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An international foods grocery store is coming to the former Gabe's building near Haywood Mall in Greenville.

Super G Mart, founded in 2001 with three other locations in North Carolina including Charlotte, Greensboro and Pineville, is a family-owned business expanding its reach. Owner Peter Hanh said he chose Greenville because of its strategic location near Interstate 85 and growth compared to other South Carolina cities.

Super G Mart will occupy 51,653 square-feet at the former Gabe's site at 555 Haywood Road and will begin hiring in one to two weeks, Hanh said. Construction has been underway for eight months. The store is expected to open in November or December.

"We're currently getting ready to post a lot of the applications online as well as some other community portals and forums, and we're going to be hiring around 65 to 75 employees," Hanh said.

International offerings at Super G Mart include Asian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Southeast Asian, Indian, European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Caribbean and Hispanic products. Fresh produce, seafood and meat will be available for purchase.

Hanh said he'd like to further expand in South Carolina. With his first flagship store in the state, he hopes to bring different communities together from diverse backgrounds who share the same passion for food.

"This is our first challenge. We've been in business for a very long time in North Carolina, have been fortunate enough to have the support of the community there," he said. "We're looking forward to serving the community in South Carolina and hoping for a good response as well."

This article has been updated to correct the address of the grocery store.

Nina Tran is the breaking news and education reporter for The Greenville News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her via email at ntran@usatodayco.com.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - One of the Southeast’s largest outdoor food and music festivals is set to take over downtown Greenville this fall.

The Bank of America Fall for Greenville returns to Main Street from Friday, Oct. 9 through Sunday, Oct. 11. The three-day event brings dozens of Upstate culinary favorites, regional craft beverages, and live performances across multiple outdoor stages.

Admission to the three-day street festival remains free to the public.

Here is what to know before heading downtown:

The weekend begins with the Thursday Night Kick-Off Concert on Oct. 8 from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m.

The festival runs across the second weekend of October along Main Street:

This year’s culinary lineup features more than 50 local and regional dining participants, including 47 brick-and-mortar restaurants and over a dozen food trucks serving more than 250 signature dishes. Festivalgoers can also expect:

Click here to view the list of food vendors.

Note: Alcohol sales conclude 30 minutes before the festival grounds close each evening.

More than 80 musical acts will perform across six outdoor stages along downtown Main Street throughout the weekend. The roster features a mix of nationally touring headliners and local Upstate talent spanning rock, Americana, blues, country, funk, and indie.

Fall for Greenville is 100% cashless and ticketless:

Families attending with young children can visit the dedicated WOW! Fiber Kids’ Area located along East Broad Street. Featured attractions include:

Main Street will be closed to vehicular traffic from Thursday evening through early Monday morning. Attendees have several transit options:

Click here for hotels if you are traveling from out of town.

To ensure safety and ease of pedestrian movement along crowded corridors:

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. —

The Greenville County Coroner has ruled the death of a man found connected to a bridge over I-185 and I-385 near Mauldin and Simpsonville as a suicide, witnessed by multiple drivers in the area.

Chris Hale with Mental Health America said the method of suicide often stems from accessibility and feelings of hopelessness.

“They think that they’ve expended all their options. They think this is the only possible solution left,” Hale said. “And that’s our job, to help them brainstorm other ways through it, because they kind of get tunnel vision on it.”

Hale explained that two common factors contributing to suicide risk are loss and burden.

“Whether that be a loss of freedom, a loss of financial security, a loss of housing, the loss of a loved one. And then that burden of carrying that loss by yourself, that’s the thing that pushes it in more and more,” Hale said.

The Carolinas and Georgia have suicide rates higher than the national average, with South Carolina ranking the highest among the three.

Resources like the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline are available to help those in need. The hotline fields about 4,000 calls each month in the Upstate and connects individuals with free resources such as Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, rehabilitation programs, housing assistance, and food pantries.

“We’re like the best friend you’re never going to meet. You can tell us anything. There’s no judgment on our side,” Hale said. “It’s free, 24/7, 365. No appointment necessary.”

The 988 hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and all calls are completely anonymous. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is just a phone call away.

GREENVILLE, S.C. —

Greenville-based artist Griffin Cordell is completing his first mural on the side of Pace Jewelers in Greenville’s West End, a 70-foot canvas that tells a story more than a century in the making.

"I wanted to create sort of like a love letter to The Village," Cordell said.

The mural has taken two months of painting and nearly a year of planning, bringing the community’s history to life with every brushstroke.

The piece features millworkers, artists, architects, and familiar faces from Greenville’s past, including "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, reflecting the people and unique history that shaped the neighborhood.

For Cordell, the lesser-known chapters of the area’s story are what make the neighborhood worth celebrating. "The celebration of the past is sort of the point of this, and that’s why this is like a huge parade. You know it’s quite literally a giant celebration of like our entire history," he said.

The mural also aims to connect the people of today with the neighborhood’s history. "I think to feel like you’re really like part of a space, and I feel like you can actually really like belong in somewhere," said Cordell. "You have to know about the people that were like here before and the history of the space."

Cordell believes this sense of belonging keeps the community’s creative spirit alive.

"Working hard and caring about your neighbor and working together is the most important recipe for doing incredibly creative things," he said.

Cordell hasn’t worked alone on the mural. His fiancée, Leah, has been by his side throughout the process.

"I wouldn’t have wanted to work with anybody else," Cordell said when asked about her role throughout the process of creating the piece.

With the mural nearly complete, Cordell hopes the West End will see more than just a painting, but a representation of history, hard work, and the heart of the community.

"It’s like I think it’s that’s kind of what this is about," he said. "It’s always sort of been here."

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ANDERSON — A national wood products maker will take over an abandoned manufacturing building in Anderson County and start a new plant that will employ 217.

The new operation — all told a more than $215 million investment into the old Belton Industries fabric maker building in Honea Path — will be Adeptus USA’s first South Carolina location.

Plans are to come online in the second quarter of next year, according to a Sept. 30 S.C. Department of Commerce news release.

The plant will “manufacture value-added and processed pine wood products for a diverse range of building products and millwork applications” and will primarily offer “painted and primed moulding, boards, shiplap and a variety of panel products and grades,” according to the release.

“The tremendous commitment shown by the state of South Carolina, Anderson County and the local forestry community made it clear that this is the right place for Adeptus to invest and grow,” CEO Billy White said. “We are proud to become part of South Carolina’s well-established wood products industry and look forward to building lasting partnerships throughout the region.”

South Carolina’s $23 billion timber industry has been on the ropes in recent years as leaders try to find ways to avoid a collapse.

“We're letting the world know that S.C. forests are open for business, and Adeptus' announcement is evidence of the sustainable, high-quality, home-grown forest resources we have to offer,” State Forester Scott Phillips said.

Adeptus was founded in 1972 and built its brand with longtime partnerships with leading timber producers in Brazil, according to the company’s website.

The Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits related to the project and also awarded a $850,000 closing fund grant to Anderson County to help with building improvements.