While Fort Mill continues to attract new firms, we appreciate the efforts made by existing businesses to survive the difficulties of 2020 and 2021. After a 15-year wait, Piedmont’s new hospital on Highways 160 and 21 is rapidly approaching completion. The hospital will have 100 beds and cost $170 million. On the 40-acre site will be a 60,000-square-foot medical facility. In October, Piedmont got a $1.7 million certificate of need for the “establishment of diagnostic cardiac catheterization lab”. Better access to healthcare, career prospects, and a new community connection with Piedmont will all benefit Fort Mill. On the Southern Bypass between Doby’s Bridge and Holbrook Road in Fort Mill, Atrium Heath will lease a new facility for medical offices. Piedmont developed and operates a new emergency response facility on Gold Hill Road. The new Encompass Health Rehab site off Pleasant Road should be ready shortly. With the epidemic in year two, these extra resources are needed more than ever.
The municipality approved a new adult assisted living facility to be erected beside a commercial and age-restricted residential development along the southern bypass and Williams Road. Terrier Financial, Good Eats, and Emmets Social Table opened in Fort Mill. Opened in 1873, Replay Brewery The brewery is open, and Little York Brewing Company should open soon.
What is Fort Mill’s largest continuing economic development initiative until 2022? Changes in Fort Mill?
The new Piedmont Medical Center facility in Fort Mill will expand our medical options. Savage: Expanding our community’s health care alternatives keeps citizens from fleeing town, county, or state. The new Harris Teeter on the southern bypass will provide more grocery alternatives on the east side.
What is a key company growth initiative happening in 2022 that few people know about? According to Bowers, the South Carolina Business Tax Standardization Act (Act 176) would fundamentally alter how businesses pay and interact with communities in 2022, including Fort Mill Business owners should also monitor the Fort Mill School District’s negotiations with York County (on impact fees).
If the issue is resolved, property owners might expect considerable tax savings in 2022.
The rug shop on Spratt Street and Kimbrell’s Furniture downtown are both under contract, but no one knows who is buying or what they will become. The former Mack Mercantile storefronts on Main Street will have new retail and office space. Wallace Coleman’s Wrecker and Service Station on 160 will become a new restaurant. There will be chicken sandwiches and outdoor seating.
Fort Mill’s main business problem in 2022?
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The epidemic, increasing prices, and job concerns are all challenges for businesses. Our companies are persistent in their efforts to serve Fort Mill. Hopefully, the new I-77/160 interchange and more business alternatives on the east side can relieve some traffic congestion.
Businesses continue to struggle to fill entry-level roles. Supply chain difficulties will also persist in 2022.
What businesses will be more prevalent in Fort Mill by the end of 2022?
Professional services, daycare facilities, and medical care enterprises will all increase in 2022.
The corporate and commercial expansion of Fort Mill is quite pleasing. Our community enjoys wonderful food and services. Let’s see what 2022 brings!
