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A. Preston Acker writes about money, jobs, and the companies that drive Spartanburg. They have more than 18 years on the beat and follow Milliken & Company, Foundever, and the pipeline of new investment moving into the Upstate. Focuses on what each story means in practice — not in theory.
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An artificial intelligence reasoning model developed by OpenAI outperformed experienced emergency room physicians across a sweeping set of clinical tests — including real-world triage cases — according to\u2026
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline climbed to $4.39 on May 1 — nearly 33 cents higher than the week before and more than\u2026
Seven of the country's leading artificial intelligence companies have signed agreements with the Department of Defense to deploy their AI tools inside the military's classified computer networks, a\u2026
Univar Solutions USA LLC will permanently lay off 99 workers at its distribution facility in Greer, Spartanburg County, ending an on-site waste management contract at the BMW Manufacturing\u2026
Google Cloud posted $20 billion in first-quarter 2026 revenue, a 63 percent year-over-year surge that lifted the division to 18 percent of Alphabets total business — directly tied\u2026
Seven families of victims killed or injured in the February Tumbler Ridge school shooting filed federal lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on April 29, alleging the\u2026
United Flight 1980 reported a possible drone strike at 3,000 feet on approach to San Diego on April 29; no damage was found after inspection, but the FAA\u2026
Australia's consumer prices posted their sharpest quarterly jump in more than two years during the first quarter of 2026, driven by a Middle East oil price surge that\u2026
General Motors announced Tuesday it expects a $500 million refund from tariffs the U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional — news that carries direct weight for Upstate\u2026
A month-long flirtation between two of the world's largest spirits companies is over. Brown-Forman Corporation and Paris-based Pernod Ricard announced Tuesday that they have terminated discussions regarding a\u2026
A two-year trademark fight between California cities ended Tuesday when the Port of Oakland and San Francisco announced a settlement allowing Oakland's airport to retain its current name\u2026
An Oakland federal courtroom dominated the tech world Tuesday as Elon Musk took the witness stand in his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, a civil\u2026