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NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson Announces Retirement, University Faces Leadership Transition
Source – www.technicianonline.com. RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — North Carolina State University will soon be in search of a new leader as Chancellor Randy Woodson has announced his plans to retire on June 30, 2025. Woodson shared the news during a regular meeting of the NC State Board of Trustees at the Park Alumni Center on Thursday afternoon.
Event featuring music, film to promote surfing exhibit
On Saturday, July 13, Museum of the Albemarle opened its newest exhibit, “Where the Waves Break: Surfing in Northeastern North Carolina.” Surfing has been around for some time and has roots in Polynesia. In North Carolina, surfing was first documented in 1909 along the southern coastline. Then in the 1920s, the northern coastline of North Carolina started to experience the surfing wave. What began as a sacred activity for Indigenous...
Western North Carolina shifts to eCourts to expand access; local attorney reacts
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Eleven Western North Carolina counties made the transition to eCourts this week, with the purpose of shifting to digital court records being to expand access to justice. There are different elements of eCourts, including eFiling, which allows attorneys to file court documents online to the...
Titanium Giant Chooses North Carolina for New $1 Billion Facility
A global titanium giant has just selected North Carolina to build its new nearly $1 billion manufacturing facility. American Titanium Metal‘s new $867.8 million titanium mill is expected to invest nearly $1 billion into the tax base and create over 300 jobs. Their 100-acre site in Fayetteville, currently unoccupied, is projected to be operational by 2027.
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.
Planning for North Carolina’s next recovery
Despite the disproportionate public health and economic harms of COVID-19 on communities of color, the recovery from the pandemic was the most equitable in recent history. It was possible because of swift action by federal policymakers to drive public money to care for people and communities. It was possible because of decades of research and investment that allowed for […] The post Planning for North Carolina’s next recovery first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
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...
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