ROCK HILL, SC-The shopping center venture, 26 miles south of Charlotte, will also comprise seven sit-down and two fast-food restaurants, two townhouse developments, an apartment complex, a delicate-care center, two hotels, office space and a plaza with fountain.

CHARLOTTE, NC-Jackson Tube Service Inc., an Ohio-based steel tubing manufacturer, has selected the Queen City to set up a 58,000-sf plant. The company bought an existing building plus 19 acres for $3.6 million or about $62 per sf.

KANNAPOLIS, NC-Shoe Show Inc. will be breaking ground shortly on a 265,000-sf addition to its warehouse in Cabarrus County's Dogwood Industrial park, 30 miles northeast of Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE-The locally-based, privately-held company will be competing with Time Warner and satellite TV to sell cable, Internet access and digital telephone services to local residents and businesses over 4,000 miles of line.

RALEIGH, NC-A two million-sf office park and an 800,000-sf retail hub are envisioned at this estimated $1 billion venture, about 150 miles northeast of Downtown Charlotte.

CORNELIUS, NC-Beacon Partners of Charlotte paid Chartwell, a limited partnership, $5.2 million or $56.83 per sf for the seven-building, 91,500-sf Cornelius Business Center here in north Mecklenburg County, about 20 miles north of Charlotte.

RALEIGH, NC-A two million-sf office park and an 800,000-sf retail hub are envisioned at this estimated $1 billion venture, about 150 miles northeast of Downtown Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE-The Internet service provider also expects to play in the North Carolina markets of Asheville, Greensboro, Raleigh and Wilmington and then head for South Carolina targets in Anderson, Charleston, Columbia and Greenville. Another ISP, locally-based NetUnlimited is also growing.