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State Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday October 26, 2024 ( 8 items )  

BofA Names Lauren Murray President of Spokane/Boise
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 25 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release: SPOKANE, WA/BOISE, ID - Bank of America has named Lauren Murray president of Bank of America Spokane/Boise. As president and head of the market, Murray will connect clients, teammates and communities to the full power of the franchise and drive integration across the bank's eight lines of business. She succeeds Kurt Walsdorf, who recently retired after 40 years of service to the co  more

N.C. A.G. Stein: North Carolinians Can Now Get a More Detailed View of Local Governments' Opioid Settlement Spending
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 26 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that North Carolinians now have an even more detailed view into their local governments' spending of the $1.2 billion coming to counties and municipalities to address the opioid overdose crisis. The updated local view feature on the Community Opioid Resources Engine (CORE-NC) (https://us5.myiphide.com/index.php?q=nKampKieY  more

N.C. Community College System: Statement From System President Jeff Cox on the Passage of the State's Recent Helene Recovery Funding
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 26 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2024: "I want to extend my sincere thanks to the North Carolina General Assembly for their prompt and thoughtful response to the 14 community colleges affected by Hurricane Helene, and to Governor Roy Cooper for signing the relief package into law today. The $10.5 million in emergency grants, along with critical funding for tuition and mental health services, will be instrument  more

N.C. Public Safety Dept.: Governor Cooper Surveys Storm Damage in Polk County, Joins First Lady of the United States Jill Biden in Asheville as Unprecedented Response to Helene Continues
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 26 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Governor Signs Legislation Providing More Than $600 Million in Relief and Recovery Funding for Helene Summary of updates on Helene recovery across the state as of Oct. 25, 2024. * * * Today, Governor Cooper visited Green River Cove in Polk County to assess storm damage to the Green River and surrounding areas, meet with local officials and speak with   more

N.Y. A.G. James Announces Takedown of Major Gun Trafficking Operation in Queens
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * AG's Investigation Recovered 184 Firearms, Including 11 Assault Weapons, High-Capacity Magazines, and Hundreds of Rounds of Ammunition Firearms Were Illegally Purchased in North Carolina and Trafficked to New York City * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the indictments of three individuals for their roles in a gun trafficking op  more

SAS Institute: MarTech Experts' Top Predictions for 2025
CARY, North Carolina, Oct. 26 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following agency statement on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Per SAS, traditional AI to surge, GenAI hype will spring a leak, campaign management will be back in vogue and more. * * * While artificial intelligence and generative AI continue to grab the headlines this year, what challenges and opportunities will marketers see next year? We asked top marketing thought leaders across SAS, the l  more

UNCG Students Explore Their Potential as Researchers
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Biochemistry major Janae Wofford chats with fellow students shortly after returning to UNCG for the Fall 2024 semester. * * * Research doesn't stop, and neither did the UNC Greensboro students who spent their summer working alongside faculty mentors in the lab and the field. Many of these students came together with their peers and mentors at the UNCG Alumni H  more

WCU Student Magazine Wins First Place in Publications Contest
CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Oct. 25 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: In the fall, it starts as small as a story pitch. In the spring? As tiny as a sketch on a piece of paper. Those little ideas turn into Imagine magazine, a publication produced by student writers and designers at Western Carolina University. Each year's edition is always colorful, unique and rich in content, but last year's was award-winning. Imagine magazine's 2023 issue placed first in the National C  more