South Carolina Business License Guide (2026): Spartanburg Small Business Checklist

Getting licensed in South Carolina is rarely one form. For most Spartanburg small businesses, compliance is a checklist across state, city, county, and industry-specific requirements. This guide covers all of them.
Zapier Review 2026: Automate Your Spartanburg Small Business Without Hiring More Staff

Zapier connects the apps your business already uses and lets you build automated workflows called Zaps. For Spartanburg small businesses managing limited staff, it can replace hours of repetitive administrative work each week.
SC Scientists Are Burning Homes to Make Them Safer. Here’s What They’re Learning.

On a 100-acre research campus in Richburg, SC, researchers have been deliberately burning houses — systematically testing home construction to find what saves lives and property in real fires.
AI and Robots Are Coming to BMW’s Spartanburg Plant. What Workers Need to Know.

BMW’s Spartanburg plant is at the center of the automaker’s global push into AI and robotics, with Figure 02 humanoid robots now in active production — the first BMW site anywhere to reach that milestone.
April Gardening Guide for Upstate SC: What to Plant Right Now

Mid-to-late April is prime time for Upstate South Carolina gardeners, with Spartanburg County in Zone 7b and the last average frost date around April 15 opening a two-week window for key plantings.
South Carolina Can’t Afford to Let Vaccine Rates Drop. The Measles Outbreak Proves It.

South Carolina’s 2025-26 measles outbreak — with nearly 1,000 cases, over 95 percent in Spartanburg County — is a direct warning about what happens when vaccine rates drop in a highly mobile community.
New Public Golf Retreat Candyroot Lodge Planned for SC Sandhills

Candyroot Lodge, a new public golf destination in the South Carolina Sandhills, could become the Southeast’s most significant multi-course destination for everyday golfers — no membership required.
Upstate SC Hunters: Start Your 2026-27 Season Prep Now

April is the window Upstate SC hunters know well: the weeks between turkey and deer seasons when serious preparation for fall begins, with ideal scouting conditions before summer foliage closes off sightlines.
Gamecocks Tee Off at SEC Golf Championship at Sea Island

South Carolina men’s golf opened play at the 2026 SEC Championship at Sea Island Golf Club, entering as the 13th seed and seeking a fourth match play appearance in eight years under the conference’s current format.
South Carolina WBB Lost Zero Players to the Portal. Here’s What That Means.

When the NCAA women’s basketball transfer portal window closed, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley had accomplished something nearly unheard of in modern college basketball: the Gamecocks lost zero scholarship players.