Yesterday, Rock Hill SC city leaders made a huge step towards making the Riverwalk development a reality.
“City leaders approved a public financing package for Riverwalk, the 1,000-acre project that could bring new life to the old Celanese textile site at Cherry Road and Interstate 77. Plans call for an industrial park, retail shops and hundreds of home sites — which developers say could represent a $600 million redevelopment.”
While the entire project isn’t scheduled to be completed until 2028, construction could begin as early as next summer on some key components of the project. One interesting piece of the project will be the east coast’s only velodrome, which is an oval bicycle race track. It’s one of the projects slated to begin next summer and could be completed by as early as 2012.
Overall, the project is expected to attract around 4,000 new jobs which is certainly good news for both Rock Hill SC and Fort Mill SC. With the real estate activity already picking up, knowing this project is coming along with all of the associated benefits I can only expect it will continue to help the housing market.
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My husband and I are in the process of shopping for some new bedroom furniture. As part of that process I’ve been doing quite a bit of research trying to get ideas on how to design the room so it looks good and is functional.
Here’s a quick video I found online that I thought had some great ideas to help you arrange your bedroom furniture:
If you’re looking for a new home in Fort Mill SC or in Rock Hill SC, definitely give me a call. I’d love to help you find the perfect bedroom where you can put these tips to use!
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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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