CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 13 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Bank of America Corporation announced today that it will redeem on April 22, 2024 all $600,000,000 principal amount outstanding of its Floating Rate Senior Notes, due April 2025 (CUSIP No. 06051GJU4) (the "Floating Rate Notes"), and all $2,250,000,000 principal amount outstanding of its 0.976% Fixed/Floating Rate Senior Notes, due April 2025 (CUSIP No. 06051GJR1)  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New reporting reveals that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson recently encouraged the use of corporal punishment, saying "beat them in a circle" when talking about disciplining children. The report added, "Robinson frequently calls for increased discipline in schools, so the comments raise questions about whether he'd support the use of corporal punishment to address the problem," but his campaign "did n  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 12 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Duke Energy will post its first-quarter 2024 financial results at 7 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 7 on the company's website at duke-energy.com/investors. An earnings conference call for analysts is scheduled at 10 a.m. ET that day to discuss the first-quarter 2024 results and other business and financial updates. The conference call will be hosted by Lynn Good, chair and chief executive officer,  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 13 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: By Avery Craine Powell Fostering an inclusive environment at UNC Greensboro is in the hands of everyone on campus, but the Division of Student Affairs aims to make it easier with its annual iBelong project grants. In the 2023-24 academic year, Student Affairs awarded funding to nearly 20 projects to promote student belonging at UNCG. The effort started in 2019 with a campus su  more

MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina, April 13 -- The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet by web conference on April 18, beginning at 11 a.m. The meeting will be livestreamed on Webex. WHO: N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission WHAT: Meeting to Approve Publication of Temporary Mandatory Harvest Reporting Rules WHEN: 11 a.m., April 18 WHERE: Meeting by Web Conference Click Here (https://www.deq.nc  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 13 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Labrina VanCliff North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been awarded a prestigious 2024 IIE American Passport Project grant from the Institute of International Education Inc. This $4,125 grant signifies a significant milestone for N.C. A&T as it continues to prioritize global engagement and access to study abroad opportunities for its student  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 13 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: NCGOP Chairman Jason Simmons appeared this week on Wilmington's Morning News to discuss the 2024 election. He also joined WBT's Brett Winterble Show to discuss how Republicans are fired up to win up and down the ballot! POLL: TRUMP, ROBINSON MAINTAIN LEADS "Inflation is top of mind for voters. Eighty-one percent said they are spending more on groceries today than a year ago, and 43% sa  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 13 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Samantha Cole has been named the first Child Care Business Liaison at the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders announced today. Cole brings nearly a decade of experience in economic development and government to the newly created position. Announced in December of 2023 as a grant-funded position at Commerce with support   more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, April 13 -- The University of Miami's College of Engineering issued the following news on April 11, 2024: By Robert C. Jones Jr. University of Miami engineering student Joshua Prabahar grew up building paper airplanes in his native Jamaica. Today, his experimental designs could help revolutionize short takeoff or landing aircraft. It was 8-year-old Joshua Prabahar's Kitty Hawk moment, accomplished not on an isolated strip of beach in North Carolina but in a Kingston, Ja  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 13 -- The Wake Technical Community College issued the following news: Wake Tech welcomed a delegation of seven officials from Cameroon and two liaisons from the U.S. Department of State to the college's Southern Wake Campus on Friday. The delegation from Cameroon's Ministry of Higher Education visited North Carolina's largest community college and met with Wake Tech leaders as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the Department of State's   more