John Marks

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | John Marks

A European company with deep ties to York County is now branching into Lancaster County. Lancaster County Council approved a tax incentive deal Tuesday night for Atlas Copco Compressors. The 20-year deal offers the company a negotiated fee in place of taxes and credits against that fee, as long as Atlas Copco hits performance targets. Atlas Copco plans a 400,000-square-foot distribution center in Lancaster County.

1 week ago | heraldonline.com | John Marks

Drivers heading down Fort Mill Parkway have a clear view now of Fort Mill’s growth. There’s about 450 acres of downed trees, dirt and digging machines along the north side. Massive cement pipes, sorted by size, lay in waiting. Near constant construction stretches from Spratt Street to Dobys Bridge Road. So what all is happening? Here’s a look at three causes for the recent clearing, and one job that isn’t part of it — yet.

1 week ago | heraldonline.com | John Marks

As construction continues on one long-awaited and highly visible grocery store site off Fort Mill Parkway, a new kind of grocery store could go in nearby. Mount Pleasant-based pick-up grocery store OPIE submitted plans to open a location in Arden Mill. Customers will place orders online and stop by to pick them up. There’s no shopping in the store itself.

1 week ago | americanmilitarynews.com | John Marks

In the fall of 1967, a land mine in Vietnam killed a Fort Mill teen, husband and expectant father on his first patrol as a Marine. A month later, another mine killed a Rock Hill soldier with 10 siblings back home and a week left on his tour of duty. A former all-conference high school quarterback from Clover died that same year, after leaving school early for the Marines. Last month marked 50 years since Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War two years after American troops withdrew.

2 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | John Marks

In the fall of 1967, a land mine in Vietnam killed a Fort Mill teen, husband and expectant father on his first patrol as a Marine. A month later, another mine killed a Rock Hill soldier with 10 siblings back home and a week left on his tour of duty. A former all-conference high school quarterback from Clover died that same year, after leaving school early for the Marines. Last month marked 50 years since Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War two years after American troops withdrew.