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☆ When the airline lost his bike, he tracked it himself
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

His journey had been operated by two different, code-sharing airlines: Brussels Airlines from Lyon to Brussels, then United to the US. “They said, ‘Well, based on our records, Brussels Airlines have the bag and need to give it to us.’ They said they’d message Brussels Airlines. Barnett replied with the location as tracked by AirTag, and two photos of Gray with the bike bag to show her its size. ‘I just needed someone to care’Ella Dollinschi went above and beyond to recover Barnett's bike at Brussels Airport. And in general, I think it’s important to help other people from a humane perspective.”Luke and Gray Barnett certainly agree.

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☆ Lauren Thomas — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Lauren Thomas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Lauren ThomasLauren Thomas reports on M&A and shareholder activism for The Wall Street Journal. Previously, she covered the retail industry at CNBC. There, she broke news on companies ranging from Peloton to Kohl’s to Lululemon, and frequently appeared on CNBC programming. A native of Spartanburg, S.C., Lauren is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied business journalism and Spanish.

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☆ Behind the A.I. tech making BMW vehicle assembly more efficient
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In recent years, BMW Group upgraded its Spartanburg, South Carolina, plant to include new AI capabilities. The factory spans more than 8 million square feet and produces about 60% of all BMWs sold in the U.S. That works out to more than 1,500 vehicles produced daily. And the A.I. tech is already saving the automaker millions.

Organizations: BMW Group Locations: Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S

But self-driving cars powered by AI are not the only change — AI technology is already being infused into vehicle production. CNBCFurther down the line, AI technology checks to ensure every stud is precisely placed, according to BMW Group Manager Curtis Tingle. A BMW worker at the AI Stud Correction Station. CNBCAccording to Tingle, the AI stud correction laser has already saved the company more than $1 million a year. BMW told CNBC the AI technology is patent pending and was developed inside the Spartanburg plant.

Persons: Curtis Tingle, Tingle, Camille Roberts, Roberts Organizations: BMW Group, CNBC, BMW, BMW Group's, cnbc Locations: BMW'S, Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S

☆ The pros and cons of being a 29-year-old nurse making six figures who works just 9 months a year
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Aspen Tucker, 29, has been working as a travel nurse since earning his associate's degree in 2020. In 2022, two years after becoming a travel nurse, Tucker brought home about $187,000 for the year, per CNBC. On average, travel nurses make about 50% more than staff nurses due to high demand. Travel nurses get a living expense stipend and a housing stipend, which are considered reimbursements, not income, she said. While under contract, travel nurses have health insurance, but not when they're between jobs.

☆ 29-year-old earns $187,000 and only works 9 months a year — and his job doesn't require a bachelor's degree
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"I absolutely love living in Spartanburg and being a travel nurse. I'm able to have a high salary as a travel nurse, but come back to where the cost of living is low." Tucker began his career as a travel nurse after earning an associate's degree. "I'm away from home, I'm away from family, I'm away from my dog," says Tucker. CHECK OUT: 29-year-old travel nurse seized a chance to make $187,000 and only work 9 months a year: It’s ‘a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’

In 2020, while working as a staff nurse at a hospital in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Aspen Tucker came across a job posting for a travel nurse. In 2020, Aspen Tucker left his staff nursing job to become a travel nurse, a move that came with a significant bump in pay. "I'm able to have a high salary as a travel nurse, but also come back to where the cost of living is low," he says. That month he split an Airbnb with his girlfriend (also a travel nurse who occasionally takes jobs at the same hospitals) in addition to paying his mortgage and utilities back home. When he's traveling work, Tucker pays friends and family to take care of his dog, Skye.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow a 29-year-old making $187,000 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, spends his moneyAspen Tucker, 29, lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and earns $187,000 a year as a travel nurse. Tucker worked several jobs before making the overnight decision to become a travel nurse. With family nearby and low cost of living, he's devoted to Spartanburg. He recently purchased his second property which he plans to rent. 08:48 38 minutes ago

☆ The cheapest and most expensive U.S. airports to fly out of—JFK, LAX didn't make either list
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CivMetrics ranked the cheapest and most expensive airports in the U.S. based on average flight costs. Among the busiest airports, Ted Stevens Anchorage International in Alaska was the most expensive, with an average flight price of $540. On the other end, St. Pete Clearwater International in Florida, where flight costs average around $147, ranked as the cheapest airport. Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, came in third place. The Ted Stevens International Airport is a critical supply chain hub.

☆ Rio Tinto enters agreement with BMW to provide hydro-produced aluminum
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A BMW car logo is displayed during a media tour at the plant of German automaker BMW in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan/File PhotoNEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto on Tuesday said it would supply BMW with aluminum it produces in Canada using hydroelectric power, lowering the auto manufacturer's carbon footprint with respect to its procurement of the automotive metal. The UK-based mining company and the German automaker announced in separate statements that they had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Rio Tinto's hydro-powered operations in Canada to provide a BMW production plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with an unspecified amount of aluminum starting in 2024 -- a move that "could generate a reduction of up to 70 percent in CO2 emissions compared to the BMW Group's benchmark for aluminum," according to Rio Tinto. "The agreement to supply low-carbon aluminium" is also aimed at "ramping up our use of aluminium with no direct CO2 emissions from the smelting process," wrote Joachim Post, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, which is responsible for its purchasing and supplier network. Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Ernest Scheyder; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond just missed another debt payment. See the full list of stores it will close, including Harmon and Buybuy Baby locations.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

In addition to 87 more Bed Bath & Beyond stores, the company now says it will close all of its remaining Harmon health and beauty stores, and five Buybuy Baby stores. San Leandro: 15555 East 14th St., Suite 24015555 East 14th St., Suite 240 Burbank: 201 East Magnolia Blvd. Marina: 117 General Stilwell Drive117 General Stilwell Drive Vallejo: 105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107 * Palm Desert: 72459 Highway 11172459 Highway 111 * Visalia: 3125 South Mooney Blvd. Arterial * Coralville: 2515 Corridor Way Suite 5Kansas:Lawrence: 3106 S. Iowa St., Suite 2153106 S. Iowa St., Suite 215 Manhattan: 425 3rd Place425 3rd Place * Olathe: 15335 W. 119th St.Kentucky:Elizabethtown: 1998 N. Dixie Ave.1998 N. Dixie Ave. New Hartford: 4805 Commercial Drive4805 Commercial Drive Kingston: 1187 Ulster Ave.1187 Ulster Ave. Plattsburgh: 73 Centre Drive, Suite 10073 Centre Drive, Suite 100 Farmingdale: 251 Airport Plaza Blvd.

PREVIEWDave Edwards, the chief executive at Greenville-Spartanburg, said just over a decade ago his airport had no international air cargo operations. BMW today accounts for about a quarter of Greenville-Spartanburg’s roughly 15 international cargo flights a week. Air cargo volumes fell through most of last year as manufacturers and retailers pulled back on orders because of slowing consumer spending. Rockford, about 70 miles from Chicago O’Hare International Airport, has become one of the most successful regional airports for cargo. It is a hub for United Parcel Service Inc. and has attracted air operations for companies including Amazon.com Inc., DSV and A.P.

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☆ Home flipping profits drop at the fastest pace in over a decade
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It represents the smallest profit since the end of 2019 and the fastest quarterly drop since 2009. With that drop in gross profits, the return on investment fell to 25% from 30% in the previous quarter. With profits shrinking and higher mortgage rates hurting affordability for potential buyers, the share of home sales that were flips fell as well. Mortgage rates have come off their recent highs, but they are still more than twice what they were at the start of this year. Markets that showed the highest flip rates were Phoenix; Spartanburg, South Carolina; Atlanta and Gainesville in Georgia; and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

☆ How siblings transformed shipping containers into 2 Airbnb getaways that brought in $10,000 in revenue last month
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Landon and Heather Schlabach run a short-term-rental management firm overseeing 75 properties. Their younger brother, Reece, joined them to flip two shipping containers into secluded retreats. Even Mom is involved — she handles cleaning the two shipping containers between guests. After their initial porch talk, Landon was able to track down a Spartanburg, South Carolina, company that sells shipping containers that come clean and painted with cutouts for windows. The recently opened second container has a small pond and waterfall feature under the home with a chair swing for relaxing evenings.

☆ BMW tests hydrogen burner in Leipzig paint shop, expands battery assembly lines
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LEIPZIG, Germany, Oct 20 (Reuters) - BMW (BMWG.DE) is testing a burner able to operate on both hydrogen and gas in its paint shop in Leipzig, the carmaker said on Thursday, as it also announced an 800-million-euro ($782 million) investment in new battery assembly lines at the plant. The burner, developed together with combustion technology firm Saacke with the aim of reducing carbon emissions in the production process, is able to switch from hydrogen to gas or vice-versa while in use. Carmakers looking to reduce dependence on Russian gas have been struggling to find a solution for how to power their paint shops without the fuel. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterBMW already uses hydrogen in the production process at its Leipzig plant, with a fleet of hydrogen-powered trucks for logistics transport and five storage tanks on the premises. Also on Thursday, BMW said it was adding a third battery assembly line and five cell varnishing lines to the Leipzig plant by 2024, with two more high voltage battery assembly lines to follow after that.

☆ Boeing wins support in push to extend MAX certification timetable
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SPARTANBURG, S.C. Oct 19 (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) won support Wednesday from a Republican senator and a major customer in its bid to convince the U.S. Congress to extend the deadline to win certification of two new 737 MAX variants. The U.S. planemaker faces a late December deadline for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to certify the MAX 7 and MAX 10. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told Reuters he supports attaching a MAX deadline waiver to a spending bill or another measure before Congress. "We should all be rooting for Boeing," Kirby added, citing its impact on the U.S. economy and exports. loadingEven with a waiver, it is uncertain when MAX planes could be approved.

☆ Why BMW really decided to make batteries in the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That sum included $700 million for the construction of a battery manufacturing plant nearby. It’s one of a number of such announcements in recent months and years as automakers gear up to start producing more electric vehicles. The rules allow consumer tax credits only for electric vehicles that meet increasingly strict goals for US-based manufacturing of the vehicles themselves, as well as their batteries. BMW has never said publicly that it intends to make only electric vehicles after any certain time. “We can easily ramp them up,” Zipse said of increasing regulatory demand for electric vehicles.

☆ BMW invests $1.7 bln to build electric vehicles in U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

An employee works at the BMW manufacturing plant in Greer, South Carolina, U.S., October 19, 2022. The luxury automaker plans to build at least six fully electric BMW models in the United States by 2030. BMW Group had already announced that four additional battery cell factories will be built in Europe and China to meet its needs. BMW's 30-year-old South Carolina plant has built more than 6 million vehicles, employs more than 11,000 people, and has an annual production capacity of up to 450,000 vehicles. South Carolina awarded a $65 million grant to Spartanburg County to assist with costs related to the project.

☆ BMW investing $1.7 bln to build electric vehicles in U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina Oct 19 (Reuters) - BMW AG (BMWG.DE) said on Wednesday it will invest $1.7 billion to build electric vehicles in the United States, the latest announcement from major automaker about plans to ramp up U.S. EV production. "It's the biggest single investment we've done so far," BMW Group Chairman Oliver Zipse told Reuters in an interview. The luxury automaker plans that at least six fully electric BMW models will be built in the United States by 2030. BMW Group has already announced four additional battery cell factories will be built in Europe and China to meet its needs. BMW's 30-year-old South Carolina plant has built more than 6 million vehicles, employs more than 11,000 people, and has an annual production capacity of up to 450,000 vehicles.

☆ BMW plans to invest $1.7 billion in U.S. to produce electric vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

BMW Group plans to invest $1.7 billion in its U.S. operations to build electric vehicles and batteries, the company announced Wednesday. The German automaker expects to produce at least six fully electric models in the U.S. by 2030. The Spartanburg facility, where the investment announcement took place, currently produces BMW "X" SUVs and lithium-ion battery modules for its two plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. "Going forward, it will also be a major driver for our electrification strategy, and we will produce at least six fully electric BMW X models here by 2030," BMW Chair Oliver Zipse said in a release. In April, the company announced plans to spend $2 billion to build a second U.S. plant in Kentucky.

☆ Automakers need more time to meet U.S. minerals requirements for EVs -execs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Ben Klayman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"We believe it's unfair," he added, pointing out that none of the South Korean automaker's EVs qualify for the credit. Munoz said U.S. legislators should offer companies investing in the United States some type of waiver or a longer transition period. Automakers are trying to figure out how their vehicles will meet the new law's requirements to qualify for EV tax credits. Details of the act are still being ironed out and the U.S. Treasury is currently taking comments on how to implement the rules around the EV tax credits. "We're pretty well positioned," he said at the Reuters conference, citing the Detroit automaker's four U.S. battery plants the company has announced and its raw materials supply deals.

☆ U.S. senator to hold EV battery hearing if GOP takes control
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina Oct 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Wednesday said he will hold a hearing on electric vehicle batteries and sourcing issues if his party takes control after the November midterm elections. Graham, who would be Budget Committee chair under GOP control, said the hearing would look at the impact of the shift to EVs on automakers and the oil industry. Graham asked at an event to mark BMW's $1.7 billion EV investment in South Carolina. The new law includes raising the percentage of battery components that must originate from North America based on value. Graham wants to know if there are other alternatives to EVs.

☆ South Carolina authorities say man confessed to killing 5 after he'd been on meth for days
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A man who authorities said confessed to killing five people and told them he'd been high on methamphetamines for days has been arrested in the fatal shootings in South Carolina. The scene of the shootings in Inman, S.C. Google MapsDrayton lived at the home for two weeks, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. Thomas Ellis Anderson, 37; Adam Daniel Morley, 32; Mark Allen Hewitt, 59; and Roman Christean Megael Rocha, 19, were killed, the sheriff’s office said. Authorities responded to the house at 7:45 p.m. Sunday and found four people fatally wounded, the sheriff's office said. Someone that hadn’t slept in four days — they’re probably not thinking.”It wasn't clear when Drayton would be extradited to South Carolina.

☆ Five dead in shooting at a South Carolina home, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

INMAN, S.C. — Five people died Sunday night in a shooting at a home in northern South Carolina, authorities said. Spartanburg County deputies and emergency workers found them with gunshot wounds at a house in Inman, Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said in a statement. Four people died at the scene and a fifth died on the way to the hospital, authorities said. Spartanburg County deputies said they won’t release any additional information on the shooting until the coroner has identified the people killed and notified their families. Clevenger said his office is performing autopsies and trying to identify the victims on Monday.

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