CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Bank of America Corporation today announced a corrected dividend amount on the Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F and the Adjustable Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G, originally announced on July 14, 2023. The regular quarterly cash dividend is $1,521.06667 per share of Series F and $1,521.06667 per share of Series G. Series F a  more

BELMONT, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- Belmont Abbey College issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Today Belmont Abbey College announces its largest total enrollment in over a decade and the fourth highest total enrollment in college history. Cumulating at a total of 1,654 enrolled students, this includes the traditional undergraduate, online undergraduate, dual-enrolled, non-degree seeking, and graduate populations. The private, Catholic, liberal arts institution reports a 9.5% in  more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Fayetteville State University issued the following news: * * * U.S. State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces FSU as 1 of 19 Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders * * * Fayetteville State University (FSU) is proud to be named as a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for 2023. Each year, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) recogn  more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- Fayetteville State University issued the following news: Fayetteville State University (FSU) has appointed of Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Michael Alexander as the Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) for Military Relations in the Division of External Affairs and Military Relations. In this role, Alexander will provide invaluable oversight, guidance, and leadership in fostering collaboration between FSU and military-affiliated organizations. "We are thrilled t  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: Multiple Discovery Education products have been honored with 2023 Back to School Awards from Tech & Learning. Tech & Learning's Awards of Excellence program, "The Best Tools for Back to School," is designed to help educators find the products and solutions that will support their work in any learning environment. Eligible products included hardware, software, cu  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host its Annual Assistive Technology Expo "A Day in the Life with AT" on Oct. 5, at the McKimmon Conference and Training Center at NC State University in Raleigh. The expo is an event for individuals with disabilities, their family members, employers, and organizations interested in l  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study finds that creating physical gaps in the forest canopy give eastern hemlocks more access to resources and help those trees withstand infestation by an invasive insect. The approach adds another tool to the toolkit that foresters can use to protect these trees. Eastern hemlocks are an ecologically important tree species found from eastern Canada to the Great Lakes states   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: A four-person team of Piedmont Natural Gas technicians from Greenville, S.C., wrangled the overall championship title at the 2023 National Gas Rodeo. This marks the sixth time Piedmont has won the national championship. "We always aim to bring a championship title home, and our team delivered," said Brian Weisker, senior vice president and chief operations officer for Piedmont Natural Gas. "Agility, speed an  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: After a national search, UNC Greensboro (UNCG) is pleased to announce that Dr. Maria Pitre-Martin will become the next executive director of the UNCG SERVE Center. SERVE provides research, evaluation, and customized support to clients in North Carolina and across the nation in pursuit of positive educational outcomes for all learners. With $30 million in active funding and well  more

CARY, North Carolina, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: AI, Analytics and MarTech leader SAS has been recognized as an AI & Machine Learning leader in the Modern Marketing Data Stack 2023: How Data-Forward Marketers Are Redefining Strategies to Unify, Analyze, and Activate Data to Boost Revenue report by Snowflake, the Data Cloud company. Snowflake's data-backed report identifies the best of breed partner  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 19 -- The Virginia Community College System issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Dr. Sharon Morrissey, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Workforce Programs at Virginia's Community Colleges, has announced she will retire at the end of 2023, capping a 37-year career in higher education leadership in Virginia and North Carolina. "It's an understatement to say that Dr. Morrissey has provided crucial and valuable guidance for our colleges over the yea  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- LPL Financial LLC, a company that provides support from independent financial advisors to financial institutions, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: LPL Financial LLC announced today that Burke Francis and Christopher Francis, who have more than 80 years of combined experience, have joined LPL Financial to launch an exclusive family focused office and independent practice, The Francis Group at LPL. They chose to affiliate with LPL's suppo  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: Chancellor Aswani K. Volety, an advocate for strong collaborations among higher education, government, industry and community leaders, has joined the North Carolina Biotechnology Center Board of Directors. Volety, a well-respected administrator and a marine scientist with expertise in toxicology, immunology and biochemistry, brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and   more