by karen r. ma-til
Promoting the
S~trength
of our Region as a Whole
When Ros3 StOf''tlS want:e t. expand its presence with: a wae-
de~ de
house oo 111e East Coas1;, it looked at nearly 3 dozen gtes. The
York Countr (S.C.) Econo111ic Develltp ent Board. Farris ard
California-based off-price clotbi1g retailer, wtltl 45:! Ross "fil'l!SS
Partnership leaders, in fact, matte two lrips tD Ross' nationll
for Less" sbres in 22 states inc[uding Nortll 3lld South :Carolirla,
headquarters in Newark, California.
needed a il~aticn with good irte:-rstate access tigh qua ity lmor availability, and access til maj:Jr transportatien centers.
[o its new location]," says Wa rk Farris, directur o t he
Once Ross executives saw the benelts tllat Ym-k Cou1:y offers, including the availability ef nearly 1,000 s illed e~I·~-
The Chc lotte Regional Pal"'mrstlip <www.charlotteL. sa.com>
ees thal they quickly would need, lh e~· shook hands o fte
leapt inte:action, promoting tile Charlotte I"'!J! ion with "ts i11ofr-
deal. Gro1nllbreaking on the new 1.10-acre site, just DViB tte
national .rJ -port, interstate lrcations and '£killed workfoKe.
Sotjh Carolina state line, took
p~ce
in Julr 2011. The doors of
attracivene~s:
the 1.43 million square-foot warehouse, 1he largest in So1lh
equidistc.r tlo NBw York aoo Jlliami, two cifi::l~ with high CXI-
Carolina, are scheduled to open this. ~m•ll (May:1or next Sc:rs
centrati.s of oss Stores.
Farris: "111e very proactive
Additionalr it touted tile retien's geograpllic
"The P3rtnership was li'HY
greater chai-lotte b
~
aggressiw~
in helpi1g RrJ5S
invotven~errt
that the Partnersll p
brought to this project made the diftef'ence for York County.'r >
may
2~:):£
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