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In today's newsletter:

  • What a $1.5B biopharma campus could mean for Rock Hill jobs
  • Is a major new medical center coming to downtown Rock Hill?
  • How a $60M deal could shape Rock Hill’s storage market

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Today's riddle: What was left after the explosion at the cheese factory? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

1. Charlotte Multifamily Report (multihousingnews.com) — A proposed $1.5 billion Octopharma biopharma campus in Rock Hill could bring 1,200 to 1,500 jobs, significantly boosting the local economy and housing demand. The project is highlighted in a new report on Charlotte’s apartment market, which notes modest rent growth, strong construction activity, and employment gains that could spill over into Rock Hill’s job and housing landscape.
   

2. Rock Hill property sale could be tied to Atrium Health, records show (wsoctv.com) — A recent $3.5 million sale of eight Rock Hill properties near downtown could pave the way for a new medical center tied to Atrium Health, according to land records. While Atrium hasn’t confirmed its role, the buyer shares its mailing address, and the site sits in a key corridor near Dave Lyle Boulevard, potentially expanding healthcare options alongside other planned regional hospitals.
   

3. Legacy Pointe Secures $60M for Charlotte-Area Refi (multihousingnews.com) — A six-property self-storage portfolio that includes a large Extra Space Storage facility on York Highway in Rock Hill just secured $60 million in refinancing. The deal retires construction loans on recently built sites across the Charlotte metro, signaling confidence in local storage demand despite mixed national trends. Rock Hill’s facility is part of nearly 3,900 units financed.
   

4. Could two Rock Hill killers, found not guilty by reason of insanity, be released? (charlotteobserver.com) — A York County judge is weighing whether two men who killed three people in Rock Hill and elsewhere in the county, but were found not guilty by reason of insanity, should be released from a secure state hospital. Mental health officials say they’re ready for supervised residential care, while Rock Hill victims’ families and prosecutors argue their drug use and past violence make them too dangerous to return to the community.
   

5. Brothers who run Charlotte restaurant indicted in Rock Hill Surefire market arson (charlotteobserver.com) — Three brothers who own the Surefire Neighborhood Market in Rock Hill have been indicted on second-degree arson charges tied to a 2024 fire that shut down the popular Ogden Road and Friedheim Road spot. Rock Hill police say video shows them inside as smoke spread, while their attorneys insist they’re innocent and preparing to fight the case as York County prosecutors move toward trial.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What was left after the explosion at the cheese factory?" — da brie (Thank you Pam W. for sending it in!)
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