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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Cape Fear Valley Health expands emergency department capacity

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Cape Fear Valley Health is expanding the Emergency Department at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, including 24 additional beds in the dedicated Pediatric Emergency Department as part of continued investments designed to meet the needs of a growing co
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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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Are your adventures covered? Coverage tips for your RV, ATV and boat

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Putting mental health first: Inside Cape Fear Valley Health’s behavioral health system

John Bigger - Corporate Director of Behavioral Health, Sleep Medicine and Clinical Research, Cape Fear Valley Health
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Gratitude: Honoring the generosity of a community by maximizing impact

Scott Embry - Executive Director & CEO, United Way of Cumberland County

In The Current Issue

Locally sourced, family-owned: No-BS Meats celebrates the opening of its new storefront in downtown Fayetteville

Nikole (pictured) and Lakota Shawn began selling their meat at farmers markets and in an online store in 2024. Now, they’ve opened their first brick-and-mortar location. Photo by GFBJ.The Shawn family believes in quality, locally sourced food, and th


Building TJB Realty: Tracey Jones-Brooks brings a people-first approach to real estate

Tracey Jones-Brooks REALTOR®, ABR®, is eager to continue growing her business in Fayetteville, and a new office space is going to help make that dream a reality.


Best at 910 Future Fest: First-ever 910 Future Fest Pitch Competition provides a spotlight for local budding businesses

Winners of the inaugural pitch competition were Omega Air, Rebirth-Heart and Mind PLLC, Sprinkle Me Pink, LLC and Fedora Elite Mobile Cigar Experience. Following an event-packed weekend, four Fayetteville-based entrepreneurs were given a leg up