Spartanburg, SC – April 2, 2013 – AFL is expanding its FAST Connector portfolio to include two new SC/APC connectors to address applications that require an SC/APC interface or need enhanced return loss.

Spartanburg, S.C. – Spartanburg Community College (SCC) is calling for entries in the SCC Downtown Campus Art Competition, which is open to the general public, students, faculty and staff. The College is seeking an iconic image of the new Evans Academic Center, formerly known as the Evans Building, to commemorate the grand opening of the Downtown Campus and the College’s 50th anniversary this fall.

SPARTANBURG, SC— We’ve all been victims of the dreaded “auto correct” function on smart phones giving our text messages new meanings, but a new study shows a truly incoherent text message could be the sign of a medical emergency. A research team at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit states garbled text messages could be a sign of stroke, even in people who aren’t having trouble speaking.

Spartanburg, SC – March 27, 2013 – AFL introduces the Fujikura 70S fusion splicer, the newest member of the world’s most proven and technologically-advanced family of splicing products from Fujikura, the worldwide leader in fusion splicing. The 70S retains all of the advanced features pioneered by the FSM-60S that made it the leader in the industry, with the 70S offering much faster splicing in the field and new easy-to-use features.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (March 28, 2013) — A new location and start time for the 20th season of Music on Main highlights the onset of the City of Spartanburg’s popular weekly music events. Music on Main will be held at 175 West Main Street, a grassy area between the Downtown Clock Tower, Broad Street, and the Herald-Journal offices. A new stage for the event at that location is currently under construction, and will be completed in time for the first concert on Thursday, April 4. Music on Main is from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and is held every Thursday, April through August.

Spartanburg, SC – March 28, 2013 – AFL presented a $7,500 grant to Greenville Family Partnership (GFP), a nonprofit organization that educates children and families about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. Made possible by AFL’s Community Outreach Program, the grant supports a high school or college intern for the organization and its annual Red Ribbon Classic.

SPARTANBURG, SC –  SPENCER/HINES PROPERTIES, INC is pleased to announce that it has been selected by CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), commercial real estate’s leading independent research firm, to receive a CoStar Power Broker Award. This annual award recognizes the “best of the best” in commercial real estate brokerage by spotlighting the U.S. firms and individual brokers who closed the highest transaction volume in commercial property sales or leases for the entire year of 2012 in their respective market.  Spencer/Hines has been in the Top 10 each year since 2006.