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A closer look at almost 100 business pitches, what was promised in the Rock Hill region

The Fort Mill Parkway is a key commuter road. Two of the town’s proposed road projects either involve or run next to this main highway.
The Fort Mill Parkway is a key commuter road. Two of the town’s proposed road projects either involve or run next to this main highway. tkimball@heraldonline.com

Want to dig deeper into investment announcements throughout the Rock Hill region? Just scroll and tap.

The I-77 Alliance lists almost 100 projects in York, Lancaster and Chester counties dating back to 2014. The graphic below details them, through April, with how many jobs and how many millions of dollars those companies proposed.

Simply click on each dot to find the company name, county, year announced, job count and investment figure. The bigger the dot, the more money the company forecasted. The higher the dot, the more jobs it promised.

For more detail, read the full heraldonline.com story on economic incentives and how often companies kept the promises they made.

This story was originally published June 14, 2023 at 7:00 AM.

John Marks
The Herald
John Marks graduated from Furman University in 2004 and joined the Herald in 2005. He covers community growth, municipalities, transportation and education mainly in York County and Lancaster County. The Fort Mill native earned dozens of South Carolina Press Association awards and multiple McClatchy President’s Awards for news coverage in Fort Mill and Lake Wylie. Support my work with a digital subscription
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