Volume 4 Issue 24: May 23, 2025

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May 29, 2025

Tech for a cause: 2025 Tech ID Day showcases new innovations while supporting warfighters and a good cause

To wrap up the first day, attendees were able to meet up for a social event at the Brad Halling American Whiskey Ko. in Southern Pines where a $10,000 check was presented to the Joint Special Operations Foundation for their scholarship fund. Photo pr ...

May 29, 2025

Gathering great ideas: Business incubator coming to the 400 block of Hay Street

The three-story, 200,000 square-foot business incubator space is located at 420 Maiden Lane. The building features an elevator, construction has begun on handicap bathrooms for the first floor and the second and third floors feature window walls offering views of Segra Stadium. ...

May 29, 2025

Planting seeds of H.O.P.E: FTCC's Hope, Opportunity, Prosperity through Education Program provides empowerment through hands-on learning

Image provided by FTCCFocused on building the local workforce and streamlining the education process through real world learning, the Hope, Opportunity, Prosperity through Education Program at Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC), also kno ...

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Doing Business with USSOCOM: A Strategic Opportunity for North Carolina Companies

Posted Jul 1, 2026
One of the core missions of the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) is to help North Carolina businesses and universities transition innovative technologies and emerging capabilities into military applications. The United States Special O
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May 29, 2025

Publisher's note: Wisdom is the key to successfully deploying knowledge

In this issue, we are highlighting education. As I think back on my own formal education, I also can’t help but reflect on the thoughts of one of my greatest heroes of history, Sir Winston Churchill. Here are three of his quotes about education and l ...

May 29, 2025

Eyes on the skies: Fayetteville Regional Airport’s Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy introduces youth to aviation careers

Students will get an insider’s view on operations within the national airspace system and see firsthand how air traffic controllers manage the skies and ensure safe flights. Photos provided by the City of Fayetteville.The Fayetteville Regional Airpor ...

May 8, 2025

Emerging Technology Institute announces new A.I. Specialist Apprenticeship Program

Emerging Technology Institute (ETI) is excited to announce the registration of its Artificial Intelligence Specialist Apprenticeship Program through ApprenticeshipNC. The new program is ETI’s first Registered Apprenticeship. ETI registered the a ...


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Preserving rural roots: Gray's Creek residents launch effort to become a town

Proposed incorporation boundary (pink) · Gray’s Creek, Cumberland County, N.C. This is a working draft and is subject to revision. Image courtesy of grayscreeknc.com. After decades as an unincorporated rural community in Cumberland County, Gray’


Strategic planning: Fayetteville Regional Airport Director LaGala outlines plans for continued growth

An aircraft departs Fayetteville Regional Airport, connecting travelers and businesses to hundreds of domestic and international destinations through onestop service via American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Photos provided by Fayetteville Regional


Celebrating local flavor: Join in the fun during the fourth annual Peach Week in Moore County

Visit Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen welcome this festival as an opportunity to highlight local peach producersand small business owners in Moore County. Photos provided by Visit Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen.Visit Pinehurst, Southern Pine