PLANO, Texas, Aug. 12 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * Building a Brighter Future: Toyota Invests in Childcare Centers for Manufacturing Team Members * PLANO, Texas (Aug. 12, 2025) - Toyota is taking bold steps to support working parents as the company adds four, all-new childcare centers across its manufacturing footprint. New centers will serve parents at Toyota North Carolina, Toyota Mississippi, Toyota Alabama and Toyota West Virgin  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Capt. Alexandra Cartee: Active duty to Army Reserve opens a world of opportunity * At a young age, my parents instilled in me the importance of leaving a place better than you found it. My choice to join the US Army and my follow-on career choices, to include the U.S. Army Reserve, all relate to my desire to do good in the world. Maybe my parents shouldn't have been so surprised, while stu  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 12 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sentara Healthcare posted the following news: * * * Community members celebrate new Sentara hospital in North Carolina * Lindsay Stevenson, M.D., obstetrician/gynecologist at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, was walking through the grocery store when a woman approached him. "She showed me a picture and said, 'You delivered me and my husband, and you just delivered our daughter,'" said Dr. Stevenson, who smiled as he recalled the moment  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Budd Applauds $409.4 Million EPA Award to North Carolina to Rebuild, Improve Drinking Water Infrastructure * Post-Helene Grant Funding Will Repair State Water System to Ensure Future Access to Safe Drinking Water Amid Response to Natural Disasters Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s recent allocation of $409.4 mill  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Which Way, Radical Roy? National Democrats are about to enter a struggle session over their party's Hamas-aligned base, seeking to join the North Carolina Democratic Party's constituency of antisemitism and formalizing support for a terrorist organization. After months of avoiding the topic, who will get Radical Roy Cooper on record on whether he agrees with his own party's leader  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * New Physical Model Aims to Boost Energy Storage Research Engineers rely on computational tools to develop new energy storage technologies, which are critical for capitalizing on sustainable energy sources and powering electric vehicles and other devices. Researchers have now developed a new classical physics model that captures one of the most complex aspects of energy storage  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Study Looks for Markers That Predict Risk of Severe Chlamydia Infection A new study has identified markers that may predict whether a chlamydia infection is likely to ascend into the uterus and endometrium. The work could lead to new diagnostics that can predict a woman's risk of severe infection. Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is a sexually transmitted bacterium that can lead to  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The Council for Innovation Promotion issued the following news release: * * * North Carolina Innovation Leaders to Host Discussion with Congresswoman Ross and Spotlight IP's Role in Medical Progress Roundtable Highlights How Strong IP Protections Drive Breakthroughs and Benefit Patients * On Tuesday, August 26, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET, the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) and We Work for Health (WWFH) will host a roundtable focused on the pivo  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Aug. 13 -- Northwood University issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Provost Signs Transfer Agreement With Vance-Granville Community College Central North Carolina and mid-Michigan are closer than ever, following a new transfer agreement between Vance-Granville Community College and Northwood University. Representatives of the two institutions met at VGCC's Main Campus on Thursday, Aug. 7, to make their new partnership official. Largely business-focused, North  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Balint Introduce Bill to Repeal Trump Deportation Power Targeting Free Speech * Today, Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Becca Balint (VT-AL), members of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the Land of the Free Act. This legislation would repeal Section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which grants the Secretary of State the power to deport visa-holders an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, Greensboro, North Carolina, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the renewal of its information collection request for reporting chemical risks. The company's comments focused on improving the efficiency and scientific soundness of the agency's data collection process. Syngenta acknowledged the value of the agency's efforts to protect human health and the environment and offered input on seve  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard awards $32 million contract for runway reconstruction at Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina * NORFOLK, Va. - The U.S. Coast Guard's Facilities Design and Construction Center in Norfolk, Virginia, has awarded RQ Construction a $32 million design-build contract for the reconstruction of crosswind Runway 1-19 and the restoration of taxiways Kilo and Golf at Base  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Improving k-12 math education with instructional coaches Kochmanski supports those who teach teachers, with new funding from the Gates Foundation * Math is still math: 2+2 still equals 4. But the way students learn math - and, more particularly, the way teachers teach it - has changed significantly in the last 25 years. Rote memorization of times tables, simple sums, an  more