Volume 4 Issue 7: Sep 6, 2024

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Sep 11, 2024

Wawa hosts groundbreaking event for new travel center in Hope Mills

Area Manager Blake Loper speaks to the crowd of customers, local officials, charity partners and general supporters as they gather to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Wawa Travel Center. Photo by GFBJ.Wawa, a privately held, family and associa ...

Sep 11, 2024

Double the developments: Caviness & Cates Communities share their plans for developing long anticipated residential neighborhoods in Hope Mills

Local developer Caviness & Cates Communities is developing 80 acres off of Corporation Drive and Chickenfoot Road in Hope Mills, NC. Photo provided by Caviness & Cates Communities.The Town of Hope Mills, NC can expect to see a lot of construc ...

Sep 11, 2024

Editor's note: 29 years and counting

This past Labor Day Weekend, I was able to celebrate yet another trip around the sun. My husband and I celebrated my birthday on Aug. 31 and, along with celebrating the fact that my birthday fell on a three day weekend this year, it was an opportunit ...

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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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Sep 11, 2024

Running a business is a fine art: Learn more about the panelists and topic for the next Power Breakfast coming up on Sept. 24

The Greater Fayetteville Business Journal is excited to welcome the business community to our third Power Breakfast of 2024. Everyone is invited to join us at the Ralph and Linda Huff Orangery at Cape Fear Botanical Garden on Sept. 24 from 7:30 a.m. ...

Sep 9, 2024

BBQ pitted against each other: First ever Smithfield Cup sets the stage for two barbecue teams from North and South Carolina to battle for best BBQ recognition

Graphic provided by ElizabethtownThe inaugural Smithfield Cup will take place this fall in historic Elizabethtown, pitting barbecue teams from North Carolina and South Carolina against eachother in a battle of BBQ supremacy.The new event will be stag ...


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Fulfilling community needs: Fayetteville dynamic duo built three businesses on a passion for food and community

Brian and Staci Graybill opened their third business together, Market Square Pantry, in December 2025. Photo provided by Faith Hatton. For Fayetteville entrepreneurs Brian and Staci Graybill, building a business has often started when they were


226 The Warehouse: A space designed for every occasion

The venue features two levels, two fully stocked bars, audio-video systems including projectors, and lighting solutions, an in-house culinary team, lounge space, a bistro section and private rooms, a state-of-the-art DJ booth and on-site staff to hel


Catering from the heart: Family-owned Two Brothers Catering keeps community hearts and stomachs full

Brad and Kelley McLawhorn became business partners in 2001 when they first opened a restaurant on Reilly Road. Now, their highly praised catering company continues to impress community members with flexibility, quality and personalized service. Photo