CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 22 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release: Bank of America Corporation announced today that it will redeem on April 25, 2024 all CAD1,000,000,000 principal amount outstanding of its 2.932% Fixed/Floating Rate Senior Notes, due April 2025 (CUSIP No. 060505FM1, ISIN: CA060505FM13) (the "Notes"), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the r  more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, March 23 -- Chowan University issued the following news: Chowan University is pleased to announce the appointment of Caleb Riggleman as the Interim Vice President for Business Affairs. Riggleman brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role, and the university is excited to have him on board. A native of Beverly, West Virginia, Riggleman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering, with a Minor in Energy Systems Engineering, from Mari  more

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, March 23 -- College of the Albemarle issued the following news release: College of The Albemarle (COA), in partnership with Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), is pleased to announce that COA's Welding Technology Program is now certified as a Marine Trades Training (MTT) program. This latest development will provide a pipeline for students with a COA diploma in welding to enter the workforce at NNS and begin work without the delay of Marine Trades Training upon empl  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new report from The Grio highlights how Lt. Governor Mark Robinson's dangerous and extreme comments on race, such as downplaying the KKK and saying that "Black people owe reparations," could harm his candidacy in the North Carolina gubernatorial race. As The Grio reported, "[Robinson's] made incendiary online statements, like downplaying racism and claiming that Black American descendants of enslaved peop  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today, ahead of the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Democratic National Committee launched a new ad campaign in local newspapers in seven battleground states blasting Donald Trump for his plan to repeal the ACA and decimate health coverage for millions of Americans. The ads will appear as digital homepage takeovers of local newspaper websites in the key battleground states of Pennsylv  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, March 23 (TNSres) -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: East Carolina University is extending the reach of its impact through a multi-institutional project funded by the National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines program. The $1 million grant-funded project, called Climate-Responsive Opportunities in Plant Science (CROPS), aims to build resiliency among underserved and small farms across eastern and central North Carolina throu  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act approaches, Team Biden-Harris, Democrats, and health care providers across the country are blasting Donald Trump for his plan to repeal the lifesaving program and strip health coverage from millions of Americans. In Michigan: Michigan Advance: Democrats hail ACA ahead of anniversary, blast GOP efforts to repeal it In North Carolina: WCNC: State leade  more

BANNER ELK, North Carolina, March 23 -- Lees-McRae College issued the following news: Two years ago, Amber Jernigan walked across the stage in celebration of earning her associate degree from Forsyth Technical Community College. Now she is a senior at Lees-McRae College preparing to walk the stage again as she completes her bachelor's degree in Online Special Education, a career field she has been steadily pursuing since high school when she first began working with children and adults with spe  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 23 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today applauded President Biden for forgiving nearly $6 billion in student debt for 78,000 public servants who had applied for loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. More on the administration's announcement is here (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/21/statement-from  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 23 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The state's seasonally adjusted February 2024 unemployment rate was 3.5 percent, unchanged from January's revised rate. The national rate increased 0.2 of a percentage point to 3.9 percent. North Carolina's unemployment rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed increased 3,135 over the month to 5,071,461 and increased 50,979 ov  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, March 23 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: In 2022, four North Carolinians over the age of 65 died every day from a fall. Falls are not a normal part of aging, and most falls are preventable. In an effort to address one of the most pressing health concerns facing older adults, the NC Falls Prevention Coalition is proud to announce the upcoming Falls Prevention Conference: Steps to Age Well - Cultivating a Falls Preventi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 23 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Josh Stein still doesn't get it. He still refuses to comment on the illegal immigrant on the terror watchlist being captured by Gates County law enforcement. While refusing to say anything about that case, he slips in a request from his taxpayer-funded office for "fentanyl scanners" at the border. Cynically, he thinks this is being "tough" on drug traffickers that directly led to the deaths of  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, March 23 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: Alumni and friends answered the call to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 20. The eighth annual day of giving event surpassed expectations and raised more than $8.6 million in support of university priorities, including student scholarships, health care initiatives, athletics, and faculty and program support. In the first minute of the day, 64 donors made gifts  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 22 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: By Christine Garton One - and only one - PhD was awarded at UNC Greensboro between its founding in 1891 and the end of the Woman's College era in 1963, a span of about 70 years. That honor belongs to the late Dr. J. Nancy White '46 - making her the first woman to earn a PhD at what would become UNCG. The Statesville, North Carolina, native was eight years old when her father   more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 23 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: Professor Sat Gupta, a statistician whose research interests include survey sampling and biostatistics, has received the 2024 UNCG Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the tenured category. Dr. Gupta has mentored 9 UNCG undergraduate students on individual projects. As the principal investigator on a current 3-year NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 23 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: By Avery Craine Powell Finding her way into dementia care consulting wasn't always a clear path for UNC Greensboro alumna Rachael Wonderlin '13 M.S. Some in the healthcare industry even told her it couldn't be done. "During my first internship in graduate school, I had to interview a doctor and I told her I wanted to go around the country to help redesign dementia care communi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 23 -- William Peace University issued the following news on March 22, 2024: William Peace University announced today that Brian C. Ralph, Ph.D. will be concluding his tenure as president at the end of the 2023-24 academic year. WPU Board of Trustees has appointed Board of Trustees member Dr. Lynn Morton, Ph.D., as president for a two-year term. Since his arrival as the 11th President in August of 2015, Dr. Ralph's leadership has had an invaluable impact. Dr. Ralp  more