Article: Sale of Georgetown County, S.C., land to retailer Lowe's could wrap up soon.

By Kelly Marshall, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 4--A contract between a Waccamaw Neck developer and Lowe's could be signed this week, allowing the big-box retailer to possibly apply for permission from the county to build on U.S. 17 South by next month.

Developer Charles McGill said the contract to sell about 17 acres of property to Lowe's could be signed by Friday.

The county has sought to limit the number of large retail operations on the Waccamaw Neck by passing a 45,000-square-foot size restriction on the U.S. 17 corridor. County law does allow big-box businesses to be built as part of ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!