GREENSBORO, North Carolina, July 31 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Todd Simmons In a final major milestone achieved under the leadership of retiring Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr., the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University endowment has surpassed $200 million, a near tenfold increase since Martin took the reins of N.C. A&T in 2009. At $202 million as of June 30, the A&T endowment is the largest of any public hi  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 31 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A third-generation Hokie and graduate of the College of Natural Resources and Environment, Morgan Bright '23 is making her mark on the world of packaging design as an associate packaging engineer for Newell Brands, which works to develop innovative products for consumers. "I work with brands like Rubbermaid to develop packaging designs for new products and coordinate with suppliers for packaging production," said Bright,  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 31 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced an $86 million multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Indivior for its role in fueling the opioid crisis. North Carolina state and local governments are anticipated to receive approximately $2.5 million from this settlement in principle. In total, Attorney General Stein has secured nearly $1.5 billion   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 31 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein this week met with public school teachers and principals from across North Carolina for a conversation about the state of North Carolina's public schools and how North Carolina can support students and teachers. "Our educators work tirelessly to prepare our kids with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed, and they do it without t  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, July 31 (TNSres) -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: East Carolina University faculty and alumni from the maritime studies program, housed in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Department of History, successfully led the first underwater archaeology investigation in the waters off Attu Island (Atux) in the Aleutian Islands July 17-27. The project is led by Dr. Dominic Bush, a recent alumnus of ECU's coastal resources managemen  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Governor Roy Cooper announced today that Attindas Hygiene Partners, a manufacturer of disposable adult incontinence, baby care products, and clinical products, will add 25 new jobs in Pitt County. The company will expand its Greenville operation with an investment of $25.2 million. "With operations in Europe, Attindas could have expanded anywhere, but they chose Pitt County  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Green Swamp Preserve in Brunswick County with United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Reid Wilson to celebrate historic federal funding that will support carbon-reducing natural land conservation and restoration projects in North Carolina and b  more