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Nonprofit awarded $39 million for forest management across South Carolina’s coastal plain
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD)- The South Carolina branch of a national nonprofit has received a multi-million grant for a forest management project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced Friday that it was awarded $200 million to support projects designed to reduce carbon emissions in four states — South Carolina, Maryland, […]
Registered Apprenticeship increases in North Carolina
During the State Board of Community Colleges Programs and Student Success Committee meeting July 18, ApprenticeshipNC (ANC), the State Apprenticeship Agency housed under the North Carolina Community College System, reported that North Carolina saw a 45% increase in Registered Apprentice enrollments and a 50% increase in Registered Pre-Apprentice enrollments during the 2023-2024 state fiscal year. […] The post Registered Apprenticeship increases in North Carolina appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
State Health Plan, Aetna to set out on benefits road tour
RALEIGH — North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced that the State Health Plan and Aetna, the plan’s new third party administrator, will be hitting the road to meet with members about benefits and “enhanced programs” that will begin Jan. 1, 2025. Per a press release...
Ridgill makes most of last-minute addition in East-West All-Star Basketball Game
GREENSBORO — Former Chatham Charter basketball standout Jonah Ridgill wasn’t originally supposed to play in the North Carolina Coaches Association’s East-West All-Star Game on July 15, but after his performance, there was no question that he belonged. In front of a packed Novant Health Fieldhouse in Greensboro,...
A special bond | Unique team of nurses helping kids with heart issues
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Six nurses at Levine Children’s Hospital who all care for kids with heart defects have their own personal connection to their work. "I have a VSD which is a hole in between the two ventricles," Jillian Reed shared. "It was my senior year in high...
Kaimon Rucker Wants To Help Set ‘Standard’ On UNC Defense
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Players on the North Carolina defense were uniform in their observations of Geoff Collins' infectious zeal on the field during the spring. Dubbed the "Minister of Mayhem," the former Georgia Tech wants the UNC defense to formulate a winning culture and embody an aggressive identity in 2024 — and according to Kaimon Rucker, he made those intentions clear from the moment he arrived. One of Collins' objectives is to instill a mindset into the Tar Heels that they can be one of the ACC's elite defenses and among the best in the country.
Pfizer laying off at least 210 in Nash, Lee counties
Pfizer Inc. plans to lay off at least 210 workers in Lee and Nash counties following a failed clinical trial for a muscular dystrophy treatment that was being developed by the global drugmaker, and as demand for other products declines. The layoffs include 150 positions in Sanford and another 60...
Welter: Even in EA Sports College Football 25, UNC vs. NC State is a classic
Future scholars will surely detect a precipitous dip in productivity from the male subset circa the week July 19, 2024. Some will argue the decline started a few days earlier on the 16th, EA Sports College Football 25's early access release date. "I have no idea," NC State head coach...
Charlotte woman hopes to share Liberian heritage with community
Johnette Karpeh was born and raised in the Queen City but says Charlotte’s close-knit Liberian community helped shape who she is, and she wants people to know more about that heritage. “As a first generation [child born in America], I’ve been an American in the middle. That’s a story...
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