HUNTERSVILLE, North Carolina, May 8 -- American Tire Distributors issued the following news on May 7, 2024: Today, American Tire Distributors (ATD) announced it has been honored with seven awards thus far in 2024. As the connector of the automotive aftermarket, ATD has been recognized for its achievements and innovations in business, customer service, and sustainability with awards such as: * The 22nd Annual American Business Awards(R) * Company of the Year - Automotive & Transport Equipment   more

HICKORY, North Carolina, May 8 -- Catawba Valley Community College issued the following news: Catawba Valley Community College announces its new online Educator Preparation Program (EPP): Cultivating Carolina Classrooms. The EPP is part of the existing Early Childhood and Teacher Preparation curriculum programs, offered through CVCC's School of Community Development & Public Services Education. EPP offers a pathway to elementary education licensure for current K-6 teachers who have completed a  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 7 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced the recipients of the inaugural Discovery Education Awards. The Discovery Education Awards honor districts, schools, and educators who accelerate achievement among students by tapping into their natural curiosity and desire to learn. For the first time this May, the Discovery Education Awards  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 8 (TNSres) -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has posted its first-quarter 2024 financial results in a news release available on the company's website at the following link: duke-energy.com/investors. Lynn Good, chair and chief executive officer, Harry Sideris, president, and Brian Savoy, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss the company's financial results and other business and f  more

JAMESTOWN, North Carolina, May 8 -- Guilford Technical Community College issued the following news release: Guilford Technical Community College student athletes were recently honored at a banquet for their athletic and academic performance during the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Nineteen GTCC students were recognized for academic and athletic achievements by the college with one student athlete named All Region 10, second team, in women's basketball. Nine Guilford Technical Community Co  more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, May 8 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of three mobile home parks located near Fayetteville, North Carolina. "This was a heavy value-add MHC three park portfolio with 151 lots, 128 park owned homes and 61 tenants located in the southeast I-95 corridor in North  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) has issued a mining permit for the Piedmont Lithium Carolinas, Inc. operation, covering 1,548 acres in Gaston County, of which 964 acres is bonded for disturbance. After thoroughly considering comments received during the public engagement process, including a   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources (DWR) has approved a permit for the Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Henderson County. The final permit was updated from the draft version to include more restrictive limits for certain pollutants and a limit on the plant's maximum sewage treatment capacity. Henderson County prop  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 8 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, the North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) is excited to announce that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum will keynote the 2024 Old North State Dinner at the NCGOP Convention in Greensboro on Saturday, May 25! "We are thrilled to have Governor Doug Burgum speak at the NCGOP Convention this year," said NCGOP Chairman Jason Simmons. "Governor Burgum has a tremendous reco  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 8 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Holland & Knight has named Rick Bange executive partner of the firm's Charlotte, North Carolina, office. Mr. Bange will manage the daily operations of the office, while continuing his mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity practice. Mr. Bange replaces Tim Ryan, who has served as executive partner since the office opened in 2016. "We are grateful for Tim's impressive   more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, May 8 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Juliane Nguyen, PhD, professor and vice chair of pharmacoengineering and molecular pharmaceuticals at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and Janelle Arthur, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the UNC School of Medicine, have engineered a probiotic yeast to treat inflammatory bowel disease in animals. * * * Inflammatory bowel dis  more

MOUNT OLIVE, North Carolina, May 8 -- The University of Mount Olive issued the following news: The University of Mount Olive's Tillman School of Business (TSB) Advisory Board recently held their annual meeting focusing on strategic initiatives to enhance student opportunities and academic programs. TSB, named in honor of Mr. Robert L. Tillman, former President and CEO of Lowe's, Inc., hosted the gathering to discuss various facets of the business school's operations and future endeavors. TSB D  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, May 8 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: Sometimes strength is found in the struggle and that is certainly true for Daniel Pickens, a senior in Western Carolina University's health and physical education program. Pickens, a Franklin native, was recently awarded a Dogwood Trust aspiring educators grant from the Western Region Education Service Alliance. "I had a rough time during my first year of college," Pickens said. "I struggled with keepin  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 7 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: FEATURED NEWS Students use the performing arts to teach elementary schoolers By Amy Diaz | WFDD-FM (Winston-Salem, NC) Inside of a second-grade classroom at Speas Global Elementary School, students learn science from a couple of special guests -- students from Wake Forest. Theatre professor Brook Davis created the class more than 20 years ago. "I started to realize that there were a lot of theater stude  more