GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 20 -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news: Longtime community housing advocate Michelle Kennedy has been named as the City's new Neighborhood Development Department director, effective September 16. Kennedy surpassed a pool of candidates selected from a national search and extensive interview process conducted by an executive recruitment firm. The candidate evaluation concluded Kennedy's background makes her the ideal candidate to lead the City's h  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 21 grant requests to local governments totaling $5,916,198, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The requests include commitments to create a total of 1,200 jobs, 661 of which were previously announced. The public investment in these projects will attract more than $546 million in private investment. "Investments   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2021: Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments and nominations to North Carolina boards and commissions today. Gov. Cooper has nominated the following individual to serve on the North Carolina Employment Security Board of Review: * Albert D. Kirby, Jr. of Clinton as a representative of employees. Kirby is an attorney at his own firm, the Kirby Law Firm in Clinton. Kirby s  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 21 (TNSBook) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: Beer plays an important role in North Carolina's history. Just ask University Libraries staff and local beer historians Richard Cox, David Gwynn and Erin Lawrimore. "North Carolina beer history is, for better and worse, North Carolina history," says Cox, digital technology consultant. "It touches upon the labor movement, civil rights, the women's movement, and the cur  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Ralph S. Northam, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2021: Governor Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his Administration today. Office of the Governor James "J.D." Ratliff, Director of Scheduling J.D. Ratliff has been appointed Director of Scheduling. J.D. served as Deputy Director of Scheduling and was previously the Director of Constituent Services and Community Engagement. Prior to joining the Northam Administrati  more