Economic Development and The Internet

In the heart of revitalizing Old Town Rock Hill, with the Historic Downtown, the Textile Corridor, Winthrop University, the old neighborhoods, and York Technical College – right in the center, on the corner of Main Street and Caldwell stands a 5 story, 100 year old building that is tall and narrow, and wonderful. And on the third floor, the entire floor open with...

Advanced and Specialty Manufacturing is a powerful and profitable growth sector in the United States. I am invested in this sector in the following ways: 1. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT I’m on the board of the Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation (RHEDC), helping our community recruit new Advanced and Specialty Manufacturing companies. 2. WORKFORCE...

Prospectus by Michelle Rock: Economic Development and Social Change in Rock Hill, 1920-1970 Urban economic development is largely dictated by business activity and by the availability of educational, financial, and physical resources in a city. In the 1920s, Rock Hill, South Carolina, had a robust small-town economy that featured employment opportunities in textile...

Excited about the 2011 Leadership Work Group Conference. We’re gonna do 9 minute presentations on collaborative efforts from the people who are actually doing them here regionally (and beyond), and we are gonna discuss/workshop them in groups. Collaborative Leadership is forward.

Welcome aboard, City of Rock Hill. We thank you for your participation. We have quite a collaboration going in The Hive. We are set to launch on January 10. Here’s some resources for you: Herald Article Hive Website Wow. 4-3 vote huh? Well, Mr. Black and Mr. Reno had some positive remarks on the program and its collaborative nature before their No votes. Jim...

Monday evening our request for support for The Hive will go before Rock Hill City council. Collaborative partners now include: York Tech Winthrop Becca and Harry Dalton Comporium RevenFlo Operating entities include: York Tech Winthrop RevenFlo Collaborating clients, now include: RHEDC Rock Hill Schools Foundation Carolinas Student Travel...

I don’t want to contact anybody and start telling them what I do, trying to get their business. I don’t want to ask anybody to use their contact information as currency to purchase something I created for the sole reason of getting that information. I see these methodologies around me in certain spaces, used in different ways, and they don’t sit...