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Dec 6, 2024

Copiers Plus marks 40 years by contributing $20,000 to North Carolina groups in collaboration with KYOCERA Document Solutions

Copiers Plus, in partnership with KYOCERA Document Solutions, is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Nov. 1, 2025, by donating $500 each to 40 organizations acrossNorth Carolina.The 40 Years of Caring: Sharing the Love Across NC campaign aims to comm ...

Dec 6, 2024

Cargill lays off 5% of global workforce; Effect on Fayetteville plant undisclosed

Earlier this week Cargill, a food-processing giant employing over 160,000 individuals with operations in 70 countries, announced it was laying off approximately 5% of its workforce.“To strengthen Cargill’s impact, we must realign our talent and resou ...

Dec 6, 2024

NC Utilities Commission approves Duke Energy Progress request to lower customer rates by 4.5%

Starting Dec. 1, rates for Duke Energy Progress residential customers in North Carolina fell by 4.5% as part of an annual adjustment for the cost of fuel used to generate electricity at the utility’s power plants.A typical residential customer in Nor ...

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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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Dec 4, 2024

Lumbee River EMC receives $1 million in funding through Rural Partners Network

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development North Carolina State Director Reginald Speight recently announced a new round of investments totaling $17.6 million to support local economic development plans and projects in Rural Partners Net ...

Dec 3, 2024

Liberty PlayTown launches with support from the Central Carolina Community College Small Business Center

Liberty PlayTown is an imaginative and inclusive play center located in Harnett County. Co-owned by Carolyn Wilson and Krista Petty, this facility offers a unique space for play for children ages 0-7. Photo provided by CCCC.Liberty PlayTown, an imagi ...

Dec 3, 2024

Visioning Workshop for the Blueprint to Revitalize New Town to be held Dec. 14

Graphic provided by Elizabethtown.Residents of the New Town Community in Elizabethtown are invited to attend A Blueprint to Revitalize New Town Workshop: Identifying a Vision to Restore and Revitalize New Town.Through a direct grant from the U.S. Dep ...

Nov 26, 2024

FAST adjusts service to Cross Creek Mall starting Nov. 29; passengers will be shuttled to Cross Creek Mall from Campground Road

Photo provided by: FAST Residents traveling to Cross Creek Mall on the Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) system will encounter changes in routes and services on weekends beginning Nov. 29 through Dec. 22. Due to heavy holiday traff ...

Nov 26, 2024

IRS, Security Summit partners announce 9th annual National Tax Security Awareness Week starting Dec. 2

Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich Provided by: PexelsThe Internal Revenue Service, working with the Security Summit partners, has announced a special awareness week focusing on taxpayers and tax professionals to protect sensitive financial information fro ...

Nov 21, 2024

Publisher's note: Remaining thankful

MEGAN WATSON/UNSPLASH.COMHave you ever contemplated the question, “How thankful am I?” With Thanksgiving and the holidays approaching, it’s a good time to consider this question. From the time we are learning to talk, good parents are training t ...


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Veteran spotlight: Commercial realtor Patrick Murray talks about the impact military service has had on his career

Patrick MurrayFrom serving the country to serving the greater Fayetteville area, Veteran and co-founder of Grant-Murray Real Estate, Patrick Murray, has been involved in the real estate industry since 2005 and has completed over $100 million in real


Well vetted gift guide: Veteran-owned businesses in Fayetteville, NC to shop from this holiday season

The season of giving is upon us, and with it comes the task of finding the perfect gift for loved ones. Fayetteville is home to a variety of exceptional Veteran-owned businesses that offer unique, high-quality products—ideal for everyone on your shop


Get to business: The Veterans Business Outreach Center works to help Veterans jumpstart their small businesses

Logo courtesy of VBOC at FSUThe Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) at Fayetteville State University is aiming to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling and resource partner referrals to transitioning