Just picture it...You're getting ready to travel with nine of your co-workers to install solar panels in a country that's new to you. You'll be staying with a family that speaks a language you don't know…

GREER — No matter what goes on or is said in politics, the country, particularly in South Carolina’s Upstate, is already global, Reid Lohr, senior managing director of EDI Group, said at BMW Zentrum on Thursday…

The ways metro areas are tied to and dependent on the global economy can be subtle, and often ‘hidden’ from those living and working in them.  While major new foreign investment projects or the downsizing of a large local firm can grab headlines, the economies and cultures of mid-tier U…