Homes Fort Mill SC

Last Thursday March 24th, 2011, Toronto based Mood Media announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Muzak Holdings LLC (“Muzak”), a privately-held company based in Fort Mill SC, for 345 million.

Muzak, which started in 1934 playing phonograph records for hotels and restaurants, currently delivers its product to subscribers over satellite radio. Muzak relocated to Fort Mill SC in 2000 from Seattle. The company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2009 and then successfully emerged from bankruptcy last year after restructuring its debt.

Mood Media uses an Internet-based delivery system and operates an international in-store media and music retail business with an extensive geographic footprint and a broad client base including several multinational blue chip organizations. (more…)



As you are driving around York County, you may see from time to time a re-zoning hearing sign posted on undeveloped property.  I happened to see a re-zoning hearing sign on the corner of Pleasant road and Carowinds Blvd.  I thought it would be of interest to see what was posted online at the York County govt website about the zoning hearing.

It would appear that QuickTrip, a convenience store/gas station company,  needs to rezone the parcel to be able to build and operate their type of  business on the property. Here is the online information:

On April 4th 2011 The York County Planning Commission will hold a hearing for the following re-zoning request

REZONING APPLICATION OVERVIEW F OR CASE 11-02

APPLICANT: Brandon Forshee (QuikTrip Corporation) 205 Regency Executive Park Drive, Suite 306 Charlotte, NC 28217 PROPERTY OWNER(S): B & C Enterprises 1440 Hwy 55 East Clover, SC 29710

REQUESTED ACTION To rezone approximately 4.522 +/- acres from ID to BD-III (more…)

If you drive by the intersection of Gold Hill Road and Hwy 160 near Tega Cay, you can’t help but notice the construction taken place on the north east corner. Lake Wylie Lutheran Church is adding a 5,800 sq foot Fellowship Hall, meeting space, and expanded parking lot primarily for the expansion of their ministries and outreach possibilities for the community. (more…)

Republicans win most races in South Carolina and York County!

Straight Party Voters – 59% of the York County straight party voters, voted Republican ticket!

Over 60 thousand voted in York County SC, a 48% voter tun out!

South Carolina elects their first Women (Republican ) Governor!

Here are the unofficial election results for seats representing the York County South Carolina area. (as of 11pm Nov 2nd reported by the Registration and Elections Commission for York County, SC). Final results confirmed Nov 5th

York County Election Result Nov 2 2010 summary Raw report download from the Registration and Elections Commission for York County, SC

The 2010 November General Election is less than a month away. There are many National, SC Sate and local York County, Rock Hill, Fort Mill candidates to choose from.  I’ve put together a list of all candidates running for available seats that represent the York County SC area along with State and National races.

Here is a list of candidates:

National and SC State candidates for York County Area

York County, School District, City seats and Candidates (more…)

How about some good news for our area? Manpower released their Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Results this week. Their report for the Charlotte metro (MSA) which includes York County SC (Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie, Rock Hill), shows of the metro employers surveyed, 16% plan to hire between October and December. Among the national employers surveyed, the Charlotte Metro is ranked fifth best in the nation.

The Q 4 hiring news is good news since the same survey results for 2009 Q 4 was -6%. The rest of the survey indicated 76% of local employers surveyed were planning to maintain staff levels while 5% plan to decrease staff levels. (more…)

Tega Cay Real Estate – Lake Shore Subdivision

Under Contract

• Listing # 930496
• Price: $345,000
• Address: 2044 Emerald Pines DR Tega Cay,  SC 29708
• SqFt Total Range: 2500 – 3000
• Bedrooms: 3
• Bathrooms: 2.5
• County Name: York
• Schools Gold Hill (Elem), Fort Mill (High), Gold Hill (Junior)

Beautiful Golf Course location, amazing views. (more…)

Jim Harper sent me  a link to a York County Tourism video from the York County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau. The slogan is “York County SC We’ve Got It!”

Here is the intro of the video:

Welcome to York County, South Carolina – a charming collection of diverse gathering places. Our unique Southern region offers the perfect climate for arts & entertainment, shopping & dining, history & culture and recreation. We open our home and invite you (more…)