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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NC Military Business Center

The 2026 Medical, Biomedical & Biodefense: Support to America’s Warfighters and Veterans Symposium Will Connect Medical Industry Businesses with Key Federal and Department of War Decision Makers

Posted Aug 2, 2026
The Office of US Senator Thom Tillis, Office of US Senator Ted Budd, the North Carolina Military Business Center, and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center will host the Medical, Biomedical & Biodefense (MBB): Support to America’s Warfight
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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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Are your adventures covered? Coverage tips for your RV, ATV and boat

Taylor Warren - President, Highstreet Warren Insurance Group
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Ask the Expert: Integrative Oncology and Survivorship

Chasse Bailey-Dorton, M.D. - Director of Integrative Oncology and Survivorship, FirstHealth of the Carolinas
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Broaden your horizons at Cape Fear Valley Health

Hannah Simpson, RACR - Senior Campus Recruiter and Community Partnership Liaison, Cape Fear Valley Health

In The Current Issue

Building better solutions: Dragon's Lair Competition champions military innovation at Fort Bragg

U.S. Army soldiers gather for a group photo after the conclusion of Dragon’s Lair 12 at the Lieutenant General Gavin Joint Innovation Outpost on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The Dragon’s Lair 12 event offered soldiers a platform to pitch their ideas d


Fayetteville selected to co-host the USTA NC 2026 Singles State Championship

Photo by Brooks HoffmanThe Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (FACVB) is pleased to announce that the destination has been selected to co-host the Singles State Championships for USTA North Carolina, Oct. 1-4, 2026. Eight tennis


Recognizing entrepreneurial spirit: FSU prepares to host inaugural Entrepreneurial Impact Awards Gala

Fayetteville State University is set to embark on what university leaders hope will lead to a new tradition for the regional business community in Cumberland County and beyond. The university will host its inaugural Entrepreneurial Impact Awards Gala