Local crime, high school sports, county politics, events tonight, and business closings — the daily Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) report from HEREAugusta.
Events
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Downtown Augusta has a weekend full of food on the calendar, as FoodeesFest runs from Friday through Sunday with food trucks, local restaurants and a row of makers selling their goods. The lineup mixes food trucks with local restaurants, dessert makers and beverage makers, and it adds…
Events
GROVETOWN, Ga. — Crowds streamed into the Grovetown fairgrounds Thursday night as the 61st annual Columbia County Fall Fair kicked off a multi-week run that continues through Nov. 15. Organizers opened the gates in the late afternoon, and the earliest wave of visitors — the first 250 through the turnstiles…
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
OpenAI closed on $11 billion of new funding, the first piece of a round that values the artificial-intelligence company at $1.25 trillion, according to people familiar with the matter, as investors grow more selective about the prices they will pay for AI developers. The initial close covers a little more than…
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…
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