CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 30 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * Affluent Americans Increase Donations by 30% Over Past Decade, Even as Fewer Give, Finds 2025 BofA Study of Philanthropy * NEW YORK, NY - Affluent Americans are giving more and giving with purpose, even as fewer are giving. The newly released 2025 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy, conducted in partnership with the Indiana University  more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 30 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * BofA's New GenAI Assistant Transforms Global Payments Solutions * NEW YORK, NY / LONDON / SINGAPORE - Bank of America is using generative AI to transform how its Global Payments Solutions ("GPS") team serves the company's more than 40,000 business clients worldwide. The newly launched Ask Global Payments Solutions ("AskGPS") was built in- more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy and its Foundation surpass $30 million over 10 years to support community resilience, disaster relief efforts * Grants, corporate giving, employee donations and volunteer hours help communities prepare for, withstand and recover from storms * Funding supports first responders, emergency management organizations and nonprofit partners across seven states * As we reflect on the anniversaries more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * First-time Title V Air Quality Permit issued to Columbia Plywood Corp. * After reviewing public comments, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has issued Columbia Plywood Corporation - Columbia Carolina Division, a plywood manufacturing facility in McDowell County, a first-time Title V air quality permit. The  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Sylva man faces insurance fraud, attempted false pretense charges North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Noah Zachary Daniel Saunier, 30, of 1517 Little Savanah Road, Sylva. Saunier was charged with three counts of insurance fraud and three counts of attempting to obtain property by false pretense, all felonies. All  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor issued the following news release: * * * CATS Special Report Reveals Armed Security Decreased 40%, "Inclusion" Requirement for Security Contracts The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has released a Preliminary Special Report on the security contracts for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). The report, conducted in response to the murder of Iryna Zarutska on one of the CATS's train  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * NCDHHS Releases State Suicide Prevention Action Plan as Suicide Awareness Month Comes to a Close The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has released the state's Suicide Prevention Action Plan for 2026-2030. The five-year plan outlines a coordinated, evidence-based approach and promising practices to reduce suicide deaths and self-harm injur more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * NCDP Statement on Washington Republicans Shutting Down the Government, Voting Against Lower Costs In response to Washington Republicans shutting down the federal government instead of fixing the health care crisis they created, North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton released the following statement: "Let this sink in - Washington Republicans would rather shut down the  more PR

CARY, North Carolina, Sept. 30 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: * * * Study: Trust in GenAI surges globally despite gaps in AI safeguards * SAS, a global leader in data and AI, today unveiled new research that explores the use, impact and trustworthiness of AI. The IDC Data and AI Impact Report: The Trust Imperative, commissioned by SAS, found that IT and business leaders report having more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Undergraduates Reflect on the Impact of Their Summer Research For burgeoning researchers at UNC Greensboro, summer is no time to take a break. And the University, which values the time for undergraduates to do their own independent research, guides them in prioritizing this work without creating a financial burden. Summer stipends from the Undergraduate Research and Scho more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news: * * * Weight Restriction Remains in Place for Washington Street Bridge The City of Greensboro's Department of Transportation is reminding motorists that the Washington Street bridge remains under a strict 10-ton weight limit. Trucks, buses, and other heavy vehicles are not permitted to cross the bridge. The weight restriction was put in place last year following a North Carolina Department of Transpor more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * What Western North Carolinians Are Saying: Michael Whatley Has Failed To Deliver Federal Disaster Relief Nine months after DC insider Michael Whatley was named the federal Hurricane Helene "recovery czar," Western North Carolinians are blasting Whatley for "doing nothing" as the federal government withholds hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster relief. Over the past few weeks, Wester more PR