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Dec 15, 2025

Bladen Community College receives $12M gift from MacKenzie Scott

Bladen Community College is honored and humbled to announce the largest philanthropic gift in the school's history, a transformative contribution that will shape the future of our college and the community we serve for generations to come. Philanthro ...

Dec 15, 2025

$7.2M in Southeast Crescent Regional Commission Grants awarded to boost economic growth in 15 NC counties

More than $7 million in economic development grants benefiting 15 North Carolina counties have been awarded by the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC). The grants will support job creation and retention, investments in critical infrastructu ...

Dec 15, 2025

MCEDP to use funds from Duke Energy Foundation to launch Moore County Small Business Impact Grant Program

Moore County Economic Development Partnership (MCEDP) has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Duke Energy Foundation to launch the Moore County Small Business Impact Grant Program. The program will provide microgrants ranging from $500 to $5,000 to app ...

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The Hidden Costs of Poor Security: How Small Vulnerabilities Create Big Losses for Businesses

Posted Dec 2, 2025
Security failures rarely show up clearly on a business’s financial statements, yet they quietly chip away at the bottom line every single day. When most business owners think about security risks, they immediately think of break-ins, burglaries, or c
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Dec 12, 2025

Greater Fayetteville Chamber launches new Toastmasters Club to empower local business leaders

The Greater Fayetteville Chamber proudly announces the launch of its Greater Fayetteville Chamber Toastmasters Club, a new initiative designed to empower Chamber members with enhanced communication and leadership skills essential for success in today ...

Dec 11, 2025

CCF’s GivingTuesday campaign sets new record with over $4M raised this year

The CCF GivingTuesday Team Leaders: L-R – Maddie Kellogg, Tara Martin, Kendra Murray. Photo provided by CCF.Cumberland Community Foundation has announced record growth in its annual GivingTuesday campaign with $4.1 million raised in 2025 versus $2.88 ...

Dec 11, 2025

Editor's note: Just keep holding on

I know that the end of the year is here and it’s hard, but I need our local business community to just hold on and stay focused for these last few weeks of 2025!We’ve come to this, our second to last issue for the year, and it really tickles me that ...

Dec 10, 2025

Fayetteville Redevelopment Commission presents annual report highlighting housing, jobs and neighborhood investment

The Fayetteville Redevelopment Commission presented its 2024–2025 annual report to the Fayetteville City Council, outlining a year of progress in affordable housing, small-business support, neighborhood revitalization and community partnerships.Over ...

Dec 10, 2025

Final installment of the “On Purpose With Purpose” workshop series announced; final event takes place on Dec. 20

Brand consultant and SHEpreneur advocate Tiffany Haywood is closing out 2025 with the finale of her signature workshop series, On Purpose With Purpose. The third installment, MOVING FORWARD On Purpose With Purpose, will be held Saturday, Dec. 20 ...

Dec 10, 2025

NCDOT awards repaving work for Moore County

Two highway sections and 14 secondary roads across Moore County will be repaved under a $4 million contract awarded in late November by the N.C. Department of Transportation.The milling and resurfacing will be done to the following road sections, whi ...


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Hemp hemp hurray: Local farmer and business man seeks to educate the broader community about the many uses for hemp

Keith Dunn began farming hemp in 2017. A few weeks later he founded East Carolina Hemp Supply. After years of slow but steady growth, Dunn hopes to one day be able to build a hemp processing plant in North Carolina to boost the industry and local eco


Australian manufacturer to launch North American operations in Bladen County, investing more than $6M in Elizabethtown

Photo provided by Bladen County Economic DevelopmentVectorTex USA, LLC, a product developer and technology company, will create 44 new jobs in Bladen County. The company will establish its first North American manufacturing facility in Elizabethtown.