Local crime, high school sports, county politics, events tonight, and business closings — the daily Midlands report from HERE Irmo.
Education
IRMO, S.C. — Four biomedical science students who train at a School District Five campus in Irmo will carry South Carolina to a national youth research gathering after taking first place in their categories at the state junior science competition. The students study at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies,…
Events
IRMO, S.C. — Town leaders will mark Veterans Day at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Irmo Veterans Park, 15 Palmetto Wood Parkway, with a public program for families, veterans and active-duty members. Mayor Bill Danielson is listed to introduce guests. Shelly Langston of the Navy, South Carolina's Military Women's…
From Merger Monday
A month ago the debate over the two leading AI labs was whether they were worth $1.5 trillion or $2 trillion. This week the debate moved lower. OpenAI closed $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, below the price it first sought and far short of the $30 billion it…
From Merger Monday
A joint venture of PGIM, Stiles Corp. and Hensler Development refinanced Peabody Union, a new mixed-use tower in downtown Nashville, Tenn., with a $310 million bridge loan from Blackstone’s real-estate debt business. Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies provided the loan, which has a three-year term and two one-year extension options. A…
From Merger Monday
TKO Group Holdings Inc., the owner of UFC and WWE, priced $1 billion of five-year senior secured notes, borrowing in the bond market with proceeds that can go toward buying back its own stock. The 6.500% notes due 2031 were issued by subsidiary TKO Worldwide Holdings LLC. The offering is expected…
Fishing
IRMO, S.C. — Irmo SC fishing on Lake Murray is shifting with cooler water this week. A Nov. 5 lake report put morning surface temperatures in the mid- to upper 60s, with clarity called normal and the surface sitting at 354.22 feet against a 360-foot full pool. That temperature band…
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