Here’s a story that you don’t see everyday and the headline might as well read, ‘Business owner shuts down to help out competition.’
It seems as if Thomas Currence, the owner of Currence Family Restaurant in Chester SC for over 15 years is taking the belief that ‘it’s better to give than to recieve’ to heart. Facing 21% unemployment rate in Chester SC, Currence has decided to close his restaurant for all but 3 days of the week in order to encourage his patrons to visit other restaurants.
According to the story in the Rock Hill SC Herald,
“There’s a lot of weak in this city right now,” Currence said, noting how plant closures and the resulting unemployment have put a tangible weight on the collective shoulders of Chester County that’s drained the community of its spirit.
If being closed three extra days during the week will help others get more business, even just a little — and therefore help turn around the economic misfortune — Currence believes it will be worth it.
Personally, I think it’s fantastic that someone like Thomas is putting his beliefs into action. There’s a lot of talk these days about helping those that really need the help and it’s very rare to see someone actually take action like what he’s doing.
My hats off to Thomas and I’d say if you’re in Chester, definitely go visit him and help him out on the 3 days a week he is open!
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As the summer begins to wind down, kids are starting to get into ‘Back to School’ mode. Well, at least they should be.
Anyway, for all you parents out there, here’s a copy of the Rock Hill SC School District’s 2009-2010 calendar. Just click on the image below.
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A report from today’s Charlotte Observer shows that jobs cuts in Mecklenburg County appear to be slowing down, which is definitely some good news.
“The number of initial unemployment-insurance claims fell last month, and the year-to-year increase was just 5 percent – compared with a 76 percent year-to-year jump in June, according to N.C. Employment Security Commission figures released Monday.”
While this is certainly good news to use locally in the Charlotte NC area, it mirrors information from across the country that the recession does appear to be slowing down. While there were still some 274,000 jobs lost in July, the unemployment percentage actually fell by .1% from June, which is the first time that number fell since April of 2008.
Obviously, this informatio boads well for the Rock Hill SC and Fort Mill SC areas as well as people continue to look to York County for an alternative to Charlotte NC and seeing the number of job losses slow down certainly helps our real estate market.
And in spite of all the bad news nationally, we’ve always enjoyed a relatively strong real estate market here in the Rock Hill SC – Fort Mill SC area and I don’t expect that to change any time soon!
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Here’s some information about Rock Hill SC’s and Fort Mill SC’s close neighbor, Tega Cay, SC.
Location
Tega Cay is poised on the shores of Lake Wylie, a mere 20minutes south of uptown Charlotte, North Carolina
Tega Cay enjoys close proximity to other major cities as well. Columbia, South Carolina is 82 miles away. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina is 155 miles; Charleston, South Carolina is 185 miles; and the cities of Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia are less than 250 miles away.
Climate
Tega Cay has a humid subtropical climate. The city experiences four distinct seasons, although the variation between the seasons is not as extreme as in other parts of the US.
Taxes
South Carolina has one of the lowest per capita tax rates in the country according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census
Recreation
Tega Cay has its own 27 hole, championship daily-fee golf course with pro shop. There are eight lighted tennis courts for year round play.
The new Beach Club offers an eight lane Jr. Olympic pool, children’s wading pool with raining umbrella, a sandy beach, volley ball, picnic facilities, gathering room and fitness room for fun year round.
A marina provides covered and uncovered boat slips.
Tega Cay has two lighted ball fields that can accommodate a number of team sports.
The Tega Cay Athletic association coordinates sports activities for younger residents including T-ball leagues, Little League, soccer, softball, football and a swim team.
A spacious new golf clubhouse and event pavilion accommodates all sorts of special events and business functions.
City Services
Tega Cay residents are protected by the city’s own 24-hour Police Department and Fire and Rescue Department.
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According to a recent study commissioned by Combos snack foods and conducted by Sperling’s BestPlaces, Charlotte NC ranks as one of America’s Top 5 ‘Manliest’ cities. In fact, it ranks 2nd just behind Nashville, TN.
Some of the criteria that helped Charlotte rank so well include the number of professional major league sports teams, popularity of tools and hardware, and frequency of monster truck rallies. I guess it pays to live in NASCAR country, huh?
Anyway, I don’t know if this high ranking is such a good thing or not, but I guess anything that brings some noteriety and attention to this region is a good thing. Even if it implies a we might be just a little more ‘country’ than some other places around the country!
What do you think? Is this ranking a good thing or a bad thing for the Rock Hill SC and Fort Mill SC area? Go ahead and leave your comments below.
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