Couldn’t negotiate a decent lease is my guess. Why do you think there are so many empty store fronts in Dwntwn SC?
The rental rates are insane and the market is primarily students. Businesses are fleeing! Leadership has no clue how to handle. Party politics are part of it.
Remember the recent eminent domain embarrassment?
Unfortunately the Borough is complicit in creating this mess. Heck they paid thousands to have a bloody consultant tell them how to create a town that adults/locals would want to visit… the biggest takeaway was hire someone to encourage businesses from other areas to come to SC. What?
Brutal but such is life with the leadership in the HV! Create more committees, hire more consultants, and get nothing done! Chamber is doing the same thing. The number of county orgs, committees, and special interest groups are endless in a county of 150k and student body of 50k!