At the southern tip of a thriving metropolitan area, Rock Hill seems like a little neighbor, a quiet old mill town turned Charlotte suburb. But 22 of the upper South Carolina city’s public and private sector leaders are thinking big, new and loud.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — The city of Rock Hill is seeking developers to propose projects on a site known as “the Bleachery,” according to a website city created to tout the 23-acre area. Formerly the home of The Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Co., which opened in 1929 and went out of business in 1998, [...]
The Rock Hill-Fort Mill Area Transportation Study, an intergovernmental transportation planning organization for eastern York County, has suggested four possible routes for the connector, which would include a bridge over the Catawba River.
The city of Rock Hill, S.C., has been chosen as a National League of Cities Showcase City — and one of its mixed-use projects has been recognized in the economic development category. The Riverwalk project is a planned 1,008-acre pedestrian- and cycle-friendly development along the Catawba River. Charlotte-based Saussy Burbank and Evans Coghill are the preferred [...]
Rock Hill, S.C., is one of the 100 best communities in the U.S. for young people, according to America’s Promise Alliance. The Washington, D.C.-based organization released the list last week. Rock Hill has won the honor four times. The competition “identifies cities nationwide that have made the well-being of children and youth a priority,” APA [...]