CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Bank of America today announced that its Customized Cash Rewards credit card now offers more ways for cardholders to earn cash back in a category of their choice, with the expansion of two of its popular 3% cash back categories: gas and online shopping. Consumer and small business cardholders can now earn 3% cash back at electric vehicle charging stations  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- Cape Fear Community College issued the following news: The Small Business Center (SBC) at Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) achieved the highest overall impact in the state for business startups. In FY 2022-2023, the SBC assisted in establishing 43 businesses in New Hanover and Pender Counties. This recognition underscores the center's commitment to driving economic development, innovation, and job creation within the region. The CFCC Small Business Cent  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new investigation from HuffPost reveals North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson's affinity for fringe conspiracy theories to be much more extensive than previously reported. In addition to casting doubt on the 1969 moon landing, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and multiple deadly mass shootings, Robinson, who openly admits to being a conspiracy theorist, has also engaged with social media  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- LPL Financial LLC, a company that provides support from independent financial advisors to financial institutions, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisor Matthew Holbrook, CFP(R), has joined LPL's employee advisor channel, Linsco by LPL Financial, to launch Coastline Wealth Advisory of LPL Financial. He reported having served approximately $385 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Clayton Supply, part of Clayton Home Building Group, will create 263 jobs as it locates a new facility in Stanly County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company's project will locate in New London. "Manufacturers trust North Carolina because they know we've earned our reputation for having the best advanced manufacturing workforce in the nation," said Gover  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news on Aug. 22, 2023: Early Childhood educators with associate degrees from North Carolina community colleges will now have seamless transfer opportunities to many private North Carolina four-year colleges. The opportunities result from Friday's signing of a joint agreement by the State Board of Community Colleges and North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU). The State Board of  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina internet service provider Star Telephone Membership Corporation will receive $24.9 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to connect rural residents, businesses and farmers in Bladen, Columbus and Sampson counties to reliable, affordable high-speed internet. The ReConnect Program grant, funded by the Biparti  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Clayton Supply, part of Clayton Home Building Group, will create 263 jobs as it locates a new facility in Stanly County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company's project will locate in New London. "Manufacturers trust North Carolina because they know we've earned our reputation for having the best advanced manufacturing workforce in the nation," said Governor Coo  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions. Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individual to the North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board: * Dr. Ari David Leib of Charlotte as a physician who has completed 200 hours of acupuncture training. Dr. Leib is an Emergency Medicine Attending Physician for Columbus Regional Medical Center.   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * The Answer May Lie in a Tiny String of Bones * * * When a sabertooth tiger called out, what noise did it make - a mighty roar or a throaty purr? A new study from North Carolina State University examined the data behind the arguments for each vocalization and found that the answer was more nuanced than they thought - and that it could depend on the shape of a few small bones.   more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: Intimate partner violence is a significant public health concern in the United States and a leading nonobstetric cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. It can take on many forms, including physical, emotional and sexual abuse as well as patterns of behavior that seek to gain or maintain control over a partner. Many people experience intimat  more