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Jan 8, 2025

Sampson County business owners celebrated in Business North Carolina

Image courtesy of RiverWild.Reid and Jaclyn Smith, owners of WILDERS located in Turkey, NC, were recently featured by Business North Carolina. Their company RiverWild was selected by Business North Carolina as 2024 Small Business of the Year. Ac ...

Jan 8, 2025

Moore County Chamber of Commerce announces 2025 Board of Directors

The Moore County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to formally announce the adoption of its 2025 Board of Directors and Executive Council, effective Jan. 1, 2025. ...

Jan 8, 2025

Sandhills Community College appoints new deans to start in the new year

Dr. Maulin “Chris” Herring has been named Dean of Transfer & Comprehensive Programs and Mr. Ed Spitler has been named Dean of Workforce & Applied Programs. ...

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Lessons Learned from the Defense Industry Supply Chain Summit: A Workforce Perspective

Posted Dec 2, 2024
If you attended the Defense Industry Supply Chain (DISC) Summit last month in Charlotte, you may have noticed an emphasis on workforce development. The North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) focused a portion of the program on North Carolina
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Jan 8, 2025

Cumberland County educator named a finalist for NC Beginning Teacher of the Year Award

Cumberland County Schools is proud to announce that Haleigh Baker, the district's 2025 Beginning Teacher of the Year, was recently selected as a finalist for the  North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching's (NCCAT) 2025 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Beginning Teacher of the Year Award. ...

Dec 18, 2024

Distinctly Fayetteville announces new hires

DistiNCtly Fayetteville, Cumberland County’s hospitality focused organization is pleased to announce the addition of three new team members. ...

Dec 18, 2024

James Walker, M.D., Neurosurgeon, honored as FirstHealth Ambulatory Physician of the Year

 James Walker, M.D. - Photo provided by FirstHealthFirstHealth of the Carolinas is proud to announce that James Walker, M.D., neurosurgeon at FirstHealth Neurosurgery & Spine, has been awarded the FirstHealth Ambulatory Physician of the Year ...

Dec 18, 2024

CVB earns pair of statewide tourism marketing awards

The Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) earned a pair of tourism marketing awards at the annual North Carolina Tourism Industry Association (NCTIA) conference held on Dec. 4-5 at the JB Duke Hotel in Durham. ...

Dec 18, 2024

Elizabethtown names Employees of the Year

Several employees of the Town of Elizabethtown were celebrated at the 2024 Employee Appreciation luncheon on Friday, Dec. 6 at the Cape Fear Winery. ...

Dec 18, 2024

Cumberland County Schools announces Central Services' Employee of the Year

Saundra McNeill, the manager of Student Assignment, has been selected as the 2024 Dr. Joseph Locklear/Ricky Lopes Central Services Employee of the Year Award recipient. ...


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Experts in the fields: Hands-on learning at SCC prepares students for ag careers

Swine Production students recently toured a Prestage sow farm, gaining hands-on insight into pig care. They observed piglets being born, explored the stages of growth and discussed the journey from farm to market. Photo provided by SCC.In Sampson Com


Cuddles for a cause: Cape Fear Valley Health's NICU Cuddler Program provides lifesaving touch to some of the hospital's most precious patients

From left to right: Santa (Rev. Mike Garrett) pictured with newborn and cuddle recipient Declan Nault, his mother Daphne Hault, father Adam Nault and Marcia Garrett. Photo provided by Marcia Garrett.The importance of physical touch for newborns canno


That's a wrap, 2024! GFBJ is celebrating another great year of coverage by providing a recap of some key developments announced this year

The year 2024 was the year of growth and new deals throughout the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal’s seven county coverage area. From incoming businesses to expanding commercial properties and more, the greater Fayetteville area can expect addit