CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: The Financial Education & Research Foundation (FERF)--the independent nonprofit research affiliate of Financial Executives International (FEI)--today released the findings of the 2025 Financial Executives Priorities Report. The report was released in partnership with Forvis Mazars, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United Stat more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 28 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board to meet The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board will meet by teleconference at 10:30 a.m. on April 17. The board will consider license applications that are deemed complete and submitted by March 28. Th more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 29 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * NC Would Lose Billions for Western NC Recovery and Crime Prevention * * * Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government's freeze on grants and funding. Attorney General Jackson and 22 attorneys general asked the federal court for an immediate temporary restraining order to prevent the freeze from going into effect. A more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: A commercial turkey operation in Sampson County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza. The positive sample was first identified by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Veterinary Diagnostic Lab in Raleigh and confirmed by the USDA APHIS National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames, Iowa. This is the second case of high path avian more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The state's seasonally adjusted December 2024 unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, unchanged from November's revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.1 percent. North Carolina's unemployment rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed increased 1,224 over the month to 5,066,954 and increased 5,467 ove more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Following the resignation of Utilities Commission Chair Charlotte Mitchell, Governor Josh Stein appointed Floyd B. McKissick Jr. to carry out the remainder of Mitchell's term, which goes through June 30, 2029. Governor Stein also appointed Steve Levitas to fill McKissick's position through June 30, 2025. "Floyd McKissick currently serves on the Utilities Commission, and h more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Global aerospace company will add 325 new jobs in Buncombe County * * * Governor Stein announced that Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business (NYSE: RTX), will expand its turbine airfoil manufacturing plant in Buncombe County, a significant vote of confidence in western North Carolina. The company's expansion project will create 325 additional jobs and includes an additio more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release: HILLSBOROUGH - A long-awaited acquisition of over 200 acres of land that includes the Historic Occoneechee Speedway to add to Eno River State Park has been finalized, the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) announced. The acquisition process, which began in 2021, was facilitated by the Eno River Association, which worked with the previous la more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 28 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release: * * * Record $36 Million Raised for Charity at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon CHICAGO, IL - The Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced today that 2024 participants raised $36 million for local, national and global nonprofits, the highest fundraising total in event history. Since 2002, participants have raised more than $358 million more PR