The Cherokee County Council took another step to repeal a law setting fees for fire service response. // The unanimous vote for second reading of an ordinance nullifying previous action followed Tracy McDaniel’s motion and... (Continue Reading)
The Hub City Writers Project is undertaking a fundraising campaign to bring an independent bookstore to the ground floor of the historic Masonic Temple building in downtown Spartanburg. “This landmark bookstore will be on the leading edge of a new... (Continue Reading)
As Part of Campaign, Nearly Half a Million New Facebook Fans Pledged to “Join Shaq Give Back” WAYNE, NJ (January 21, 2010) – Toys”R”Us, Inc. today announced that its 2009 holiday fundraising campaign to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots... (Continue Reading)
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today reported holiday sales for the nine-week holiday period from November 1, 2009, to January 2, 2010. Barnes & Noble store sales were $1.1 billion, a 5% decrease over the same... (Continue Reading)
The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported December sales of 23,617 vehicles, an increase of 9.2 percent from the 21,626 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. For 2009, the BMW Group also reported... (Continue Reading)
Clemson University is one of the nation’s 50 best values in public colleges and universities, according to the “The Princeton Review Best Value Colleges for 2010,” announced by The Princeton Review and USA TODAY. In its profile of Clemson on USA... (Continue Reading)
It seems that every year electric rates go up. This year will be no exception. SCE&G is asking the South Carolina Public Service Commission for a rate hike of 9.5% for all residential customers. The only good news is that... (Continue Reading)
The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce and its’ Economic Futures Group, hosted a social at River Falls Plantation to introduce the new Defense Network Alliance of the Upstate. The Defense Network Alliance (DNA) initiative was borne out of a recent... (Continue Reading)
The South Carolina Department of Commerce, the City of Rock Hill and York County today announced that Composite Resources Inc. will expand its facility in Rock Hill. The $3.5 million investment is expected to generate 50 new jobs over the... (Continue Reading)
Do you want to save money? Now more than ever, people are trying to save money anywhere and everywhere that they can. Most people don’t realize that the best place to start saving is right at home. Read on... (Continue Reading)