read about Upstate businesses that are surprising + delighting with their work culture and racking up awards. Snaps to you people.

Get after it, Greenville. Happy move-makin’. (Or, happy list-scanning at your current job which you love. No pressure.)

– Chloe

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