CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Bank of America Corporation today announced the Board of Directors has authorized regular cash dividends on the outstanding shares or depositary shares of the following series of preferred stock: * * * Series of Preferred Stock ... Dividend per Share or Depositary Share/1 Record Date ... Payment Date Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E ... $0  more

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- College of the Albemarle issued the following news release: * * * Perna-Rose Foundation for Hope Establishes New Scholarship to Support Nursing Students * * * College of The Albemarle (COA) is honored to announce the establishment of the Carolyn Collins Nursing Endowed Scholarship, made possible through an initial gift of securities valued at $80,000 from the Perna-Rose Foundation for Hope. This scholarship will support COA nursing students enrolled  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced Connecticut has joined a coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access in North Carolina. The coalition filed an amicus brief in Bryant v. Stein (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/24-1576_amicus-brief-bryant-v-stein.pdf?rev=1d07055352074e5591c0c788714ad  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * With the support from the Department of Defense's 2024 Innovator Award, Nimmi Ramanujam and an interdisciplinary team of researchers aim to improve the detection and treatment of early-stage breast cancer * * * By Michaela Martinez Nimmi Ramanujam, the Robert W. Carr, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, received the 2024 Innovator Award from the Department of D  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, today filed a brief opposing efforts in North Carolina to restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone. Raoul and the coalition filed the amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/74b24de40a/24-1576_Amicus%20Brief%20Bryant%20v%20Stein.pdf?language_id=1) in Bryant v. Stein, askin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she, along with District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb, has co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access imposed by the state of North Carolina. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.mass.gov/doc/bryant-v-stein-amic  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * 18 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Arguing that North Carolina Mifepristone Requirements Conflict with FDA Jurisdiction * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access imposed by the state of North Carolina. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.maryland  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced legal actions to protect North Carolinians from illegal robocalls that destroy their peace of mind and scam them out of hard-earned money. Attorney General Stein is suing Club Exploria, LLC, a timeshare company also known as Exploria Resorts, for unlawfully spamming more than one million North Carolinians with robocalls t  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will welcome two esteemed alumni as keynote speakers during its Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies. Cynthia W. Turner '90, Ph.D., CPA will deliver the address at the Graduate College ceremony Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at 6 p.m. in First Horizon Coliseum's Main Arena. Marques B. McCammon '98 will deliver the address   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * New round of One North Carolina Small Business Program grants provides $2.339M in funding * * * The North Carolina Board of Science, Technology & Innovation has awarded 80 North Carolina innovation-based small businesses a total of $2.339 million in funding to develop groundbreaking new technologies with the potential for commercialization. During North Carolina fiscal year   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is offering initial emergency loans to 20 local governments for emergency projects to rehabilitate drinking water and/or wastewater systems in response to damages caused by Hurricane Helene. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is offering initial emergency loans to 20 local governments for emergen  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Governor Roy Cooper joined United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Western North Carolina for a briefing on recovery efforts with federal officials and view damaged areas in Asheville and Canton. The Governor and Secretary Buttigieg also visited a damaged section of I-40. "Today I spent time on the ground in Asheville, Canton and at a damaged portion of  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Grants to N.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Justice System Partners Will Support Victims of Domestic Violence and Increase Enforcement of Gun Safety Laws * * * Governor Cooper announced new funding from the Governor's Crime Commission to help criminal justice partners better enforce North Carolina's laws to keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abus  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release: North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will honor seven Mount Gilead firefighters who have a combined total of 244 years of service to their community on Saturday, Oct. 19. The presentation will take place during the Mount Gilead Fire Department's 100 Years of Service Celebration, which is being held during the annual Mount Gilead Fall Festival. The presentation will ta  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: From Edenton to Congress and from petitions to gubernatorial proclamations, women's participation in North Carolina politics has risen for 250 years. Join the America 250 NC commemoration with the Friends of the Archives during a free hybrid symposium, "From Edenton to Congress." This program in the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Building in Ralei  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Trees are the most abundant natural resource living on Earth's land masses, and North Carolina State University scientists and engineers are making headway in finding ways to use them as sustainable, environmentally benign alternatives to producing industrial chemicals from petroleum. Lignin, a polymer that makes trees rigid and resistant to degradation, has proven problematic. Now t  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * AG James and 17 AGs File Amicus Brief to Protect Access to Mifepristone in North Carolina * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 17 attorneys general today filed an amicus brief in support (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/24-1576_amicus-brief-bryant-v-stein.pdf) of a district court decision finding that North C  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news: By Jeff Cox, President North Carolina Community College System As the fury and devastation of Hurricane Helene became clear, thousands of North Carolinians rushed into action to save lives and serve their communities. First responders, healthcare providers, and line workers - many of whom are community college graduates - were among the first to jump into harm's way to protect their neigh  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: "There are millions of people out there who appreciate the kind of philosophy we teach at UNCG, and I just can't help myself," the professor says as he attempts to contain his enthusiasm. "I just have to get it out there." This is how Dr. Jeffrey Kaplan approaches his life's work as a philosophy teacher. At UNC Greensboro he's an animated professor who brings difficult concepts  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- The University of North Carolina's School of the Arts issued the following news release: * * * As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, the School of Filmmaking at UNCSA is piloting "Story Art Studio," a new approach to developing cinematic stories for today's evolving film industry. Beginning this semester, Story Art Studio will provide a platform for a select group of students to work collaboratively across a variety of filmmaking practices in an incub  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 19 -- The Wake Technical Community College issued the following news: By Laurie Clowers Wake Tech is proud to announce that it has been recognized as a U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Ambassador. The recognition certifies that the college is committed to modernizing, diversifying and expanding Registered Apprenticeship to support the success of American workers, employers and communities across the country. With the support of Wake County, Wake Tech has  more