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    JOBS + BUSINESS GROWTH

    Share the latest updates from the Jobs + Business Growth Action Team.

    Technology Incubator

    Opportunity Zones and Private Capital

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    "The Opportunity Zones program is designed to incentivize patient capital investments in low-income communities nationwide. All of the underlying incentives relate to the tax treatment of capital gain
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    May 3, 2018
    Rock Hill Econ Dev

    Action Team Update

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    The Jobs and Business Growth Team met on 3/20 and discussed several topics, including... The coordination of entrepreneurship and innovation services and facilities, and the concept of providing “lan
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    Apr 12, 2018
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    Some realignment on incentives

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    I have talked about how many incentives are out of alignment with our economic development goals. Specifically, several incentives address property taxes and support real estate investments while the
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    Mar 22, 2018
    Technology Incubator

    Action Meeting Tomorrow

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    Tomorrow at 3:00 PM we have our action group meeting in the Incubator. This is a one hour meeting for targeted discussions adhering to our agenda. Here are the items on the agenda: 1. A draft list of
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    Recent Activity:
    Mar 19, 2018
    dlawrence

    Shift gears... more appropriate incentives

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    A discussion on incentives should be held as part of this planning process. The incentives used over the last twenty years or more do not fit well with the businesses we speak with now. Businesses n
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    Feb 21, 2018
    Rock Hill Econ Dev

    Jobs + Development Research Opportunities

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    What are some other communities that have transformed themselves in the past few years? Are these places we can visit, or can we invite someone to come to Rock Hill and give us insight/answer our ques
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    Feb 6, 2018
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    SPARKCenter tour

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    Had a great time attending the SPARKCenter tour in Spartanburg, SC with the Talent Development and Attraction action team. It was good to see the humongous support from the county in creating and mai
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    Apr 26, 2018
    Technology Incubator

    Technology Incubator's New Client Company: NDE Institute

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    This month we've been lucky enough to be paired up with Jarrus Mitchell and his team from NDE Institute. After a few meetings with Jarrus, it became apparent that NDE Institute is a must have client f
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    Apr 12, 2018
    Technology Incubator

    Action Plan Meeting from 3/20/2018

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    Yesterday, Tuesday, 20 March 2018, our action group had our first meeting following the Knowledge Park Action Plan unveiling three weeks ago. We had a great showing of local business leaders and discu
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    Mar 21, 2018
    Technology Incubator

    NDE Institute Changing the NDT in Rock Hill

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    One of the best parts of the Technology Incubator is we get to see first hand the brilliant ideas that are emerging in Knowledge Park. Yesterday, David Warner met with a local company that is revoluti
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    Mar 15, 2018
    dlawrence

    2 other places to visit/learn about

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    Durham, NC has evolved from its tobacco roots into a diverse economy. Trading tobacco for textiles, there are similarities with Rock Hill. The Durham Innovation District is a project underway right
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    Feb 21, 2018
    Technology Incubator

    Action Plan Meeting Notes from 17 April 2018

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    On Tuesday, 17 April 2018, our committee had it's second meeting proceeding the unveiling of the Action Plan. Previously, our group began discussing the impacts of a small pool of loanable funds that
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    Apr 23, 2018
    Technology Incubator

    April Meeting of Action Team

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    The Jobs and Business Growth Action Team is meeting next Tuesday, April 17th from 3-4pm in the Technology Incubator space. The current focus is on exploring incentive options for new businesses, parti
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    Apr 12, 2018
    dlawrence

    American Underground

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    The Development Action Team is thinking about the American Underground development in Durham, NC. See this post: https://www.knowledgeparkrocks.com/forum/development/american-underground
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    Mar 19, 2018
    Technology Incubator

    Technology Incubator Visits Next Center in Greenville.

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    On Tuesday, 13 March 2018, David Lawrence, Russell Cook, Robert Alexander, and David Warner got the opportunity to visit the Next Center in Greenville to learn a little bit more about how they're help
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    Mar 15, 2018
    dlawrence

    2 places to visit/learn from

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    A core group working on Jobs and Business Growth have thought about several places including... Chattanooga, TN has made headlines for its growing tech sector, environmental commitment and 10-gigabit
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    Recent Activity:
    Feb 21, 2018

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