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Lawrence Black

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A historic cotton mill in Greer could be the first development in South Carolina that benefits from the new Opportunity Zones program

Thanks to the Investing in Opportunity Act, co-sponsored by United States Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December 2017, the trillions of dollars U.S. investors currently hold in unrealized capital gains  in stocks and mutual funds alone could be funneled straight back into the country’s left-behind locales.
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The 9-acre former Southern Bleachery site at Taylors Mill to be transformed

Lawrence and Ashleigh Black, who already operate the Southern Bleachery event venue inside Taylors Mill, have now, in partnership with Kenneth Walker and with the help of former Texas tiny home developer Kevin Duckworth, undertaken an enormous redevelopment project with an aggressive timeline for the western-most section of the property that has the ability to be a catalyst for change in not just in the struggling former mill community, but the entire Greater Greenville region as well.
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