s no secret that Rock Hill’s Cherry Road corridor has seen its better days, replaced by newer business parks and shopping centers across the city that quickly become the “shiny new object” where many customers flock to do business. But now, city officials are working on improving one of most-traveled thoroughfares in the city and [...]
Leaders in small business and economic development are working on incentives to lure small technology businesses to the Knowledge Park area between downtown and Winthrop University. Rock Hill Economic Development Director Stephen Turner says those companies don’t qualify for traditional incentives offered by state and local governments. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | [...]
They’re called speculative buildings — and economic development officials across the country are starting to see their value as companies who want to move — and move fast — can do so, while other companies who aren’t moving AS fast can see themselves in a real life property. Podcast: Play in new window | Download [...]
Mayor Doug Echols says it’s an exciting time for Old Town Rock Hill. Echols and the rest of the city council members recently heard updates on about a half-dozen different projects in the area designed to bring more traffic and residents downtown. Echols had little trouble expressing his excitement over the updates. Podcast: Play in [...]
Rock Hill-York County Convention and Visitors Bureau spokeswoman Sonja Burris speaks discusses how festivals like Come-See-Me has an impact on local businesses. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
By the end of this year, developers in Rock Hill say you can expect construction to start on a new 5-story apartment complex on the site of what was once the home to the Woolworth’s lunch counter on Main Street. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
There’s new life for a former restaurant building in Rock Hill that has, for the better part of a decade, spent its time as a revolving door for a number of failed eateries. This month, Events at Manchester officially opens its doors as the second largest ballroom in York County at the site of what [...]
