ROCKINGHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Forest Service issued the following news release: Brad Allen has been named recipient of the 2023 State Forester's Prescribed Burning Award. Allen is the assistant district forester with the Rockingham District of the N.C. Forest Service, serving Anson, Chatham, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland and Stanly counties. "Brad has been a leader in District 3 for prescribed  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Today, Bank of America announced it has again increased its U.S. minimum hourly wage for employees on its stated path to $25 by 2025. The company will move to $23 in October. By 2025, its minimum hourly wage will have increased by nearly $14 per hour -- or more than 121% -- since 2010. This move builds on the bank's history of being a national leader in establis  more

BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Campbell University issued the following news: The Lundy-Fetterman School of Business hosted its third annual Leadership Summit to an audience of more than 250 community members, alumni, students and faculty. This year's summit had a singular focus: leveraging technology in business. Teena Piccione, global transformation and operations executive at Google, opened the summit with a powerful message: "You can teach technology, but you can't teach dedicati  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Cape Fear Community College issued the following news: Cape Fear Community College and Genesis Block are proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership to foster innovation and support for aspiring local entrepreneurs in the culinary industry. The collaboration resulted in the establishment of Block Eatz, a food hall incubator that provides a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to test the viability of their restaurant concepts. This incubator is the fir  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- Cape Fear Community College issued the following news: Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) is proud to announce a significant partnership with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) that will provide a unique opportunity for graduates of the Marine Technology program. On September 8, 2023, President Morton signed a Letter of Intent with the USCG solidifying a commitment to enhance education and career pathways for our students. "We are excited to enter this  more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- Chowan University issued the following news: The Chowan University chapter of Alpha Chi, a general honor society, will hold its induction ceremony on Tuesday, October 24, at 7 p.m. in Vaughan Auditorium. The ceremony will recognize the academic achievements of 22 students who have been tapped for membership. To be eligible for membership, students must have completed 24 hours of class credit at Chowan University, earned a grade point average of 3.5 or   more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- Chowan University issued the following news: Kyle Davison, who graduated from Chowan University with the class of 2018, is returning to serve as the Student Wellness Coordinator within the Student Life Department. Having furthered his education and professional career at West Virginia University, Davison will contribute towards the wellness of students while promoting positive and healthy initiatives across campus. The Student Wellness Coordinator is   more

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, Sept. 20 -- College of the Albemarle issued the following news release: College of The Albemarle is pleased to announce that its Academic Support Center's (ASC) tutoring program has been awarded a Level 1 Certification from the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). This is a significant achievement, underscoring COA's commitment to fostering academic excellence and enhancing student success. For over thirty years, CRLA has b  more

HICKORY, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Catawba Valley Community College issued the following news: Catawba Valley Community College announces the appointment of Mr. Clyde Deal as the new Chief of Security and Law Enforcement Education. Mr. Deal has over 35 years in Law Enforcement, working for institutions such as CVCC, the Hickory Police Department, and the Catawba County Sheriff's Office, where he continues to serve as part-time deputy. Deal is also a graduate of the 195th Session of the FBI Na  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * From rainforest travels to lab course facilitation and design, senior BME lab administrator Margaret (Maggie) Gatongi never passes up an opportunity to learn * * * "My middle name is Wacera. It means, 'one who likes to travel,'" said Margaret (Maggie) Gatongi, a senior lab administrator for Duke's Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME). "And I do think the name has be  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment issued the following news: Four recent Master of Environmental Management (MEM) graduates of the Nicholas School have been tapped to take part in the Sea Grant John A. Knauss Policy Fellowship program. Claudia Deeg, Nicholas "Nico" Fairbairn, Sydney Mantell and Stephanie Murphy--all of whom earned their MEMs this May--were among 84 young environmental leaders selected for the national program this year. T  more

WHITEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Southeastern Community College issued the following news: As a young child, Lumberton native Shannon Hunt spent several years watching her mom style hair; that was her career inspiration. Fast-forward several years later and Hunt is inspiring others to obtain their goals as Southeastern Community College's newest cosmetology instructor. Hunt's favorite part of being an instructor at SCC is the work environment and learning from lead instructor Eli High.  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- High Point University issued the following news release: High Point University is welcoming 16 recent college graduates as AmeriCorps VISTAs (Volunteers in Service to America) to dedicate a year of service in the city of High Point. This is the largest group ever in HPU's 11 years of hosting VISTAs to provide thousands of hours of service to local organizations. This year's cohort has nearly doubled in number, growing from nine to 16. Each VISTA works wi  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 22 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina has appointed Ken Burgess of the national law firm Baker Donelson to the North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NCBENHA). This is the second appointment in as many years for Mr. Burgess by Governor Cooper, as he was appointed to the Governor's Advisory Council on Aging in 2022. The NCBENHA (the Board) acts to develop, impose, and  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- LPL Financial LLC, a company that provides support from independent financial advisors to financial institutions, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: LPL Financial LLC today announces key updates on its Liquidity & Succession offering which is aimed at financial advisors who are seeking to monetize the business they have built either due to a desire to retire or to simply free themselves of their business owner duties in order to refocus o  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- North Carolina A&T State University issued the following news: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has announced the opening of the Center of Excellence for Social Justice, dedicated to fostering educational opportunities for students and faculty to generate new discoveries through research, engagement and outreach while promoting collaborative action and innovation in the crucial areas of social, economic and racial justice. Jelan  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2023: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the General Assembly proposed its 2023-2025 budget. "While I am pleased that DOJ received some funding to continue to combat health care fraud and equip the State Crime Lab, this budget simply does not do enough to protect North Carolinians. Legislators wasted crucial time and squandered  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: North Carolina's designated Main Street and Small Town Main Street communities have leveraged more than $5.2 billion in public and private investment in their downtown districts since 1980, according to new figures released today by the Department of Commerce. During the recently completed 2022-23 fiscal year, North Carolina's Main Street programs leveraged $684,6  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news: The North Carolina Community College System has announced Betty Silver as Associate Vice President of NCEdge Customized Training following the State Board of Community Colleges meeting September 15. Silver has served as the Senior Regional Director for the Northwest and Western Regions since joining the System in 2008. In the new role, Silver is responsible for the System's customized traini  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Infrastructure announced today that 30 communities statewide will receive more than $34 million in funding for projects to find and replace lead service lines. North Carolina has approximately $67 million initially available for lead service line projects through the federal Bip  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the NC Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (VolunteerNC), a division of the Governor's office, has secured funding to create the North Carolina Climate Action Corps as part of the Climate Action Corps National Expansion Pilot through the California Volunteers. The Governor's Climate Action Corps will support 25 Climat  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is launching the Inclusion Works initiative to promote competitive integrated employment for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, because everyone in North Carolina has a right to work in an integrated setting for fair pay if that is their choice. Inclusion Works offers resources for p  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to be selected among several entities for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration investment in increasing access to maternal care, addressing maternal mental health and growing the maternal health workforce in North Carolina  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Being a mom is hard. Being a Black mom is especially hard. A new study from North Carolina State University underscores the ways that being a Black mother in the United States involves navigating aspects of parenthood that are explicitly tied to dealing with anti-Black racism. "All mothers experience stress; but Black mothers in the U.S. experience additional stresses specifically r  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers have demonstrated a material for next generation dynamic windows, which would allow building occupants to switch their windows between three modes: transparent, or "normal" windows; windows that block infrared light, helping to keep a building cool; and tinted windows that control glare while maintaining the view. Dynamic windows based on electrochromism - meaning their   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study finds that only a third of adults in the United States did not rely on their parents for some form of material support between their late teens and early 40s. The study highlights the extent to which parents and adult children rely on each other for financial assistance or a place to live well into the children's adult years, challenging popular conventions and expectatio  more

ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Wesleyan College issued the following news: Check out the new issue of Omnium: The Undergraduate Research Journal at NCWU, released in August 2023. Omnium collects written work by promising undergraduate scholars. This year's essays, perhaps in response to current political trends, cluster around questions of identity, discrimination, justice, and freedom. In the same spirit, this issue of Omnium also features a forum of op-eds wr  more

MORRISVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- Raleigh-Durham International Airport issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: RDU set a single-day record for passenger traffic over Labor Day weekend. More than 56,100 travelers flew through the airport on Friday, Sept. 1, with TSA reporting it was busiest day on record at RDU. The airport served 226,678 passengers from Thursday, Aug. 31 - Monday, Sept. 4 and a total of 1,328,966 passengers in August. "RDU continues to break passenger traff  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 21 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: PolyQuest Inc. (PolyQuest), a thermoplastic resin distributor, today announced it will acquire Baker Transportation, Inc. (Baker Transportation) in Williamsburg County. Through the acquisition, the company aims to expand its capability to deliver resin products to customers in the bottle, sheet, strapping, film, fiber, compounding and injection molding markets. Th  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: From sustainable energy to weather-resilient transportation infrastructure, two UNCW Seahawks will be using their marine science expertise to inform state government decision making. Kathryn Little, a Master of Coastal and Ocean Policy (MCOP) graduate student, and Aaron Ramus, an alumnus who earned his doctoral degree in Marine Biology, are recipients of the NC   more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: New research conducted by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and the Cleveland Clinic shows that ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) and molnupiravir (Lagevrio) substantially reduced COVID-19 hospitalization and death among high-risk patients, even against the most recent Omicron subvariants BQ.1.1 and XBB.1.5. In collaborat  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * This RTI/UNC-Chapel Hill collaboration will be the first U.S. study offering genome sequencing and genetic risk scores for type 1 diabetes statewide. UNC School of Medicine leads are Cynthia Powell, MD, in genetics and pediatrics, and Jennifer Law, MD, in pediatrics. * * * Early Check, a groundbreaking research study that provides free health tests to  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Ron Alterovitz, PhD, in the UNC Computer Science Department, and Jason Akulian, MD MPH, in the UNC School of Medicine, have shown that their steerable lung robot can autonomously maneuver the intricacies of the lung, while avoiding important lung structures. * * * Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Some tum  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Lyon Shipyard, a full-service ship repair and industrial services provider, will invest $8.5 million to expand its operation in the City of Norfolk. The company plans to increase capacity to operate on commercial ships and vessels that service offshore wind farm operations. Virginia successfully competed with Maryland and North Caroli  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 22 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy has teamed up with the Catalytic Fund to distribute Urban Revitalization grants to three Northern Kentucky recipients. The program, which was launched in 2011, has distributed over $3.3 million to more than 100 grantees across Greater Cincinnati. The grants typically provide funding for pre-development costs and serve as catalysts for further economic development in the urban core. "The Duke Energ  more