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Marlee Whitten covers business and economic development across Greenville and the wider Upstate region for HERE Greenville. She follows Upstate manufacturing announcements, retail expansions and downtown Greenville commercial activity, with attention to how new business arrivals reshape the local employment picture.
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Global packaging supplier Detpak has opened a new manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, part of a strategy to shorten U.S. supply chains for major quick-service restaurant customers. The plant\u2026
Global financial markets experienced significant shifts on Monday, July 20, as escalating tensions in the Middle East drove oil prices higher and pushed U.S. Treasury yields to levels\u2026
Databricks, a prominent player in the data and AI software landscape, has reportedly achieved a staggering $188 billion valuation following a new investment round led by Coatue. The\u2026
Global financial markets opened cautiously on Friday, July 17, 2026, as investors tracked a confluence of signals including oil prices, evolving trade dynamics, and the latest round of\u2026
Global financial markets began the trading session with a cautious tone, as investors closely tracked a confluence of factors including oil price fluctuations, evolving international trade dynamics, and\u2026
The Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) has officially launched its "Change for Good" program, a new charitable giving initiative aimed at leveraging the often-overlooked spare change of travelers to\u2026
Delta Air Lines recently reported record revenue, a development that comes as travelers in Greenville and across the nation continue to navigate elevated airfares and persistent fuel costs.\u2026
Global financial markets have reacted to renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, with reports indicating significant movement in both equity and crude oil prices. Business coverage has\u2026
Enerpac Tool Group has reached an agreement to acquire SFE Group in a transaction valued at approximately $472 million. The acquisition, which has been reported across financial and\u2026
The second-quarter earnings season is underway, with market observers keenly focused on the financial health of banks, the pressure on profit margins, and forward-looking guidance from corporations. These\u2026
National economic data released recently indicates a slowdown in job creation, with June payrolls growing more slowly than economists had anticipated. This cooling in the labor market has\u2026
The escalating global demand for specialized memory and storage components, largely driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence technologies, is creating ripple effects across the consumer electronics\u2026