Ten at the Top

Ten at the Top was created to foster a spirit of cooperation and collaboration among public, private and non-profit leaders from across the ten-county Upstate South Carolina Region.

Regional Vision

For more than a year, Ten at the Top engaged over 10,000 Upstate residents, community leaders, elected officials and business leaders in a conversation about "What Matters Most" as we look toward a future where the 10-county Upstate region is projected to add more than 275,000 residents and 200,000 jobs between now and 2030.

The culmination of this effort was the Our Upstate Vision, which represents a picture of what residents want the Upstate to aspire to over the next two decades.The vision calls for the 10-county Upstate region in 2030 to be universally recognized as one of the leading places in the United States to live, learn, do business and raise a family.

It is a bold vision that outlines five driver areas that can help make it achievable. Those areas are: Human Potential, Economic & Entrepreneurial Vitality, Sustainable Growth, Natural Beauty & Resources and Community Vibrancy.

We encourage all Upstate residents to identify your personal "Top 10 Things" and commit to helping advance the region by regularly accomplishing those actions. If everyone in the Upstate can do that, the cumulative impact would be noticeable and long-lasting.

Current Initiatives

Through the Our Upstate Vision, task forces have been formed in the five vision driver areas. Currently, initiatives and projects are being conducted within each of these five areas.

Below are updates on several initiatives that are currently in stages that include community involvement. If you are interested in becoming engaged with any specific effort, please contact us for more information.

Upstate Air Quality Advisory Committee: The Upstate Air Quality Advisory Committee is currently developing a regional strategy to ensure the region remains within attainment of the EPA air quality standards. The next committee meeting will be held on June 7th from 10 am-noon at the Upstate Alliance/TATT Offices at 124 Verdae Boulevard, Suite 202, Greenville. Click here for more information or to register to attend.

Upstate Professional Planners: More than 50 public and private planners from across the Upstate attended the Upstate Planners Meeting on May 10th. During the meeting the Upstate Regional Tool Kit was unveiled. There was also discussion about how this group might work together moving forward to share information and identify regional opportunities for collaboration. The next Upstate Professional Planners Meeting will likely be held in August or September.

Entrepreneurial Friendly Community Sub-Committee: Development is continuing on the framework for an Entrepreneurial Friendly Community designation program in the Upstate. The next committee meeting will be held on June 12th from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Nexsen-Pruet Offices (55 E. Camperdown Way, Suite 400) in Greenville.

Check out a full list of current TATT and Our Upstate Vision Initiatives .

Upstate Information Hub

The Upstate Information Hub was created through input of the Ten at the Top Task Forces to provide the Upstate with a central web portal for information, resources and events from across the 10-county Upstate region. The site currently has more than 1,000 recources and a calendar with several hundred events happening across the Upstate.