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Mechanics and Farmers and I.L. Long picked to make new ESR a reality
I.L. Long Construction Co. has been named the general contractor for the new Experiment in Self-Reliance (ESR) headquarters and Mechanics and Farmers Bank has been chosen to underwrite the loan. The groundbreaking for the
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New Digs
The North Carolina State Bar, the state agency responsible for regulating the practice of law, hosted a grand opening celebration April 17 for its new Raleigh headquarters at the southwest corner of Blount and
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Center: Boost in minimum wage would help North Carolinians
A new report from the North Carolina Justice Center finds that raising the minimum wage would have “far-reaching impacts on North Carolina’s working families and the economy as a whole.” President Obama has proposed
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Cross Cultural Unions
Bennett College now has partnerships with three Ghanaian universities: the University of Ghana, the University of Cape Coast and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Recently, a delegation from Bennett visited the West
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Principals Ash and Hairston receive new assignments
Former Ashley IB Elementary School Principal Robert Ash is now leading Speas Elementary School and will soon be replaced at Ashley by Mark Hairston, the principal of Philo-Hill Magnet Academy. Ash had served as
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A&T Fulbright Scholar to study in UK
North Carolina A&T State University senior Emmanuel Johnson is headed to graduate school at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. The computer engineering major has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Award. The
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Corporate boards in N.C. still lag in diversity
The diversity of corporate boards in North Carolina has stagnated since 2009 and significantly lags behind the diversity of Fortune 100 boardrooms, according to data recently released by the School of Law Director Diversity
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Transportation planners coming to town
Transportation planners from throughout North Carolina will convene in Winston-Salem May 15-17 for their annual conference. Citizens who are interested in transportation issues are welcome to register and attend. The North Carolina Association of
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Innovative nonprofit churns out new WSSU professor
The PhD Project, an award-winning program to create a more diverse corporate America, has announced that Project participant M. Dee Guillory has successfully defended her dissertation, “Perceived Brand Age and Its Influence on Choice.”
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Whitfield is NCCU’s graduation speaker
Fredricka Whitfield, a news anchor and correspondent for CNN, will deliver the address at the 121st Commencement exercises for North Carolina Central University on Saturday, May 11. The ceremony will begin at 8 a.m.
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