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State Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday May 14, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Catawba College Excels at State Leadership Conference
SALISBURY, North Carolina, May 14 (TNSres) -- Catawba College issued the following news: Catawba College's Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter showcased remarkable talent and dedication at the recent State Leadership Conference held on April 11-13, 2024, at the University Hilton. With a delegation of 10 members attending, the Catawba team earned accolades and distinctions across various categories. Among the outstanding individual performances, Catawba College secured first-place  more

N.C. A.G. Stein Announces New State Crime Lab Director
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 14 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today hired Amanda Thompson to serve as director of the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory. Thompson, who has served as the assistant director of administrative operations at the Lab since 2016, was hired after a nationwide search and succeeds Interim Director Leslie Cooley Dismukes. "Amanda has been an integral part of the Crime Lab fo  more

N.C. A.G. Stein Applauds Convictions in Cherokee County DSS Case
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 14 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that a jury in Macon County found Scott Lindsay guilty on 12 counts of felony obstruction of justice and two counts of misdemeanor obstruction of justice. Special Prosecution Section head and Special Deputy Attorney General Boz Zellinger and Special Deputy Attorney General Arneatha James prosecuted the case. "Public servant  more

N.C. Commerce Dept.: Report Highlights Opportunities for Manufacturers to Successfully Evolve With Emerging Technologies
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 14 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Commerce and the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NC MEP) at North Carolina State University today released a collaborative report, Best Practices for Growing Manufacturing in North Carolina, coinciding with the first day of the North Carolina Manufacturing Conference held May 13-14, 2024, in Durham, North Ca  more

N.C. State: Daylight Saving Time Spells Bad News for Healthy Habits
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 14 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: New research suggests that making the change to daylight saving time isn't good for our healthy habits. Researchers found that the onset of daylight saving time - when most jurisdictions in the United States "spring forward" and set their clocks ahead by one hour - is associated with increased consumption of processed snack foods and fewer trips to the gym. "There's quite a bit of res  more