Volume 4 Issue 19: Mar 14, 2025

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Mar 20, 2025

Getting things done in Dunn: Nancy Blackman reflects on her career in supporting and funding small businesses in rural NC

Nancy Blackman. Photo provided by Blackman.In the landscape of regional rural economic development, Nancy J. Blackman stands out for providing financial opportunities to hundreds of small businesses and helping them to forge a path forward in uncerta ...

Mar 20, 2025

On a mission: Kaylynn Suarez is ready to engage with the community as the new executive director of the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival in 2025

PHOTO BY RAYMIE DAY PHOTOGRAPHY Kaylynn Suarez became executive director of the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival in December of 2024. Since then, she has outdone herself at every turn. But it’s not just all her experience, Suarez’s positive, go-get ...

Mar 20, 2025

Editor's note: "I'm Every Woman"

Happy Women’s History Month all! I hope you took some time to reflect on the important women in your life on International Women’s Day this past Saturday, March 8. I myself have had the unofficial theme song of the month “I’m Every Woman” by the irre ...

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The Hidden Costs of Poor Security: How Small Vulnerabilities Create Big Losses for Businesses

Posted Dec 2, 2025
Security failures rarely show up clearly on a business’s financial statements, yet they quietly chip away at the bottom line every single day. When most business owners think about security risks, they immediately think of break-ins, burglaries, or c
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Mar 20, 2025

A perfect pitch: WBC at CEED hosts fourth annual HERPitch competition to launch Women's History Month

Left to Right: WBC Director Danice Langdon, HERPitch finalists Karla Jackson, Shatara Het Heru Bey, Anedra Walls, Miss North Carolina High School America 2025 Abigail Dries, HERPitch finalists Lonyae McCune, Tia Whittlesey and Yeniz Parton. Photos by ...


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Publisher's note: New role, same mission

Graphic made with CanvaIt has been a very busy first month of the new year for the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal team and me. As many of you may know, I am the new publisher of the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal, and it is my pleasure


Developing momentum: Harnett County builds out commercial and industrial pipeline along I-95

Harnett County is a dynamic and fast-growing region in central North Carolina, strategically positioned between Raleigh and the Research Triangle to the north, and Fayetteville and Fort Bragg to the south. Graphic provided by Harnett County Economic