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Mount Holly unveils economic-development website; staff reports $46 million in commercial investment since September
Summary
Economic Development staff presented a year-in-review and released discovermountholly.com, reporting roughly $46 million in commercial investment, 62 commercial permits and a business-directory plan to promote downtown businesses.
Economic Development staff on Oct. 13 released a new website, DiscoverMountHolly.com, and told Mount Holly City Council the city has recorded roughly $46 million in commercial investment since staff began tracking in September.
Matt Black, economic development staff, said the city has about 310 commercial businesses (not including institutions and nonprofits), a daytime population of roughly 17,545, and higher-than-county-average educational attainment. Black said staff has tracked more than 62 commercial permits and 27 building-only permits, and listed approximately $46,000,000 in commercial investment since September.
"The overall goal of economic development is, of course, to strengthen place and resilience," Black said, tying the work to the city's strategic vision plan. He described initiatives including property-availability tracking, street-lights engagement tied to an MOU and a pending development agreement, roughly 235 one-on-one business meetings, and more than 71 formal requests for information from prospective businesses.
Black previewed two promotional videos the city will post to social media and asked businesses to register for a new business directory on the site. He said the interactive map highlights public listings and staff maintains an internal list of additional available properties.
Council members thanked Black for his first year of work. Black said staff will continue promoting available properties, supporting existing businesses and coordinating with other departments on key corridor revitalization.
Black also described ongoing coordination with a developer and staff to finalize a baseline development agreement for a park project; he said a schedule and numbers are being finalized and that staff expects to return to council with details in the coming weeks.
No formal council action was taken on the presentation; Black's materials will be posted on city channels.
