In the dictionary, the word Renaissance means re-birth and that’s exactly what a section of East Chester is undergoing this summer. Several area churches from Chester and in the county have banded together with other volunteers to carry out Phase II of the East Chester Village Renaissance Project, a series of structural improvements and façade […]

The City of Union will use a state grant to upgrade sewer services to more than 200 residences and businesses in the May Street area.

Mayor Harold Thompson announced Wednesday that he’d received a letter from Gov. Nikki Haley informing him that the city “will receive a $343,490 Community Infrastructure Grant from the Community Development Block […]

The name of the much-touted “Project Summer” is Singapore-based Giti (pronounced “Geetee”) Tire. The unveiling (literally) of the company that is expected to create some 1,700 jobs and invest $560 million in Chester County was made at the press conference at the Gateway Conference Center in Richburg on Monday.
Giti Tire, the 10th largest tire company […]

Owning a small business is not a venture for the weak at heart. It takes daily commitment, long hours, a passion to succeed and a huge amount of sweat equity. Small businesses contribute to local economies by bringing growth and innovation to the community and government figures show that small businesses create 75 percent of […]

The City of Union has allocated nearly $200,000 to serve as local matches for two grants sewer improvement projects in the May Street area of the city and in the Buffalo Mill Village.

Union City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve two resolutions allocating a total of $193,098 in local funds as cash matches for Community […]

Fort Mill leaders expect the town could triple its population in the next 20 years.

Joe Cronin, Fort Mill’s planning director, estimated the town’s 2010 U.S. Census population of 10,800 will grow to 30,000 by 2030. That swell would impact engineering, utilities and public works, and fire service and police protection would need to keep up.

Town […]

Housing rehabilitation, upgraded water and sewer services and improved transportation corridors are just some of the top priorities county officials are considering for this year’s annual county needs list.

Lancaster County Council discussed the list Monday night, Feb. 10, during a needs assessment public hearing, part of a joint process between the county and the Catawba […]

The first projects of a major facelift are underway at York Technical College.

After studying the school’s needs for a few years, President Greg Rutherford is overseeing the gradual implementation of a 20-year master plan that could call for up to a $100 million investment in infrastructure upgrades and new facilities.

The campus improvements range from the […]

As a new textile manufacturer gears up its plans for Lancaster County, one of the area’s largest utility companies is lending a helping hand in the form of more than $200,000 in tax credits.

Lancaster County Council voted 6-0 during a special meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17, to approve a resolution allowing Comporium to use tax credit […]

It’s time to make structural changes on city properties to accommodate all Lancaster residents, said Robert Moody, senior planner of the Catawba Regional Council of Governments (COG).

The COG provided technical assistance to the city’s Building and Zoning Department and presented a report at the Nov. 26 Lancaster City Council meeting.

The city’s Americans with Disabilities Act […]

To help fill the orders of a new customer Haemonetics will hire up to 70 new employees and start another shift by the beginning of December.

Located at 155 Medical Sciences Drive in Union, Haemonetics produces sodium citrate anti-coagulant used for plasma collection. The facility currently employs a workforce of 118 employees.

That’s in the process of […]

The Union County Career and Technology Center had its first advisory council meeting for the 2013-2014 year.

The main focus of the advisory meetings is to make a connection between the CATE Center and industry professionals in the community, as local industry professionals offer a wide variety of assistance in promoting vocational education. They contribute equipment, […]

Union City Council voted unanimously to award the bid for the Buffalo Mill Village Phase III project to Smith Backhoe & Construction for $585,225.75.

Utility Director Joe Nichols said the project will involve replacing the sewer lines that serve Pine, Kent, Buffalo, and Yank streets and Fire Lane. Nichols said the lines are more than a […]

3D Systems plans to expand its Rock Hill facilities, investing $10.9 million and creating 133 jobs, according to a request filed with York County.

Avi Reichental, 3D Systems’ president and CEO, recently said the company’s headquarters, research and production facilities at the Waterford Business Park in Rock Hill were at capacity and an expansion was needed.

According […]

The long-awaited industrial project in Chester County doesn’t have to go by the name “Project 1233” anymore.

JN Fibers Inc., a manufacturer of recycled polyester staple fiber products, is establishing a new manufacturing facility here in Chester County. The $45 million investment is expected to generate 318 new jobs.

“We are pleased by the opportunity to establish […]

Local funds will be used to cover part of the cost of some preliminary work on the Ottaray Village Renaissance Project.

In a report to the Union County Council’s Committee on Administration and Finance, Supervisor Tommy Sinclair said that $25,000 in C-Funds had been allocated to cover some of the preliminary engineering but the actual cost […]

By general consent, the open house at The Gateway Conference Center and Olde English Visitors Center was more than anyone – directors and the public – could ever have imagined.

Visitors at the open house on Tuesday hailed from both Carolinas, from the tri-county region to Monroe, N.C. Chester County Economic Director Karlisa Parker said the […]

Online access to all of its property tax data could help make the county more attractive to business and industry according to Union County Assessor Susan Hanvey.

In a report to Union County Council earlier this week, Hanvey announced that, as of Tuesday, all the county’s property tax data in now accessible online through the Union […]

The Chester Housing Authority is the beneficiary of a big grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

On Thursday, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan awarded public housing authorities in South Carolina $19,177,868 that will be used to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units.

The grants are provided through HUD’s Capital Fund Program, […]

Transformative and transformational — they’re the buzz words of choice these days for those who want to move and shake York County.

IRock, the Rock Hill school district’s digital learning initiative, is transformative. It will change how Rock Hill students learn, school officials say, giving them skills that will help them to compete for the rest […]

Ann Taylor was recently recognized for her many years of service to Heath Springs.

Taylor, who’s been mayor of the county’s smallest municipality since 1990, received the Hettie Ricket Leadership Award last month in North Myrtle Beach.

The S.C. Community Development Association presented the award, which honors those who are community-development leaders. The group is affiliated with […]