ELON, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * RSVP for a lunch program co-hosted by Elon Law and Scuppernong Books with Corban Addison, who travels to Greensboro on October 16 for a book signing and panel conversation, alongside Associate Professor Sara Ochs, on attorneys who write books for popular audiences. * * * An international bestselling author visits Greensboro for an October book signing and panel conversation that explores the way attorn  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Bank of America Corporation announced today that it will redeem all outstanding shares of its Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series Z (CUSIP No. 060505EM2), liquidation preference $25,000 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), and the corresponding depositary shares each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of the Preferred Stock (CUSIP N  more

SALISBURY, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Catawba College issued the following news: Catawba College is proud to announce that Dr. Eric Hake, Professor of Economics, Secretary Treasurer of the Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE), and Faculty Advisor for the Catawba College Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF), presented at the 3rd International Financial Forum: "Rising Challenges in Economic, Financial, and Business Development." This prestigious event was hosted by the Center of Rese  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling and materials company, issued the following news release: * * * Key Messages: * Cirba Solutions selected to enter into award negotiation with U.S. Department of Energy for up to $200 million under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. * Lithium-ion processing facility in South Carolina to produce battery-grade salts for approximately 500,000 EV batteries annually. * Cirba Solutions is creating more than 300 generationa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * Instead of speaking out, Buckhout has quietly deleted her tweets with pictures with Robinson * * * While everyone is reacting to and condemning Mark Robinson's alleged unacceptable actions, Laurie Buckhout is conspicuously silent. The North Carolina congressional candidate has yet to release a statement, call for Robinson to drop out of the race, or request a refund for the more  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: 46 days out from Election Day, the NRCC is totally falling apart. In no particular order, a week in review: * The DCCC more than doubled the NRCC's fundraising haul in the month of August - "shellacking the NRCC in fundraising." * Weeks after applauding North Carolina's Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson as an "articulate spokesman" and "exciting candidate," NRCC Chief Rich  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Duke Energy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * * Grants support seven redevelopment opportunities that will address urban blight and building vacancies while promoting business creation and retention in the greater Cincinnati area. * Over the program's 13-year history, it has funded over 110 projects to the tune of $3.4 million. * * * CINCINNATI, OH -- The Duke Energy Foundation is proud to announce the Urban Revitalization 2024 grant  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * * 2024 grants include $10,000 each for sites in Harrison, Ohio and Florence, Kentucky * * * CINCINNATI - Duke Energy has selected two properties in the Greater Cincinnati region for inclusion in its 2024 Site Readiness Program, which identifies, evaluates, and improves high-potential business and industrial sites for economic development. Duke Energy also markets these properties nationally to compani  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 20 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * As director of the new Character Forward Initiative, he's working with faculty to help students become great engineers--and good people * * * Richard Eva joined Duke's Pratt School of Engineering on August 1, 2024, as the director of the new Character Forward Initiative. In the new role, Eva is collaborating with faculty and staff across the school to modify courses and pilot new   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * Governor, others highlight voucher scheme's disastrous impact on rural North Carolina * * * Governor Roy Cooper vetoed HB10, the Republican scheme to take taxpayer money out of public schools and redirect it to private schools. The Governor was joined by education and business leaders from both sides of the aisle to highlight the disastrous impact this would have  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 21 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Six Kansas State University students have been awarded the nationally competitive Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for international study opportunities. The selected students are Hannah Macke, senior in agribusiness, Baileyville; Kadin Waterman, sophomore in park management and conservation, Fontana; Thomas Worstell, graduate student in architecture, Blue Springs, Missouri; and Richard Charlton, junior in   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGuireWoods has been named a North Carolina "Powerhouse" by the legal news service Law360, which honored the firm for significant litigation victories and corporate transactions and its commitment to impactful pro bono service. Law360 profiled the firm in a Sept. 17, 2024, story. Law360 spotlighted matters led by lawyers in the firm's Charlotte and Raleigh offices. Elizabeth Zwickert Timmermans, manag  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Justice this week hosted a two-day symposium with law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and victim advocates to discuss how to investigate and prosecute cold case sexual assaults years after they happen. The symposium gave criminal justice professionals information on how to organize caseloads, strategies for prosecuting cold case  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host its Annual Assistive Technology Expo, "Breaking Boundaries, Empowering Lives," on Oct. 3, 2024. The event will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the McKimmon Conference and Training Center, 1101 Gorman St., Raleigh, NC 27606. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in-p  more

MORRISVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 20 -- Raleigh-Durham International Airport issued the following news release: The final month of the summer travel season brought more than 1.4 million travelers through Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), a new record for the month of August. "RDU thanks the more than four million passengers who chose to make us part of their travel plans this summer," said Michael Landguth, president and CEO of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority. "We are elevating  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 20 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2024, by Dale R. Folwell: * * * I am glad that Atrium is finally doing the right thing by cancelling medical debt and the punishing liens they have put on people's homes. Unfortunately, it comes after many lives have already been ruined and thousands were thrown into generational poverty. It also took a big government payout in the form of hundreds of millions of taxpayers' dol  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: In February 2024, alumnus Mohammed Alshuayl '18 received a call from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education. Currently an Assistant Professor at Taif University, Saudi Arabia, Alshuayl earned his doctorate in special education with a doctoral minor in research methods, statistics, and evaluation at UNC Greensboro. The Ministry of Education nominated him to join a group  more

MOUNT OLIVE, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- The University of Mount Olive issued the following news: Following its most recent Board of Trustees meeting, University of Mount Olive (UMO) President Dr. H. Edward Croom recognized three long-time trustees for their dedicated service and contributions to the University. During a special dinner held at Kornegay Student Farm, Kim Quinn, Carolyn Jernigan, and Earl W. Worley, Jr. were given framed resolutions acknowledging their leadership to the Universit  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 21 -- Volvo Financial Services issued the following news release: Even as he started out with one small tractor in 1985, Jan Bakker had a dream of one day operating in the dairy industry. Fast forward nearly 40 years, and the company he founded is now one of the major operators in the agriculture sector in his native Netherlands. And, with the help of Volvo on and off the road, he's also become a trailblazer in the electric vehicle transition. From sand for co  more