Attending RHEDC Conference at City Club (Oct 29, 2009)

I am attending the Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation’s retreat in Rock Hill, SC today. It will be held at the City Club in Old Town. I am on the board of the RHEDC.

I look forward to the day. I believe that we will be taking a closer look at how the city and Winthrop can work together to create more of a college town type of experience in the Old Town. Winthrop has traditionally been a suitcase college, and Old Town has traditionally not been much at all dating back to the heyday of the city. But in the last 10 years the Historic downtown blocks have been renovated and revitalized, and Winthrop has grown considerably. There is a tipping point pending.