CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 18 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * BofA Report: 74% of Small and Mid-Sized Business Owners Expect Revenue to Increase in the Next Year * Leer en espanol CHARLOTTE, NC - Small and mid-sized business owners are cautiously optimistic about the coming year, with 74% expecting revenue increases and nearly 60% planning to expand their businesses, according to the 2025 Bank of A  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus issued the following news release: * * * Charlotte Global: Connecting Charlotte to the world UNC Charlotte's Office of International Programs, a cornerstone of international education since 1975, has officially rebranded as Charlotte Global in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The bold, new identity name reflects the office's expanded commitment to prepare students to lead and thrive in an increasingly  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * FEMA Failures Mount: Whatley Blows Through Deadline For FEMA Final Report As FEMA Head Is Forced to Step Down, Whatley's Failures in NC Pile Up Whatley is the Co-Chair of the FEMA Review Council's Final Report Subcommittee * DC insider Michael Whatley's FEMA failures are continuing to mount - this time, blowing through the November 16th deadline to submit the FEMA Review Council's final  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 19 (TNSrep) -- The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2025: * * * First DAVE Report: DHHS Generated $386 Million in Lapsed Salaries Estimated to receive $210 million through June 2026 * The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor's (OSA) Division of Accountability, Value, and Efficiency has released its first report, identifying hundreds of millions of tax dollars in lapsed salaries at the North Carolina   more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * Human Lactation Training Program Receives $2.5M Grant By Lydian Bernhardt The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University postgraduate program preparing the next generation of human lactation consultants has been awarded a $2.5 million grant by an initiative supported by philanthropist Melinda French Gates to improve women's health worldwide. The   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * STATEMENT: Michael Whatley Silent On Epstein Files After Being Complicit In Cover-Up As the U.S. House voted to release the Epstein files, DC insider Michael Whatley has been complicit in the cover-up for months. He has yet to tell North Carolinians what he knew and how long he knew it. "Michael Whatley is protecting his fellow DC insiders and hiding the truth from North Carolinians. His   more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news: * * * Program Piloted by UNCW, ECU Receives UNC System Award An innovative, interdisciplinary, intercollegiate research training program spearheaded by UNCW has received an Undergraduate Research Program Award from the UNC System. This is the first time UNCW has received this award. "North Carolina Healthy and Thriving Kids Research Collaboratory: Undergraduate Research Train  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 18 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Unveil First-Ever Defense Against Cryptanalytic Attacks on AI Security researchers have developed the first functional defense mechanism capable of protecting against "cryptanalytic" attacks used to "steal" the model parameters that define how an AI system works. "AI systems are valuable intellectual property, and cryptanalytic parameter extraction attacks are the most eff  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * UNC System Approves N.C. A&T's First "Flight Path" Online Degree Programs By Markita C. Rowe The University of North Carolina System has given official approval for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to offer its first "Flight Path" online degree programs housed in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS). The two progr  more

WINGATE, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- Wingate University issued the following news: * * * Research Farm to expand learning opportunities with pavilion, thanks to Talley gift By Chuck Gordon Depending on the time of year, at the Wingate University Research Farm you'll find sweet potatoes, cabbage, carrots, fruit and nut trees, even beehives. The farm, on eight leased acres just off U.S. 74 near the town of Wingate, is where students in the nearly four-year-old Agricultural Food Systems major le  more