Complex sentence: Nevertheless, the revitalization of downtown Greenville was already underway during the successive mayoral administrations of Bill Workman and Knox H. White; and a public/private project resulted in a Hyatt Regency being built on Main Street during the 1980s.
Split into simpler sentences: Nevertheless, the revitalization of downtown Greenville was already underway during the administrations of Mayors Bill Workman and his successor, Knox H. White. A a public/private project placed a Hyatt Regency on Main Street during the 1980s.