Volume 4 Issue 22: Apr 25, 2025

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May 1, 2025

Measuring success

Welcome to the 118th issue of Greater Fayetteville Business Journal, or Volume 4, No. 22 as we like to call it on the front page. None of these numbers really have much relevance unless you have been there from the beginning and have an understanding ...

May 1, 2025

Open survey for Corridor K: NCDOT releases public survey regarding Corridor K, and the potential route for I-685

The FCEDC is requesting the public's help in filling out this survey to ensure our voice is heard. Graphic provided by FCEDC.The North Carolina Department of Transportation is looking for input on a connected route that would link several centers of ...

Apr 17, 2025

Put it downtown; Businesses in downtown Fayetteville advocate for the Crown Event Center project to stay in its currently planned spot

Downtown business owners and organizations gathered for the Joint Quarterly Meeting organized by the Downtown Alliance of Fayetteville and Cool Spring Downtown District on Wednesday, April 17 at the Volta Space. It’s been a busy few months for t ...

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Mónica García-Pérez, Ph.D.
Fayetteville State University

Incorporating academic readings in economics classrooms: A collaborative research initiative

Posted Nov 12, 2025
A growing movement in economics education is reshaping how students engage with complex social issues and develop critical thinking skills. Spearheaded by a collaborative team of professors from Fayetteville State University, Tulane University, St. C
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Apr 10, 2025

Building together; FSU and FTCC partner to bring a Construction Project Management degree to students

The new degree program was announced during a private meeting between community partners, local leaders and FTCC and FSU leadership held on FSU's campus on Monday, April 7. Photo provided by: FSU A new degree program aimed at curating local ...


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A season of giving: The urgent need for blood in Fayetteville

Emily DeYoung - Practice Administrator, Cape Fear Valley Blood Donor Center
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North Carolina Holds a Home-Field Advantage in the Innovation Game

TJ Gilroy - Business Development Professional, North Carolina Military Business Center
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Cybersecurity habits that keep your business running, and hackers

Madison Spangler - Digital Marketing & Campaigns Coordinator, Systel Business Equipment

In The Current Issue

Hemp hemp hurray: Local farmer and business man seeks to educate the broader community about the many uses for hemp

Keith Dunn began farming hemp in 2017. A few weeks later he founded East Carolina Hemp Supply. After years of slow but steady growth, Dunn hopes to one day be able to build a hemp processing plant in North Carolina to boost the industry and local eco


Australian manufacturer to launch North American operations in Bladen County, investing more than $6M in Elizabethtown

Photo provided by Bladen County Economic DevelopmentVectorTex USA, LLC, a product developer and technology company, will create 44 new jobs in Bladen County. The company will establish its first North American manufacturing facility in Elizabethtown.