CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, July 11 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Apex selected as home for new NC Children's Health Campus The campus is expected to bring more than 8,000 jobs to southwestern Wake County * APEX, N.C. - With the goal of creating a brighter future for our children, North Carolina Children's Health (NC Children's) has chosen a location in Apex for its campus, which will include the only freestanding, independent chil more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 10 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * Bank of America, N.A. Announces Redemptions of $2,000,000,000 5.650% Senior Bank Notes and $400,000,000 Floating Rate Senior Bank Notes, Due August 2025 * CHARLOTTE, NC - Bank of America, N.A. announced today that it will redeem on July 18, 2025 all $2,000,000,000 principal amount outstanding of its 5.650% Senior Bank Notes, due August 202 more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 11 -- Daimler Trucks North America, a heavy-duty truck manufacturer, issued the following news: * * * Daimler Truck North America Celebrates 850,000th Truck Built at Cleveland Truck Manufacturing Plant In North Carolina with Delivery of Western Star 47X to Alamo Group * CLEVELAND, N.C. (July 10, 2025) -- Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA) announced the production of its 850,000th truck at its Cleveland, North Carolina manufacturing plant, marking a major milestone  more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, July 11 -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news on July 10, 2025: * * * City Increases Funding for Homebuyer Assistance Program The City of Greensboro is upholding its commitment to offering an adequate supply of attainable housing by increasing funding for the Homebuyer Assistance Program. The goal of the program is to convert renters into homebuyers and promote affordable homeownership city-wide. In January 2022, City Council approved $1 million of  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 11 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * 11 stores pay fines following price scanning errors RALEIGH - Eleven stores in eight counties were fined by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Standards Division for price scanning errors during the second quarter of 2025. "Even the smallest price discrepancies can have significant impacts on family budgets," s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission, Raleigh, has waived notice and hearing requirements (Docket No. E-2, Sub 1376) and issued a certificate of environmental compatibility and public convenience and necessity to Duke Energy Progress LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina, for the construction of approximately 395 feet of 230 kilovolt transmission line in Buncombe County. This line will connect the existing Craggy 230 kV substation to a 30.5 megawatt Craggy battery energy storage  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission, Raleigh, has partially granted a motion for procedural relief filed by the public staff in the matter of "Application of Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, Relating to Fuel and Fuel-Related Charge Adjustments for Electric Utilities Pursuant to N.C.G.S. Sec. 62-133.9 and Commission Rule R8-55" (Docket No. E-7, SUB 1313). This decision, issued on July 10, 2025, addresses how the public staff will present its position on Duke Energy Carolinas' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission, Raleigh, has approved an amended certificate of public convenience (Docket No. SP-47711, Sub 0) and necessity for Timber Mill Solar LLC, Chowan County, North Carolina, allowing for the construction of an 80 MW AC solar photovoltaic generating facility with 32 MW of battery storage in Jones County. The facility will be located at Ravenwood Lane, Pollocksville. Timber Mill Solar initially filed its application on January 5, 2024, seek more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 11 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news on July 10, 2025: * * * North Carolina Community College System Empowers Workforce as State Reclaims #1 for Business Ranking RALEIGH, NC - As CNBC today once again ranked North Carolina the #1 state for business, the North Carolina Community College System stands proud as the workforce engine behind the recognition. This marks North Carolina's third time in four years topping the national lis more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 11 (TNSrep) -- The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * AUDIT: Medicaid Patients Left Vulnerable to Fraudulent, Potentially Dangerous Behavior from Medicaid Providers DHHS kept Medicaid providers on the program despite license limitations and suspensions * A new performance audit from the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) found patient safety vulnerabilities in North Carolina's Medic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission, Raleigh, has issued an order (Docket No. SP-76780, SUB 0) requiring public notice and a clearinghouse review for the "Application of Ironbound Solar, LLC, for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Construct a 40 MWAC Solar Facility in Sampson County, North Carolina". This directive, issued on July 10, 2025, follows application of Ironbound Solar LLC, Ewing, New Jersey, to build a 40 MWAC solar generating facility. Ir more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 10 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wake Forest President Susan R. Wente to serve as chair of ACC Board of Directors * The Atlantic Coast Conference and its Board of Directors have announced that Wake Forest University President Susan R. Wente will become Chair of the ACC Board of Directors beginning July 1. President Wente has served as Vice-Chair of the Board since February 2024 and was first named to the Conference's Executiv more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 10 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wake Forest's Educating Character Initiative to expand its nationwide network promoting character education with $30M in new funding * Wake Forest University's Educating Character Initiative (ECI) will expand its support for character education at colleges and universities across the country with more than $30 million in new funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The ECI has built a community of ed more PR