By Bob Montgomery
Charlianne Nestlen is committed to Spartanburg.
She grew up here, earned her degree in communications at USC Upstate and, at 36, is now a successful real estate agent who lives here with her husband and 4-year-old child.
“Spartanburg has a lot,” said Nestlen, chairwoman of the Spartanburg Young Professionals, a Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce networking group. “Some stay and some go. We’re not trying to be Charlotte or Greenville. We’re trying to be the Hub City and create our own identity.”
But many young people don’t share Nestlen’s enthusiasm, and that has some civic and business leaders concerned.
A recent study for the chamber by Atlanta-based Market Street Services found young people are less likely to stay in Spartanburg.
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