
Barnhill Contracting Company recently announced the promotion of four directors of operations for their company. Greater Fayetteville Business Journal’s coverage area falls within Barnhill’s Eastern Division. The new Eastern Division operations director is Brad Martin. “
The Directors of Operations will advance our operational excellence in regional areas or market sectors, and these guys are the perfect fit for the job,” Barnhill Contracting Company posted on their LinkedIn. “Their promotions are well deserved and representative of their hard work throughout their Barnhill careers.”
At center, Chancellor Darrell T. Allison and Juanette Council, Ed.D., vice chancellor for student affairs, cut the ribbon to celebrate the grand reopening of Fayetteville State University's newly renovated Spaulding Building, joined by campus leaders
FCEDC has officially moved its staff and operations to 611 W. Russell St. The 35,800- square-foot center was previously home to Homemakers Furniture and Interiors. Renovations began in the fall of 2025 and are expected to be completed in the next six to eight months. Currently, FCEDC staff are working within an open 7,500-square-foot floor plan as initial improvements progress.
Inset: Systel’s first corporate headquarters was a small rental house turned office on Fort Bragg Road in Fayetteville in 1981. Large photo: The company’s new corporate headquarters reflects years of growth into a multi-million dollar company that pr