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Families of Tumbler Ridge Shooting Victims Sue OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman in Federal Court
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…
United Flight Reports Possible Drone Strike at 3,000 Feet on Approach to San Diego
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…
HEAR HERE: OneSpartanburg brands its work-based learning push as EDGE, eyeing 600+ student placements for summer 2026
OneSpartanburg, Inc. has rolled out a formal brand — EDGE — to unify its work-based learning push across Spartanburg County, covering paid internships, apprenticeships, and other student placements…
Hiring Your First Employee in South Carolina: A Spartanburg Small Business Compliance Checklist (2026)
Bottom line: Hiring your first employee in South Carolina is more than just signing a paystub. There is a small but specific stack of federal and state filings,…
Notion Review (2026): How Spartanburg Small Businesses Are Using It for SOPs, Meeting Notes, and Wikis
Bottom line: Notion has matured into a flexible workspace where a small Spartanburg business can keep its SOPs, meeting notes, internal wiki, and lightweight project tracking in one…
Australia’s Q1 Inflation Jumps on Oil Shock, Squeezing SC Auto Manufacturers
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…
GM Expects $500M Tariff Refund After SCOTUS Ruling — BMW Spartanburg Faces Same Math
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…
Brown-Forman and Pernod Ricard End Merger Talks; Sazerac’s $15B Bid Remains Open
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…
Oakland Airport Wins Right to Keep San Francisco in Its Name After Two-Year Trademark Fight
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…
Musk Takes the Stand Against OpenAI in Trial That Could Reshape AI Industry
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…
Business Spotlight: Firetower Media Brings Industrial-Grade Video to Spartanburg Manufacturers
Published April 28, 2026 | By A. Nadine Hagood, Business Reporter For most Spartanburg manufacturers, the hardest part of telling their story on video is not the camera…
China Orders Meta to Reverse $2.5 Billion Manus AI Deal on Security Grounds
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…
