Volume 4 Issue 10: Oct 18, 2024

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Oct 24, 2024

Paving the way: RTS Trade Tech Academy provides hands-on learning and practical skills development in core trade industries

RTS graduated its first class of students in a ceremony held on Sept. 19 after starting the program in January. The graduates, all under age 30 are ready to put their new skills to use. Photo provided by RTS.The Road to Success Trade Tech Academy (RT ...

Oct 24, 2024

Expanding with technology: FirstHealth expands robotic knee replacement surgery options at Moore Regional

Newly released in June of 2024, the CORIOGRAPH Pre Operative Planning and Modeling Services was released exclusively for the CORI Surgical System. This system is used as a personalized solution for surgeons and patients across partial and total knee ...

Oct 24, 2024

Halloween happenings: The Fayetteville area is gearing up for a spooky Halloween season with plenty of events to attend and enjoy!

Join in on the fun at Cape Fear Botanical Garden on Oct. 25 as the space transforms to become an interactive landscape with carved jack-o-lanterns, twinkling lights and candy stations galore! Photo provided by CFBG.Every October, Fayetteville, NC tra ...

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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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Oct 24, 2024

Let’s hear it for our heroes: Judging wraps for second annual Health Care Heroes Awards; Tickets on sale now

The second annual Health Care Heroes event is just around the corner. At this time judging has concluded and all finalists have been notified. Judges did not have an easy job as over 60 well-deserving nominees were submitted for consideration. “ ...

Oct 24, 2024

Publisher's note: What is scary good business?

JIGSAWSTOCKER/FREEPIK.COMWhen our team got together last year to come up with our editorial calendar, we thought a nice theme for this month would be “Scary good business.” Of course, the month of October always invokes images of Halloween and being ...

Oct 24, 2024

Building businesses: RAYWEST DESIGNBUILD brings their knowledge of commercial construction to life with new projects coming to Hope Mills, NC

RAYWEST DESIGNBUILD Co-Founders Hector Ray (left) and Greg West (right) stand in front of the new Culver'slocation in Hope Mills. Photo by GFBJ.The RAYWEST DESIGNBUILD team has been hard at work these past few months adding new restaurant options thr ...


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Incorporating academic readings in economics classrooms: A collaborative research initiative

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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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Cybersecurity habits that keep your business running, and hackers

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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