Why We Want Google Fiber

Greenville, SC isn’t the only city that’s yearning for Google’s fiber project. There’s plenty of competition from Topeka, KS (who didn’t really change their name, just said you should call them Google), to Baltimore, MD and many others. So why does Greenville matter in all this, and why should folks from Greenville care?

Greenville is a most excellent city with fabulous dining, beautiful scenery, wonderful parks and an awesome, highly awarded downtown. Greenville’s culture is progressive and very innovative. Greenville is also uniquely located in the sweet spot of what’s considered the “Southeastern Innovation Corridor,” a six-hundred mile long region roughly as large as from the San Francisco Bay Area to San Diego, CA and regionally is only exceeded in population by California. This Innovantion Corridor is home to many international industry leaders including BMW, Michelin, Bosch, Royal Dutch Ahold, Fujifilm, Milliken, Kemet, and more. My friend Richard Peck describes in detail some of the benefits of this corridor. If Google is looking for a place that can take this level of technology and turn it into something amazing there really is no better option. Greenville and the Upstate are moving forward with or without Google but what a sweet ride it would be to share.

Residents of Greenville should be excited about this opportunity for a few reasons, some of which I cover in this 30 second video:
There are of course plenty more reasons and I want to hear about them from you in the comments.

Are you feeling lucky yet? Want to get involved? Visit http://www.wearefeelinglucky.com/ for the whole scoop. And don’t miss Google on Main Saturday March 20th!