BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, Sept. 18 -- Gardner-Webb University issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Award-Winning Appalachian Author David Joy to Visit Gardner-Webb University on Oct. 2 Critically-Acclaimed Novelist to Speak and Read From his Latest Work in 7 p.m. Program Open to the Community * The Gardner-Webb Department of English Language and Literature is hosting author David Joy on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in Stewart Hall, Tucker Student Center. The event is part of the Da  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 17 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * BofA Increases Military Hiring by 10,000, Expands Community College Hiring, Adds Jobs in New Financial Centers * Bank of America today announced an increase to its military hiring, committing to add 10,000 more individuals with military backgrounds over the next five years as the bank strengthens its focus on skills-based hiring and its c  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 17 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * BofA Raises U.S. Minimum Hourly Wage to $25, Increasing Starting Salary to More Than $50K * Today, Bank of America announced it has raised its U.S. minimum hourly wage to $25 per hour. With the increase, the minimum annualized salary for full-time employees in the U.S. will rise to more than $50,000. The increase, which goes into effect i  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee to meet Sept. 25 * The N.C. Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee will meet from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25 by web conference. Agenda items include: * A presentation on the initial recommendations from the Collaboratory Study on the Coastal and Marine Fisheries of the State. * A d  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 18 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy offers grants up to $20,000 for South Carolina programs that make homes ready for energy efficiency upgrades * Many homes across the state are unable to benefit from weatherization programs because of pre-existing health and safety issues * Qualified nonprofit organizations with existing programs can apply through Oct. 30 * Qualified South Carolina nonprofits can now apply for Duke Energ  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * 'Teen' Pachycephalosaur Butts Into Fossil Record A "teenaged" pachycephalosaur from Mongolia's Gobi Desert may provide answers to lingering questions around the dinosaur group, according to new research published today in the journal Nature. The fossil represents a new species of pachycephalosaur and is both the oldest and most complete skeleton of this dinosaur group found t  more

CARY, North Carolina, Sept. 18 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals Agentic AI divide: some marketers are scaling--and others are stalling * Agentic AI is reshaping marketing--and not everyone is keeping up says a new study from SAS and Coleman Parkes Marketers and AI: Navigating New Depths. While just over half (51%) of marketing decision-makers say their organizations  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 17 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wake Forest University will be tuition-free for admitted students from North Carolina families earning less than $200,000 * Wake Forest University announced today that undergraduates from North Carolina with annual family incomes less than $200,000 per year will attend tuition-free, beginning for students admitted for the 2026 fall semester. For North Carolina students with an annual family i  more