Spartanburg, SC and Upstate News

It only takes one storm to change your life and community. Tropical cyclones are among nature’s most powerful and destructive phenomena.

Southern Wall Products, a manufacturer of drywall finishing products, has selected Anderson County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation.

Under conditions that foster offshore wind utilization, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that the technical resource potential for U.S. offshore wind is more than 4,200 gigawatts of capacity, or 13,500 terawatt-hours per year of generation.

The Spartanburg Professional Baseball Club has unveiled its new brand identity, the Hub City Spartanburgers, in partnership with the City of Spartanburg.

Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than any other hazard related to hurricanes and thunderstorms. The most common flood deaths occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water.

In today’s electronic age, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous. Compared with the lead-acid versions that have dominated the battery market for decades, lithium-ion batteries can charge faster and store more energy for the same amount of weight.

Did you know that Spartanburg Art Museum has been in existence for over 100 years? Founded in 1907, it is one of the oldest cultural institutions in our community.

The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that making certain energy efficient updates to their homes could qualify them for home energy credits.

Doctors are increasingly writing new prescriptions for an old remedy: time in nature.

In the first three months of the year, the company delivered around 83,000 all-electric vehicles from its BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands, and increased BEV sales by around 28 percent. The BMW brand overall increased its sales by 2.5%.