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NorthMark Strategies' high-performance computing campus at 4000 South Pine Street in Spartanburg — the former Kohler manufacturing site — has not yet opened for operations, but the company\u2026
City of Spartanburg staff and the architecture firm McMillan Pazdan Smith have proposed rebuilding the city's iconic clock tower at the entrance to Barnet Park — a move\u2026
Volkswagen of Spartanburg has a new name and a familiar philosophy. Steve White Auto Group completed the acquisition of the 2671 Reidville Road dealership this spring, rebranding it\u2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Organon for $11.75 billion, creating a top-25 global pharma company with major biosimilar reach.
Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina spent months as the lone Republican on the Senate Banking Committee willing to vote with Democrats against Kevin Warsh’s Federal Reserve nomination\u2026
The S&P 500 closed at a record 7,165.08 and the Nasdaq hit 24,836.60 on April 24 as Intel posted its best day since 1987; oil eased near $99\u2026
Elon Musk narrowed his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman to two claims — unjust enrichment and breach of charitable trust — as jury selection opened Monday in\u2026
The Justice Department has closed its criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, removing the key obstacle to confirming Kevin Warsh — and handing Senate Banking Committee Chairman\u2026
John Ternus, Apple's incoming CEO and a career hardware engineer, is expected to push the company toward AI-powered devices — a shift that intersects with Spartanburg County's growing\u2026
The BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX has selected the Country Club of Spartanburg as one of its two official host courses for the 2026 tournament, marking\u2026
A Spartanburg County data center that secured one of the most generous tax packages in local history is now seeking a dramatic expansion of its power capacity —\u2026
Kevin Warsh, Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, told the Senate Banking Committee on April 21 that he had not committed to any rate path with the\u2026