Volume 3 Issue 16: Jan 26, 2024

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Feb 1, 2024

Cumberland County hires communications director

Diane Rice - Photo provided by Cumberland CountyDiane Rice has been hired as Cumberland County’s new Communications Director. Rice’s first day with Cumberland County was Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.Rice comes to Cumberland County from Texas, where she serv ...

Feb 1, 2024

More internet in Moore County: Ripple Fiber, a fiber optic internet provider based in the southeast, officially joins the Pinehurst community

Logo courtesy of Ripple FiberA new Internet Service Provider (ISP) is making waves in Moore County following the opening of their first physical location in Pinehurst. Ripple Fiber, a fast growing fiber internet company based in the southeast, c ...

Feb 1, 2024

Restaurant resource: US Foods CHEF'STORE opens its doors to restauranteurs and the Fayetteville community

Photo provided by GFBJFayetteville's US Foods CHEF’STORE® location is now open to the public at 511 Cross Creek Mall. Announced in the summer of 2023, the new Fayetteville location is the fourth CHEF’STORE® location in North Carolina, joining ex ...

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Luke Wheeler
Holmes Security Systems

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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Feb 1, 2024

Welcome home! Fayetteville based Floyd Properties celebrates more than 70 years customizing dream homes along with new and ongoing projects

Photo provided by Floyd PropertiesFamily run home construction experts Floyd Properties are celebrating 73 years in the business of building dream homes from the ground up. Started in the 1950s by patriarch of the family Sonny Floyd, Floyd Prope ...

Feb 1, 2024

Bullseye: New development in Southern Pines brings fresh shopping and dining options to Moore County, including the highly anticipated Target

The first of the shopping center’s anchor tenants will be opening beginning in Q2 2024 (Dick’s & Golf Galaxy) and continuing throughout the remainder of the year - Photo provided by Midland Atlantic PropertiesMorganton Park South, a 266,000 squar ...


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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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Incorporating academic readings in economics classrooms: A collaborative research initiative

Mónica García-Pérez, Ph.D. - Distinguished Professor of Economics, Fayetteville State University

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Questions & Answers: Getting to know Mike Berk, Longleaf Pine Realtors® new CEO

Mike BerkMike Berk is still getting settled into his new office and home, but his enthusiasm for his new role as CEO of Longleaf Pine REALTORS® is already in full swing. Just a few weeks into the job, the association management veteran sat down with