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NC Governor Roy Cooper touring PoleVolt in Charlotte. Source: NC Office of the Governor sm
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North Carolina Transition to Clean Transportation Highlighted by EV Charging Station Tour

February 25, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Governor Tours First-of-its-Kind Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Charlotte, NC The PoleVolt Electric Vehicle Charging Station Provides Free EV Charging for the Public, Takes Advantage of Existing Infrastructure and Increases Accessibility to Charging On February […]

National Pawn donates instruments to Charlotte, North Carolina school. Source: PRnewswire/Pawnbroker Network
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National Pawn CEO Builds Legacy by Supporting Music in North Carolina Schools

November 8, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

North Carolina’s National Pawn began donating instruments and cash to performing arts programs in counties where their stores are located in 2010. Their CEO, Bob Moulton, has always sought to give back to the communities his […]

Backpack and diaper bag. Source: Pretty Dope Society
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Infusing Black Artistry in Everyday Items: Pretty Dope Society Elevates Representation

September 28, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Charlotte, North Carolina: As the corporate conversation around representation and diversity reaches stratospheric levels, one entrepreneur is taking action when it comes to retail. In an effort to breathe life into black art, founder Chrishonda […]

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Sushi Roll with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Announced

November 11, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Hissho Sushi joins forces with Frito-Lay to unveil first-ever Cheetos® Flamin’ Hot® Sushi Roll — “the 2020 pick-me-up everyone has been asking for” For the first time in its history, industry leader Hissho Sushi is joining […]

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Film Production Resumes in North Carolina

September 16, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Grant recipients to spend $107 million amid COVID-19 interruptions Five new productions have been approved for North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants and will start production in the state by the end of October 2020, […]

14oz kombucha bottle for Lenny Boy Brewing, to be manufactured at Ardagh's Wilson, NC facility. Source: Ardagh Group
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Wilson, NC Glass Manufacturing Facility to Supply Kombucha Bottles for Charlotte-based Brewery

July 23, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Ardagh Group partners with Lenny Boy Brewing Co. to supply locally-made glass kombucha bottles Ardagh Group, Glass–North America, a business unit of Ardagh Group, has partnered with Lenny Boy Brewing Co. to introduce a new […]

Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child play flyer-small. Source: Dr. Mildred Summerville
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Wilson Playwright’s Creation to Be Performed in Charlotte Aug. 10

March 5, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Tall One Outreach Ministries presents the Award-winning Gospel Stage Play, “Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child” Part 2, written and produced by Dr. Mildred Summerville and directed by Trina Jeffrie (AKA Sister Cantaloupe), to be performed […]

Full Scale Productions Jewish American Soldiers film Invitation. Source: PRNewsfoto/Full Scale Productions
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Jewish WWII Veterans Film to Debut on Veterans Day Weekend

November 9, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Full Scale Productions will premiere its documentary Jewish American Soldiers: Stories from World War II on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at Regal Ballantyne Village Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, to coincide with the Veterans Day holiday weekend. The documentary, produced in conjunction […]

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Four NC Communities Are Seeking Amazon’s HQ2 Project

October 23, 2017 Kay Whatley

Community leaders in four North Carolina locations are hoping Amazon will choose them for the company’s second headquarters site. Last month, Amazon announced its intention to locate a second headquarters facility somewhere in the United […]

2017 World’s Largest Truck Convoy, a unique one-day celebration of the trucking industry and its support of Special Olympics. Source: www.NCPressRelease.org.
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Over the Edge and World’s Largest Truck Convoy Coming Up for Special Olympics NC

June 19, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Rachel McQuiston (Special Olympics North Carolina) with Robert B Butler (NCPressRelease.org) With the conclusion of 2017’s inspiring and record-breaking Summer Games, Special Olympics North Carolina turns its attention to two of their largest fundraisers of […]

Fresh-picked Strawberries. Photo: Vollmer Farm, Bunn NC.
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NC Strawberry Growers Expect Second Wave of Crop

April 19, 2017 Kay Whatley

Events Planned in May in Raleigh, Colfax, and Charlotte NC By Dexter Hill, NCDA&CS It has been about a month since most areas of North Carolina saw their last freeze, and for local strawberry growers and […]

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Children Aging Out of Foster Care Soars 10.4% in North Carolina

April 12, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Dillard Spring (CHSNC.org) and Robert B. Butler (RBButler.com) Recently released figures show a huge jump of 10.4% in youth aging out of foster care in North Carolina in 2016 compared to 2015. These are the highest […]

MuckFest MS Crash Landing obstacle in Detroit MI, Source: Event 360.
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FUN Mud Run to End MS Coming to Charlotte NC, Cities Nationwide

March 21, 2017 Kay Whatley

MuckFest® MS Ready to Muddy Up 12 Cities — The FUN Mud Run to End MS By Calvin Fleming, goodpr.com for Event 360 The National Multiple Sclerosis Society and Event 360 are proud to announce […]

Charlotte NC-based Belk, Inc. is the nation's largest family owned and operated department store company with close to 300 Belk stores located in 16 Southern states and a growing digital presence. Source: PRNewsFoto/Belk, Inc.
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NC-based Department Store Seeks Southern Designer

January 5, 2017 Kay Whatley

Belk Seeks Fashion Designers with Modern. Southern. Style. for 2017 Southern Designer Showcase Winning Designs to be Sold at Belk and on belk.com in Spring 2018 By Jessica Graham (Belk) and Stacey McCray (LGA) Fashion designers who have a […]

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Federal Court Declares $900M Garden Parkway Toll Highway DOA

December 13, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Kym Hunter, Southern Environmental Law Center A ruling today, December 13, 2016, by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on a legal challenge to the Garden Parkway, a proposed toll highway project near Charlotte, North […]

Charlotte NC facility. Source: Blue Sphere Corporation.
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Waste-to-BioGas Plant Starts Charlotte NC Operations

November 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

Edited by Kay Whatley Blue Sphere Corporation, an international Independent Power Producer (IPP) announced November 23, 2016, that the Anaerobic Digestion facility that it has been developing in Charlotte, North Carolina, has received confirmation that Duke Energy […]

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Did You Know NFL Teams Are Kicking Hunger, and Have Been for 25 Years?

May 24, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Since 1992, National Football League (NFL) teams have held events, teamed with local food banks and top chefs, to raise funds to feed hungry families in their cities. Taste of the NFL […]

National Gypsum's PURPLE-TO-PERFECT contest offers homeowners chance to win media room, bathroom or garage renovation by TV host and designer Anitra Mecadon. (PRNewsFoto/National Gypsum).
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Charlotte-based Company Holding Renovation Contest

May 17, 2016 Kay Whatley

National Gypsum’s PURPLE-TO-PERFECT Contest Offers Homeowners Chance To Win Media Room, Bathroom or Garage Renovation by TV Host and Designer Anitra Mecadon Released by Stephen Hass, lgapr.com Highly charismatic TV personality and award-winning interior designer Anitra […]

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Class Action Filed Against Saber Healthcare

April 26, 2016 Kay Whatley

Alleges Understaffed Alzheimer’s Care Units in North Carolina Released by Matthew E. Lee, wbmllp.com A class action lawsuit was filed April 25, 2016, on behalf of hundreds of North Carolina residents of Alzheimer’s and dementia care units owned and […]

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    February 24, 2022
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    February 15, 2022

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The Strange-ness: Michigan Man Challenges Police on Facebook, Turns Self In

October 19, 2017

One Michigan police department received a challenge from a man with active warrants. The man posted on the Redford Township Police Department’s Facebook page, offering to turn himself in if their Facebook post was shared […]

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The Strange-Ness: Trained African Rats Sniff Out Problems

August 14, 2015

Did you know there is an organization that cares for and trains oversized, African giant-pouched rats to do mine and disease detection? APOPO (www.apopo.org/en) is a non-profit that trains the large rats to detect landmines. […]

This illustration depicts multiple small drones flying in an urban environment, which will be the scenario for NASA’s last in a series of demonstrations of a system that safely manages drone flight. Source: NASA
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NASA Tests Urban Drone Traffic Management in Nevada and Texas

February 19, 2019

NASA has selected two organizations to host the final phase of its four-year series of increasingly complicated technical demonstrations involving small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones. The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems […]

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