CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 31 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Discovery Education today unveiled a new collection of engaging, high-quality digital learning resources supporting Black History Month observances. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform nurtures student curiosity and supports learning wherever it takes place. The following resources are now a  more

BANNER ELK, North Carolina, Jan. 29 -- Lees-McRae College issued the following news: Western North Carolina is a hub of outdoor recreation. Each year, thousands of tourists are drawn to the area surrounding Lees-McRae to enjoy the region's skiing, snowboarding, ziplining, hiking, and more, while hundreds of students flock to the college to study this exciting field and become experts on all things outdoors. Despite the huge industry surrounding the Southern Appalachian landscape, faculty in th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 1 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Morgan Lewis advised Ares Management Corp. on its sale of Heelstone Renewable Energy, a US utility-scale renewable energy platform, to Qualitas Energy. Headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Heelstone holds a portfolio of 20 GW comprising solar photovoltaic (PV) and storage assets, including operational, under-construction, ready-to-build, and in-development projects. As part of the deal, Heelst  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 1 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to protect access to medication abortion nationwide. Attorney General Stein and a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general filed the brief in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) and Danco Laboratories LLC's efforts to reverse a U.S. Court of Appeals   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 1 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced the launch of an online, searchable public depository that will contain nearly four million documents from his lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL. The depository was created and is being housed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's University Libraries (UNC) and the University of California, San Fr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 1 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Raleigh, N.C. The North Carolina Department of Commerce has awarded business services grants to 14 local workforce development boards, totaling $490,000, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. Workforce boards will use the grants to convene local and regional partners and employers, and to plan and develop strategies and initiatives for evidence-based, in-demand indust  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 1 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 95 of North Carolina's counties in December 2023, increased in three, and remained unchanged in two. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 5.9 percent while Buncombe County had the lowest at 2.4 percent. All 15 of the state's metro areas experienced rate decreases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount had the highe  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 1 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Net emissions of greenhouse gases have fallen 38% between 2005 and 2020 in North Carolina, according to the latest update of the state Greenhouse Gas Inventory, released today by the Department of Environmental Quality. The inventory contains detailed estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in key source categories from 1990 to 2020, the most recent   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Feb. 1 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: Rakesh Gopalan and David Wolpa, two esteemed securities partners with a wealth of experience in the life sciences and technology sectors, have joined Troutman Pepper's Corporate Practice Group in Charlotte. The pair joins the firm from McGuireWoods LLP. "The arrival of Rakesh and David underscores our commitment to providing our clients with top-tier legal counsel," said Mason Bayler, chair of Troutman  more