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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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USC Upstate outfielder Sophia Kardatzke has been named the Big South Conference Softball Player of the Week for games played April 20-26, with teammate Laila Landrum also earning\u2026
The Hub City Spartanburgers are turning their May 5-10 homestand into a week-long volunteer push, naming the stretch “Sparkle Week” at Fifth Third Park and pairing each day\u2026
Meta Platforms is preparing to unwind its $2.5 billion acquisition of Manus, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup, after China's top economic planning authority ordered the deal reversed on\u2026
A coalition of low-cost U.S. airlines is pressing the Trump administration for $2.5 billion in emergency fuel relief, warning that jet prices above $4 a gallon could trigger\u2026
A nine-person jury was seated Monday in federal court in Oakland as Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI moved to trial. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez\u2026
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday he would stop blocking Kevin Warsh's confirmation as Federal Reserve chair, ending a months-long standoff and handing South Carolina's\u2026
A documentary on the New York Giants' Super Bowl XXI championship team — the 1986 squad that defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 — is being filmed in Upstate\u2026
Electrolux will lay off approximately 1,200 employees at its Anderson manufacturing facility by July 2026 as the company transitions from refrigeration unit production to laundry appliances under a\u2026
Guthrie's, the Athens, Georgia-born restaurant that claims the title of the country's first chicken-finger-only chain, opened its second Upstate South Carolina location in Anderson in late March, bringing\u2026
Spartanburg County Veterans Affairs held a town hall this month drawing veterans and their families to learn about health care, housing, tax exemptions, and long-term care resources —\u2026
State environmental officials and Greenwood County leaders have issued a warning for people and pets to stay out of the water in portions of Lake Greenwood while investigators\u2026
Drivers navigating downtown Spartanburg should expect altered traffic patterns for the next 16 to 18 months as several major construction projects reshape the city center simultaneously. Streets surrounding\u2026