Business Beats Season 1

Jan 30, 2026

Business Beats: Season 1 Episode 11: Dec. 15- Dec. 19, 2025

Episode 11 and we're in heaven! It was a busy week for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina as they received official federal recognition as a tribe! And a new micro market is now open in downtown Fayetteville! Market Square Pantry had a surprise openi ...

Jan 30, 2026

Business Beats: Season 1 Episode 10: Dec. 8- Dec. 12, 2025

We did it again for episode 10!Featuring stories from Local Time Lillington, City of Fayetteville, NC Government and the Fayetteville Woodpeckers! We also highlighted a new resource for those working in the mobile food industry by showing more about ...

Jan 30, 2026

Business Beats: Season 1 Episode 9: Dec. 1- Dec. 5, 2025

Episode 9 is lookin' fine! We recap the ongoing Fayetteville PWC "Don't Drain Our Future" campaign, including a recent public hearing held in Fayetteville, NC where residents all gave comments in opposition to a proposal to remove 6.17 million gallon ...

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Building relationships, delivering results: Inside H2 Contracting’s growth story

Posted Jul 13, 2026
With deep roots in the Fayetteville area and a steadily expanding footprint across North Carolina, H2 Contracting has built its business on a core value: in construction, relationships and follow-through matter just as much as bricks and steel.Owner
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Jan 28, 2026

Business Beats: Season 1 Episode 6: Nov. 3- Nov. 7, 2025

Episode six, give it some clicks! We overcame some slight technical difficulties to bring you this week's episode of Business Beats! Thank you to all of our featured organizations and companies this week: Miller-Motte College Fayetteville Techni ...

Jan 28, 2026

Business Beats: Season 1 Episode 5: Oct. 27- Oct. 31, 2025

Feeling alive with week 5! We're back after a brief break with Business Beats! Thank you to our features stories from Fayetteville Technical Community College, Cape Fear Valley Health, and The Tulsa Initiative Inc.! Get your tickets to our final Powe ...

Jan 28, 2026

Business Beats: Season 1 Episode 4: Oct. 13- Oct. 17, 2025

What’s in store for week four? Episode four of Business Beats features exciting news from Methodist University and Cape Fear Valley Health with a status update on their incoming School of Medicine. We also give you a glimpse of a new restau ...

Jan 28, 2026

Business Beats: Season 1 Episode 3: Oct. 6- Oct. 10, 2025

Welcome to week three of Business Beats! This week, we cover a first-of-its-kind drone competition brought to the area by the Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corporation, the 75th Anniversary Celebration for Sampson Regional Medical Cent ...

Jan 28, 2026

Business Beats Season 1: Episode 2: Sept. 29- Oct. 3, 2025

Please enjoy this week's Business Beats, recapping news from from Sept. 29- Oct. 3.  Thank you to our featured sponsor Fayetteville State University for their support, and for our lead story on their new nursing partnership with Cape Fear V ...

Jan 28, 2026

Business Beats Season 1: Episode 1: Sept. 20- Sept. 29, 2025

 Welcome to a new segment of the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal: Business Beats! This week's recap is for Sept. 20- Sept. 26, and features businesses such as Dad Bod District, Bounty Farmhouse Kitchen & Tap, Harnett County Government, ...


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In The Current Issue

Recognizing entrepreneurial spirit: FSU prepares to host inaugural Entrepreneurial Impact Awards Gala

Fayetteville State University is set to embark on what university leaders hope will lead to a new tradition for the regional business community in Cumberland County and beyond. The university will host its inaugural Entrepreneurial Impact Awards Gala


A bank for small businesses: KS Bank opens Lillington branch, discusses expansion into Roseboro

KS Bank celebrated the grand opening of the Lillington branch on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. The branch is located at 709 W. Front St., Lillington. Photo by KS BankKS Bank is expanding its community-focused brand of banking to Lillington, and it doe


A red-hot industry: A local restauranteur’s take on the quick serve restaurant trend and the hot chicken craze

Wing Company was founded in 2011 in Fayetteville, N.C. by Mark Bhatti. As trends in the restaurant industry shifted, Bhatti expanded his initial concept of Wing Company Sports Bar & Grill to include a new fast-casual version of the brand, Wing Co. Express.