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Robert Van Geons joins Business NC Power List 2025

By Staff Report, posted 4 months ago
Graphic courtesy of FCEDC

For the fifth consecutive year, FCEDC President and CEO, Robert Van Geons, has earned a spot on Business NC's Power List. 

Robert joined FCEDC in 2017, and since then, the organization has announced more than $1.3 billion in investment and over 5,000 jobs for Fayetteville and Cumberland County. Other community leaders joining Robert on this year's list are FSU Chancellor Darrell Allison, CFVH CEO Mike Nagowski, Amy Privette Perko, Terry Hutchens and Daren Parker.

According to Business North Carolina, the publication’s Power List 2025 spotlights about 500 of the state’s most influential leaders, who wield significant influence in business and civic spheres. 

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