You gotta love February, between Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, Groundhog Day, Chinese New Year and the much lesser known National Tortellini Day (also on Feb. 14, mark your calendars for next year) there is so much to celebrate in the month of February! 

I would like to thank the community for the outpouring of love and support I received after the news broke of my promotion. For at least three days I received posts across social media, cards, handshakes and more and I am glad to be able to continue my work with the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal in this new role as Associate Publisher. I will also still be working as editor for the publication and will continue to bring the latest news to the Fayetteville area!

We hope you’ll be able to join us for our upcoming Power Breakfast, the first in 2025, where we’ll hear from Tom Barkin, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. We will once again be in the Cape Fear Botanical Garden and will be introducing a new format to the event (see page 5 for more). 

We hope you enjoy this issue. We explore the upcoming Farewell Tour Bicentennial, a two day event hosted by The American Friends of Lafayette and The Lafayette Society coming up in March. I was introduced to the society and their events last year at the height of Bridgerton’s popularity and look forward to participating this year. We also give a recap of the Home Builder’s Association of Fayetteville and their first ever Industry Insight Series event (page 3). 

We hope you enjoy a beautiful Valentine's Day and a wonderful February and don’t forget to find us on www.bizfayetteville.com for the latest updates and development in Cumberland and our surrounding counties! 

Happy reading!