There is a large research park going up in Greenville, SC dedicated to the automotive industry. Some of the companies and organizations involved in this project include BMW, Clemson University, Michelin, IBM, Microsoft, NASCAR, British Automotive, Timken, SAE International, South Carolina Department of Commerce, and more.

For more info: http://www.clemson.edu/autoresearch/ or http://www.bmwusfactory.com/education/clemson_icar/

Some construction pics from 5/14

Campbell Graduate Center:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g112/sharp222us/Pictures166.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g112/sharp222us/Pictures165.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g112/sharp222us/Pictures162.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g112/sharp222us/Pictures160.jpg

Timken 1 (Collaboration 3):
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g112/sharp222us/Pictures164.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g112/sharp222us/Pictures159.jpg

Timken 2 (Collaboration 1) rendering (not yet under construction):
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g112/sharp222us/Pictures158.jpg

Parking Garage:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g112/sharp222us/Pictures161.jpg

ITRC (Information Technology and Research Center:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g112/sharp222us/Pictures163.jpg

I-CAR Neighborhood 1 plan:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g112/sharp222us/sectorplan.jpg