WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New reporting from the Washington Post underscores the risk to North Carolina's economy posed by Lt. Governor Mark Robinson's dangerous and divisive agenda. For the second year in a row, North Carolina was ranked the number-one statein the nation to do business by CNBC, but an economist told the Washington Post that "rhetoric widely condemned as discriminatory could remind executives of the HB2 chaos and chi  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 4 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: Global edtech leader Discovery Education has been honored with multiple EdTech Awards from EdTech Digest. This year, Discovery Education won the following EdTech Awards: Discovery Education Experience: Cool Tool Award - Product or Service Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuit  more

ELON, North Carolina, April 5 -- Elon University issued the following news release: An Elon University leader who has overseen a nearly 60% growth in the number of students choosing to study each year in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business will conclude his deanship following the 2024-2025 academic year. Since joining the Elon administration in 2012, Dean Raghu Tadepalli has worked with faculty, staff, alumni, business leaders, and parents to develop a rigorous curriculum and profes  more

ELON, North Carolina, April 5 -- Elon University issued the following news release: Elon University's Martha and Spencer Love School of Business has successfully maintained its business accreditation from AACSB International, a nonprofit with a mission to elevate the quality and impact of business schools around the globe. Founded in 1916, AACSB International provides quality assurance, business education intelligence, and learning and development services to over 1,900 member organizations an  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 5 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight welcomes Emmett Weindruch as a partner in the Intellectual Property Group in Charlotte. Most recently, Mr. Weindruch was a partner at Moore & Van Allen. Mr. Weindruch's transactional practice focuses on preparing and negotiating intellectual property (IP) technology and commercial agreements, including software as a service (SaaS) agreements, patent and trademark licenses,   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 5 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein sued Mariner Finance for widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws, including allegedly charging North Carolinians for hidden add-on products that they either didn't know about or didn't agree to buy. In 2019 alone, Mariner charged consumers $121.7 million nationwide in premiums and fees for add-on products, not including all of the addit  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Director of Child Development and Early Education, Ariel Ford will participate in two upcoming child care forums in North Carolina. The events seek to raise awareness to the child care crisis in the state and the need for more child care opportunities in North Carolina which support children's healthy develop  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 5 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on April 4, 2024: Today on WBT's Pete Kaliner Show, State Board of Elections member Kevin Lewis talked about news this week that county early voting plans were due three months ahead of schedule for the 2024 General Election. The concerns raised in the interview centered on the undue burden to county boards of elections, who will be conducting runoff elections, will be forced to enter in to agreem  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 5 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study finds that the extent to which people understand existing racial inequities in access to health care can have an effect on how white and Black people view their own health. The finding has ramifications for how we understand self-reported health findings, and underscores the extent to which a lack of awareness regarding racial inequities can have adverse effects for both B  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 5 -- William Peace University issued the following news: The big day on campus is almost here. The 19th annual Student Showcase will be held on campus April 23. The Showcase is a day for students to present their work, projects, and talents from throughout the year to their peers, faculty, and staff. Classes are canceled for the day and the Showcase event kicks off at 9 a.m. with three sessions of presentations. That will be followed by a community lunch on the   more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, April 5 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: Since 1986, the University of North Carolina Asheville has presented honorary degrees to prominent education, civic, and arts leaders at its May Commencement ceremony. Three more talented and worthy recipients will be recognized by UNC Asheville during the 2024 Commencement event, held May 11. Honorees will include Oscar Wong, founder of Highland Brewing Company and a former UNC Ashevill  more