The South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority (SC State Housing) announced a $10 million initiative designed to help South Carolina law enforcement officers, correctional officers, teachers, firefighters, nurses, veterans and EMS personnel who want to become homeowners.
Buying a first home can be a challenge, even if you are employed in a noble profession, [...]
Catawba Regional Council of Governments (COG) has been involved in the successful redevelopment of multiple textile/brownfields projects
The Freight Mobility Plan develops a regional strategy for freight movement, incorporating trucking, marine cargo, rail freight and air cargo, and intermodal connections between them.
It also examines current and future freight issues as the region looks to preserve and enhance a reliable and efficient transportation system for the future.
The plan is developed through public‐private sector coordination with [...]
Our 2nd Annual Youth Forum will be held on Friday, May 4, 2012 at the York Technical College Baxter Hood Center. This will be an all day event with a guest speaker, 3 workshops, lunch, awards ceremony, and door prizes. The active and follow up WIA youth participants from Carolina Community Actions, Success Academy, York [...]
Grantee: City of Chester
CDBG #: 4CI10005
CDBG Funds: $500,000.00
Local Funds: $50,000.00
Other Funds: $134,675.00 (Chester Metropolitan
Building Permit Activity in the Catawba Region: 2011
The South Carolina Workforce Development Partnership Symposium was held on February 22, 2012 at the Columbia Metropoliton Convention Center.
Regional Freight Mobility Plan Scoping Process
Open House February 8, 2012
What important issues should be addressed to ensure the efficient and effective freight movement in our region?
That will be a chief topic of open houses designed to get public input into the development of a scope of work for a Freight Mobility Plan for the [...]
The Kershaw Care Health Clinic Project will begin renovation work in February with the completion of the project scheduled for August 2012
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced yesterday that the Chester Sewer District will receive $738,500 in grant funding
Ms. Tonya Graham became a dislocated worker in October of 2006 after being laid off from the Springs-Katherine Plant, a textile facility in Chester, SC. Through services offered by TRADE and WIA she was able to attain not only her GED but, also, an Associate Degree. She attended Chester Adult Education where she obtained her [...]
Building Permit Activity in the Catawba Region: July – September 2011
Each year, the South Carolina Association of Regional Councils (SCARC) picks a
We are pleased to recognize Senator Robert W. Hayes, Jr. as the 2011 South Carolina Association of Regional Councils’ “Legislator of the Year.”
Senator Hayes is eminently qualified for this honor. In addition to being a long time supporter of the state’s Council of Governments network, Senator Hayes was instrumental in helping establish the Catawba Wateree [...]
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the Catawba Region – 2011
Catawba Regional Council of Governments (Catawba COG) is requesting proposals from qualified Real Estate Brokers for the listing, marketing and sale of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) homes. Catawba COG has an ongoing program to purchase foreclosed residential properties through the NSP program in York County and Lancaster County, rehabilitate the properties and place them back [...]
Catawba Regional Council of Governments (Catawba COG) is requesting qualifications
The City of York was awarded a $500,00 CDBG Community Enrichment Grant in December of 2009 for the construction of sidewalks
The New SBA 504 “Cash Out” Refinance
The SBA 504 refinance program finally received a much needed boost this month when SBA decided to let
On the heels of the longest and most difficult economic period since the great
The DEW’s Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) staff and Rescare’s Workforce Investment Act
There is a new roof atop the Catawba Regional Center in Rock Hill. The once flat, gravel-covered roof is now a tapered “green” roof. A white
Want to have your business in the heart of downtown Rock Hill? This charming brick house
Neighborhood Stabilization Program homes are selling in York County! Catawba Regional purchased 7 homes with original grant funds and 5 of these homes have either sold or are under contract. Proceeds from the sale of these homes will be used to purchase additional foreclosed homes in York County to further assist in stabilizing home values. [...]
Building Permit Trends – 2nd Quarter 2010 – 2011
Catawba Regional tracks building permit activity as a means of monitoring growth. We have now completed the report showing building permit activity throughout the Catawba Region for the second quarter (April – June) of 2011. The report gives you quick access to permit totals by county and major municipalities along with an indication of the [...]
Building Permit Activity in the Catawba Region: April – June 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new, detailed demographic information from the 2010 Census for the District of Columbia, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan and South Carolina.
These Summary File 1 tables provide the most detailed counts available so far from the 2010 Census, including cross-tabulations of age, sex, households, families, relationship to householder, housing units, detailed race [...]
Incumbent Worker Training Grant aids company to position itself for growth
Martins Machine Co Inc, a high quality precision machine shop
1. Project Name: Heath Springs Water Systems Improvement Project – Phase IV
Grantee: Town of Heath Springs
CDBG Funds: $461,385
Rural Transportation Planning Work Program – Fiscal Year 2012
SBA 504 loan rates continue to be low! If your business is expanding and you are adding fixed assets like a building or equipment, call Cathy Rose Hicklin at Catawba Regional to discuss potential financing options. Catawba Regional has been lending to small and expanding businesses throughout the region and state for 27 years. We [...]
In South Carolina, textile mill production and employment peaked in the 1970s and declined rapidly through the 1980s and 1990s. The impact of global economic forces has been widespread and particularly hard-felt in the Carolina Upstate. The smallest and mostly rural communities of the Catawba Region, in particular, have yet to recover from fully—even 20 [...]
US 521-SC 9 Corridor Study – Chapter 8 Implementation
US 521-SC 9 Corridor Study – Chapter 7 Focus Area Studies
US 521-SC 9 Corridor Study – Chapter 6 Economic Vitality
US 521-SC 9 Corridor Study – Chapter 5 Place Making
US 521-SC 9 Corridor Study – Chapter 4 Transportation
US 521-SC 9 Corridor Study – Chapter 3 General Development
US 521-SC 9 Corridor Study – Chapter 2 Market Trends & Forecasts
US 521-SC 9 Corridor Study – Chapter 1 Introduction
US 521-SC 9 Corridor Study – Cover & Table of Contents
US 521-SC 9 Corridor Study – Market and Economic Analysis
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