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Anderson broadband project follows in footsteps of rural electrification
A new partnership developed by an Abbeville phone cooperative and Pickens utility seek to bridge the “digital divideâ€_x009d_ in Anderson County through a 2,800-mile broadband expansion priced at
Clemson partners with IBM and AgStack to aid global food access
Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service and some major players in the tech sector seek to help farmers around the world scale some of the industry's shared challenges through a database called
Startup lobbies for legalization of e-wills
The strongest competitors for Greenville entrepreneurs Tyler McLeod and Erick Arb are California giants Trust and Will and LegalZoom. It was a tipsy stranger at Smiley's Acoustic Café that first opened McLeod's eyes to the opportunities
Support.com owner invests $264M in crypto-mining facility
About 2 million bitcoins are left to be mined, according to industry experts. One company plans to get ahead in the cryptocurrency arms race with 45,100 miners and the purchase of a former Spartanburg industrial property.
Lithuanian lithium battery company comes to Greenville
Greenville’s first Lithuanian company, which first began as a hobby and mushroomed into an international business, moved to the Upstate to …
BMW Manufacturing breaks production records in 2021
The Spartanburg manufacturing hub saw a 20% increase in the year-over-year production of all BMW X vehicles last year, which also exceeded 2019 numbers. BMW also produced about 50% more
Researchers make gains on batteries made from potassium
An Upstate physicist has made covered new ground in forwarding potassium-ion battery technology able to serve as a backup resource for the nation's power grid. Potassium is not only much more prevalent and cheaper than lithium, it also
Company plans to make fungus-derived ‘leather’ in Union County
A company that coaxes a faux leather from mushrooms plans to build a production plant in Union County. MycoWorks will invest $107 million in the site and create 400 new jobs, according to the S.C. Commerce Department.
Denny’s goes virtual
The Spartanburg franchise giant is following in the footsteps of another international restaurant chain by partnering with the virtual restaurant and logistics operator Reef. Denny's is coordinating with Reef on the launch of ...
Rural county serves as model for national broadband expansion
About 4,500 homes and businesses in one Upstate county didn’t have access to internet service last year. Charter Communications will use that community as ground zero for the launch of its
Viewpoint: Educate your employees on easy ways to avoid hackers and scammers
The day started out just like any other for Thomas. He drove in to work, flashed his badge to the security guard at the front desk and said hello to his desk neighbor. Little did he know he would fall prey to a method used in 85% of
N.Y. cryptocurrency mining company occupies 175-acre site
When Greenidge Generation Holdings wanted to expand operations beyond its native New York into Texas and South Carolina, it doubled its original order of 22,500 Bitmain miners, computational hardware that puts new cryptocurrency into cir
