RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Governor Stein Announces 13 Grants to Rural Communities to Attract 371 New Jobs and over $165 Million of Investment N.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority approves more than $9 million in funding Governor Josh Stein today announced that the Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 13 grant requests to local governments totaling $9,627,500. The grants include   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Governor Stein Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments Today, Governor Josh Stein announced Boards and Commissions appointments. Governor Stein has appointed the following individual to the MyFutureNC Board of Directors: * Kindl S. Detar of Mecklenburg as the Governor's Office Designee. Detar is currently a Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Governor J  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Governor Stein and NC Department of Commerce Bring Jobs to Rural and Small Town North Carolina This week, Governor Stein and the North Carolina Department of Commerce announced five different companies and the NC Rural Infrastructure Authority creating over 800 new jobs in rural North Carolina counties. "I am excited to see over 800 new jobs coming to small town No  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Governor Stein, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Announce $265M for Drinking Water and Wastewater Projects Statewide Governor Josh Stein announced today that communities statewide will receive more than $265 million in funding for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects. These loans and grants will help to pay for 99 projects in 45 di  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Feb. 21 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * UNCG Lands Unreal Academic Partnership with Epic Games A Q&A with Dr. John Borchert, director of UNCG's Network for the Cultural Study of Videogaming In January, UNC Greensboro was chosen as one of just 36 U.S. universities - and one of just three in North Carolina - for an Unreal Academic Partnership by Cary-based Epic Games, makers of Unreal Engine 3D computer graphi  more