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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United Way of Cumberland County

Gratitude: Honoring the generosity of a community by maximizing impact

Posted Mar 2, 2026
When I truly recognized that the United Way of Cumberland County exists only through the generosity of this community, it fundamentally changed me, as a leader and as a person.Your United Way does not receive state or federal funding. We are sustaine
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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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CommWell Health opening new location in Coats; announces retirement of CEO

Graphic courtesy of CommWell HealthCommWell Health, a large private nonprofit Community Health Center, was recently awarded a competitive grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to expand essential healthcare access in C


Advancing military technology: Dragon's Lair pitch goes from idea to production

Spc. Alexander Soto, a paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, presents the modular drone case at the Airborne Innovation Lab, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Feb. 9, 2026. Soto noted the recurring problem of drones


Hogs & chickens & turkeys, oh my! Sampson County Friends of Agriculture Ag Rally scheduled for March 17

Graphic provided by Sampson County Friends of AgricultureThe Sampson County Friends of Agriculture would like to invite the greater Fayetteville community to their annual Agriculture Rally on March 17, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Originally organized by