CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 5 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Duke Energy supports North Carolina emergency response organizations with $500,000 in storm preparedness funds * HERO grants will fund emergency preparedness equipment and first responder training to support local efforts * Funding will benefit 20 vital disaster response organizations, including local government agencies and nonprofits * CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As North Carolina communities   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, June 5 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Boyuan Chen Named to ASME Mechanical Engineering Magazine Watch List Chen's research focuses on developing full-stack robotics that includes the mechanical structures as well as its AI-based software. Boyuan Chen, Dickinson Family Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University, has been named to the American Socie  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 5 -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release: * * * Forvis Mazars expands into Minnesota with new office launch MINNEAPOLIS - Forvis Mazars LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, is expanding its Upper Midwest footprint with the launch of a new office in Minneapolis. This move is a strategic investment in a market long recognized by the firm for its strong alignment with Forvis Maz  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 5 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Local Government Commission Clears Orange County for $378 Million in Bonds Orange County's plan to use $378 million in bonds for school improvements and expansions at outdated schools took a leap forward on Tuesday, June 3. The Local Government Commission (LGC) approved the financing applications, with the bulk of the proceeds to be used in the Orange County Schools a  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 5 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * Assistant Vice Chancellor Tapped for NACUBO Fellows Program By Hope Baptiste EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 4, 2025) - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Assistant Vice Chancellor for Budget and Planning Chartarra Joyner has been selected for the 2025-26 National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Fellows Program.  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission has ordered the suspension of certificate of exemption No. C-3092 for Sunrise Moving Co., High Point, North Carolina, effective June 15, 2025. The decision comes after the Commission was notified by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles that National Liability & Fire Insurance would cancel the moving company's liability coverage. According to the Commission's order, N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 62-268 and Commission Rule R2-36 mandat  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 4 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Precautionary water quality swimming advisory lifted for Southport waterfront in Brunswick County * State recreational water quality officials today lifted a precautionary advisory warning the public against swimming in the Cape Fear River along the waterfront in Southport. The advisory was posted on May 29 and was caused by the discharge of untreated wastewater  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 5 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: * * * Former chair's generosity supports early career Biostatistics faculty Ed Davis, PhD, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and his wife Sherri have recently established a fund through a generous gift to the Department of Biostatistics and the Collaborative Studies Co  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 4 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Water quality swimming advisory issued for sound-side site in Carteret County * An advisory against swimming was posted today at a sound-side site in Carteret County, where state recreational water quality officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state's and Environmental Protection Agency's recreational water quality standards. The advisory  more