Jim Hagedorn has retired as chairman and CEO of Marysville-based ScottsMiracle‑Gro. The company named Nate Baxter president and CEO as part of a planned succession.

Nevada’s casinos posted $1.388 billion in May gaming win, up 7.4% year over year, led by a big month on the Las Vegas Strip. State fee collections also climbed.

From hypersonic missile contracts to satellite yards, venture-backed defense firms are remaking the South Bay — even as L.A. County factory jobs fell roughly 65% since 1990.

A webinar startup says Koi Security’s December report wrongly tied its domains to a Chinese hacking operation, and Palo Alto Networks — which acquired Koi — is now a defendant.

Deep-pocketed dental groups are bidding up practice prices on the Wasatch Front, squeezing independent buyers — but some local dentists are still finding ways to win.

Comcast plans to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into a separate public company while keeping a leaner Comcast focused on connectivity and services.

Rising funding costs are pinching the mechanics behind the U.S. stock rally, with leveraged ETFs and dealer repo exposure at the center of the squeeze.

USAA will lower auto premiums in Georgia, a move state officials estimate will save about $33.2 million and touch more than 200,000 policyholders.

Raleigh-based Martin Marietta is poised to combine with Lhoist North America in a roughly $13.5B deal that would expand its specialty-minerals footprint.

Rancher Hat Bar has opened a South Congress storefront with a walk-in custom hat bar, walk-ins and private booking options at 1400 S. Congress Ave.

A clean energy startup founder who won SF Climate Week's hackathon is now on Facebook Marketplace selling made-to-order dog raincoats crafted from plastic bags California just finished banning. Two hundred people liked it, the dog looks resigned, and the head coverage situation remains unresolved.

International Paper will close its Aurora sheet plant and shut converting operations in Elk Grove and Barrington by the end of Q3 2026, shifting customers and capital. Workers and local officials are waiting for WARN notices and more detail.

SAS Institute cut roughly 300 positions last week as the Cary-headquartered analytics firm shifts resources toward cloud, R&D and sales. Impacted staff were offered transition support and may apply for internal openings.