CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 7 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Bank of America today announced a record year for its patent portfolio, which has grown to nearly 6,600 granted patents and pending patent applications - a year-over-year increase of 13%, and an increase of nearly 70% since 2019. A record 644 patents were granted to the company last year, an increase of 54% compared to the total number of patents granted in 2019. A  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on March 6, 2024: Today, the Democratic Governors Association welcomed Mark Robinson to North Carolina's general election with a new video highlighting his record of toxic extremism that he has built his campaign on, and will be forced to answer for as the election continues. Watch the new video here (https://democraticgovernors.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e0a77214c2a313d4071eedc22&id=6d58701fbf&e=0dca  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, March 5 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised EmVenio Research, the largest provider of community-based clinical trial sites served with mobile research units, in its acquisition by PCM Trials. The acquisition, which is effective immediately, was announced on February 23. With the combination of capabilities with EmVenio, PCM Trials now has access to a site network that is focused on serving underrepresented patie  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 6 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: Discovery Education today announced that its no-cost, augmented-reality (AR) learning resource--Sandbox AR--has surpassed the 1 million download milestone in the Apple iTunes store. In 2023, Sandbox AR was named was named Best XR/VR/AI Product as part of the GESS Education Awards and was the winner of the first prize in the Hardware, AV, AR/AV, Robotics and Digit  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein and 40 other bipartisan attorneys general today called on Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to thoroughly review their data security practices after a rise in scammers taking over and locking users out of their accounts. From 2022 to 2023, the North Carolina Department of Justice saw a 330 percent increase in complaints related to   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Forest Service issued the following news release: Landowners interested in applying for cost share reimbursement funding through the Forest Development Program (FDP) should contact their N.C. Forest Service (NCFS) county ranger's office or work with a consulting forester. The FDP is North Carolina's flagship tree-planting program, helping eligible landowners implement a variety of   more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 7 -- Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications issued the following news on March 5, 2024: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will deliver the keynote address at the awards ceremony for the Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting on Monday, March 25, in Washington, D.C. NPR White House Correspondent Asma Khalid, who hosts "The NPR Politics Podcast," will serve as master of ceremonies. The Toner Prizes, sponsored by Syracuse University's S.  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has continued the hearing for the insurance industry's proposed statewide average 50.6% dwelling insurance rate increase to July 22. The hearing had been scheduled for Monday, April 8. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. in the N.C. Department of Insurance's Hearing Room located on the 2nd Floor, 3200 Beechleaf Court,  more

SMITHFIELD, North Carolina, March 7 -- Johnston Community College issued the following news: Novo Nordisk was named Johnston Community College's 2023 Business and Industry Partner of the Year. JCC announces this award each year at its annual Breakfast Before Business, a signature networking event for professionals across our region. Novo Nordisk is one of JCC's major partners for initiatives such as the Workforce Development Center in Clayton, a collaborative biotechnology training facility,   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released the following statement on North Carolina's 14th Congressional district primary election: "Congratulations to Tim Moore on his primary election victory. Tim has served North Carolina families in the state legislature for 12 years and the Speaker of the state House for 9 years. North Carolina voters will ov  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 6 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: Doctoral Student Baiq Desy Ratnasari Seeks Cures from nature that benefit people around the world. Indonesia, made up of over 17,000 tropical islands, is among the richest places on Earth when it comes to biodiversity. Baiq Desy Ratnasari believes that biodiversity could hold a key to treating and curing diseases ranging from malaria to cancer. Ratnasari came to UNC Greensboro  more