Retail Shake-Up: Target is ending its Ulta Beauty shop-in-shop partnership in South Carolina, with closures starting Aug. 1 at stores including Garners Ferry Road (Columbia), Seaboard St. (Myrtle Beach), Boiling Springs Rd. (Boiling Springs) and Fairview Rd. (Simpsonville), as Target rolls out a new “beauty studio” concept in 600+ stores. Food Safety: Dole salad bags are recalled for possible listeria contamination, affecting SC shoppers among 10 states. Public Health Watch: Cyclospora has spread to 45 states, but South Carolina is not currently reporting cases in the CDC tally. Environmental Accountability: A South Carolina man says DES quoted a $2.4M price for a PFAS-related FOIA request tied to Black Creek Elementary School, raising questions about how records searches are priced. Energy & Industry: DOE is moving ahead with AI data center plans at Kentucky’s Paducah uranium site, pairing new computing with natural gas and battery storage. Local Growth: Greystar and CBL broke ground on a mixed-use redevelopment at CoolSprings Galleria in Franklin, adding 361 apartments and a DICK’S House of Sport. Workforce/Manufacturing: BMW’s Plant Spartanburg is deploying humanoid robots (Figure 03) to improve parts sequencing in logistics. Politics: Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jermaine Johnson named Sam Skardon as lieutenant governor running mate, spotlighting clean-energy and small-business lending. Utilities & Water: South Carolina drought conditions show little inland improvement on the latest monitor, with extreme drought still widespread along the Grand Strand. Broadband Expansion: Eaton Fiber will buy Ripple Fiber with $1.5B backing, expanding Verizon’s fiber reach into parts of North Carolina and South Carolina.