AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways * Searches using our EV charger filter grew more than 80 percent from 2022 to 2023. * Airbnb and ChargePoint will provide hosts in the US with discounts on EV chargers and accompanying installation services, helping to make it more affordable for hosts to add this amenity. * California, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Washington and North Carolina rank as the most popular  more

CARY, North Carolina, May 23 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Six years ago, TowneBank faced a challenge: new accounting regulations and reporting requirements. As the community bank prepared for the looming current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard, its staff was lean and its technology very much in progress. The Virginia-based commercial bank chose data and AI leader SAS to help it meet the   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSres) -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A shocking new report from the Associated Press reveals Lt. Governor Mark Robinson's ties to his family's nonprofit organization that has received roughly $7 million in government funding, with at least $830,000 of that going to salaries for Robinson and his family. The report comes after Robinson has continually attacked government safety net programs serving working families as a "plantation of wel  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 22 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Indiana's Seymour Community Schools (SCS) today announced a new multiyear partnership with global edtech leader Discovery Education. Through this collaboration, teachers and students in SCS K-6 classrooms now have access to two powerful digital products built for Indiana educators and aligned to state standards. Together, these resources create stu  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Ahead of members of the North Carolina Republican Party gathering for their state convention, DNC spokesperson Jackie Bush released the following statement: "Tomorrow in North Carolina, MAGA minions will descend on Greensboro, where they will undoubtedly double down on their extreme and unpopular agenda for North Carolinians. Following Donald Trump's chaotic lead, the state's GOP has elevated some of th  more

EAST GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 23 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news on May 22, 2024: By Michiko Horie Greensboro hosted the 2024 N.C. Transportation Summit drawing more than 1,200 attendees from all over the world, with more than 100 sponsors and exhibitors May 21-22. The summit provided a platform for discussions ranging from safety and funding to innovation, all aimed at addressing North Carolina's evolving population and transporta  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 23 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today joined law enforcement leaders to highlight public safety efforts and initiatives to make North Carolina communities safer. He discussed his office's efforts to protect North Carolinians by recruiting and retaining law enforcement officers, solving cold case sexual assaults, and addressing the fentanyl crisis. "Keeping people safe is  more

MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina, May 23 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), a program of the Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management, hosted its third stop on the "Discover the N.C. Coastal Reserve" Tour on May 17 at the Rachel Carson Reserve in Beaufort, NC. The tour began with brief remarks by staff, local and state officials at the chape  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 23 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Launching for the spring 2025 semester, Course Ready will provide all degree-seeking undergraduate students the option to access their course materials on the first day of class for one low price. NC State has begun its transition to Course Ready, a new academic materials program designed to provide all degree-seeking undergraduate students the option to access their course materials on the fi  more

EAST GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 23 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news on May 22, 2024: By Todd Simmons An experienced administrator with a 20-year history in research management across four public and private universities has been named interim vice chancellor for Research at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University effective July 1, campus leaders announced today. Melissa Hodge-Penn, Ed.D., has served as assistant vi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 23 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news: More than 60 career coaches from community colleges across the state attended the 2024 Immersive Learning Conference last month to explore the benefits of using virtual reality (VR) tools to enhance career counseling for students. The conference was hosted by the North Carolina Community College System at the Caraway Conference Center in Sophia, NC, and supported by Perkins Leadership  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 23 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced that Pivot Interactives by Discovery Education was selected as the winner of the Best Science Instructional Solution for Grades 9-12 at the 2024 SIIA CODiE Awards. Pivot Interactives makes teaching science with active learning and scientific phenomena engaging and easy. The platform provide  more

MOUNT OLIVE, North Carolina, May 23 -- The University of Mount Olive issued the following news on May 22, 2024: It was an evening for celebrating Mrs. Rose M. Raper, First Lady of Mount Olive College (MOC), now the University of Mount Olive (UMO) from 1954-1995. With 41 years of stalwart service by the side of her late husband, Dr. W. Burkette Raper, Mrs. Raper still holds the title of longest-serving University of Mount Olive First Lady. Mrs. Raper's faithfulness was recognized on Tuesday eve  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: Story by Janet Imrick During the fall break in 2023, a group of undergraduate and graduate students ventured from UNC Greensboro's campus to a remote mountain ridge in Virginia. They toured a tower full of sensors recording weather, air flux, pollution levels, and other environmental factors around the Mountain Lake Biological Station. They went out to the stomping grou  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 23 -- The Wake Technical Community College issued the following news: Wake Tech and Campbell University have formed a partnership to provide students at the state's largest community college with a guaranteed pathway to a bachelor's degree. Officials from both institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding Wednesday at a ceremony at Wake Tech's Scott Northern Wake Campus. The Campbell Assured Admission Program offers currently enrolled Wake Tech students admissi  more