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Two years ago, Brian Murray and his family moved to the Lake Norman, North Carolina&nbsp;area and fell in love with the region. So Murray and his business partner Rocky Romano began scouting sites to open their very first <a href="http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/Company/Franchise-With-Us/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=fort-mill-times-first-time-franchisees-grow-the-dairy-queen-brand-in-north-carolina-10665" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dairy Queen</a>&reg; location&nbsp;and landed on Tega Cay.&nbsp;

They felt the area was a perfect fit for their budding business plans.

The two recently celebrated their new DQ Grill &amp; Chill&reg; restaurant&#39;s opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and unveiled their plans to add future locations to the Rock Hill area.&nbsp;

&ldquo;We want to make sure we continue to grow,&rdquo; Romano said. &ldquo;We want to find the best place to best serve the need in Rock Hill.&rdquo;

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