--- title: "Greenville Selected for Inaugural Envision America Smart Cities Initiative" canonicalUrl: "https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/greenville-selected-for-inaugural-envision-america-smart-cities-initiative/" excerpt: "Envision America, a White House initiative aimed at developing “smart cities” to address climate change and improve city services and energy efficiency through technology and project planning, has selected Greenville, SC as one of its first ten cities to participate in the inaugural program. Greenville joins Cambridge, MA, Dallas, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Milwaukee, WI, New York City, NY, Pittsburgh, PA, Portland, OR, San Diego, CA, and Spokane, WA in this year’s program. Envision America has the corporate backing of Accelerated Innovations, AT&T, Autodesk, Bank of America, Black and Veatch, Cisco, Duke Energy, Esri, GE, IBM, Intel, Itron, Landis+Gyr, Microsoft, Qualcomm,…
Read More" datePublished: "2015-12-04T15:50:29-05:00" dateModified: "2024-05-24T16:05:55-04:00" --- - Greenville Selected for Inaugural Envision America Smart Cities Initiative [Home](https://wyche.com/) » Greenville Selected for Inaugural Envision America Smart Cities Initiative [** Rita Bolt Barker](https://wyche.com/author/rbarker/) ** ** ** # Greenville Selected for Inaugural Envision America Smart Cities Initiative Envision America, a White House initiative aimed at developing “smart cities” to address climate change and improve city services and energy efficiency through technology and project planning, has selected Greenville, SC as one of its first ten cities to participate in the inaugural program. Greenville joins Cambridge, MA, Dallas, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Milwaukee, WI, New York City, NY, Pittsburgh, PA, Portland, OR, San Diego, CA, and Spokane, WA in this year’s program. Envision America has the corporate backing of Accelerated Innovations, AT&T, Autodesk, Bank of America, Black and Veatch, Cisco, Duke Energy, Esri, GE, IBM, Intel, Itron, Landis+Gyr, Microsoft, Qualcomm, SAS, ThingWorx, and Wells Fargo. Itron president and chief executive officer Philip Mezey says that “this initiative will drive outcomes, including improved city services, enhanced energy and water management and increased economic opportunity, through collaboration and shared technologies.” Congratulations to Greenville! [*](https://wyche.com/author/rbarker/) [## Rita Bolt Barker](https://wyche.com/author/rbarker/) Rita Bolt Barker is an experienced litigator and counselor, focusing primarily on environmental, commercial litigation, and insurance coverage matters. RELATED ARTICLES [](https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/chambers-usa-recognizes-wyche-p-a-as-a-2026-leading-law-firm/) ### [Chambers USA Recognizes Wyche, P.A. as a 2026 Leading Law Firm](https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/chambers-usa-recognizes-wyche-p-a-as-a-2026-leading-law-firm/) GREENVILLE, SC (June 4, 2026) – Chambers USA has recognized Wyche and 16 of its attorneys in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading [](https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/ai-at-work-two-key-considerations-for-employers/) ### [AI at Work: Two Key Considerations for Employers](https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/ai-at-work-two-key-considerations-for-employers/) AI is already embedded in hiring platforms, performance management tools, and daily workflows across industries.  As adoption of AI tools accelerates, so does the legal [* View All](https://wyche.com/insights/news-stories/) ## Stay in Touch Join one our mailing lists and receive regular updates! [Subscribe to Updates](/subscription) ## Contact Us * * Send Message - [Our Philosophy](https://wyche.com/our-philosophy/) - [Unique Culture](https://wyche.com/our-unique-culture/) - [Client Service](https://wyche.com/wyche-difference/) - [Global Reach](https://wyche.com/global-reach/) - [Careers](https://wyche.com/careers/) - [Locations](https://wyche.com/locations) - [Centennial](https://wyche.com/wyche-100/) [Linkedin **](https://www.linkedin.com/company/wychepa/) [Facebook **](https://www.facebook.com/wychepa?ref=hl) [Instagram **](https://www.instagram.com/wychepa/)