North Carolina General Assembly Police

SECU Foundation Sponsors Production of PBS North Carolina’s 2023 Year of the Trail Series

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 23, 2023

RALEIGH, N.C., March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SECU Foundation has announced a new collaboration with PBS North Carolina to serve as the sole presenting sponsor for the statewide public media network’s production of the 2023 NC Year of the Trail series.

Key Points: 
  • RALEIGH, N.C., March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SECU Foundation has announced a new collaboration with PBS North Carolina to serve as the sole presenting sponsor for the statewide public media network’s production of the 2023 NC Year of the Trail series.
  • The Foundation’s grant will help PBS North Carolina share the recreational and environmental benefits of our state’s extensive trail system while promoting economic development, healthier lifestyles for North Carolinians, and transportation byways.
  • The North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 554 designating 2023 as “North Carolina Year of the Trail” to highlight and promote the state’s trail system and celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the North Carolina Trails System Act.
  • “SECU Foundation’s support for PBS North Carolina spans more than a decade, and we are excited to collaborate again to support the production of the 2023 NC Year of the Trail series,” said Bob Brinson, SECU Foundation board chair.

Carolinas AGC Focuses Efforts to Fill Workforce Gap

Retrieved on: 
Monday, December 20, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With billions of dollars in infrastructure funding slated for North Carolina and South Carolina via state and federal funding, Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is ramping up ongoing efforts to draw workers into rewarding and well-paying construction careers in the Carolinas.

Key Points: 
  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With billions of dollars in infrastructure funding slated for North Carolina and South Carolina via state and federal funding, Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is ramping up ongoing efforts to draw workers into rewarding and well-paying construction careers in the Carolinas.
  • In North Carolina, for example, the General Assembly approved $5.5M for our Carolinas AGC Foundation, including $3M for a Contractor Business Academy for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) and $2.5M for apprenticeships and construction training.
  • Carolinas AGC will put in place a new CAGC HUB Academy, similar to the successful program we offered about 12 years ago which graduated nearly two hundred participants.
  • Henry McMaster's office to support investment in the state's workforce through the creation of the Workforce Scholarships for the Future pilot program.