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Oct 1, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Madison Howard |Jennifer Ray |Daniel C DeRosa
In the wake of Hurricane Helene and its disastrous affects in the western regions of North Carolina, Fayetteville area businesses and nonprofits are coming together to help organize relief. Cameron Carlotti, owner of Sol’s Arcade + Taproom is partnering with Off - Road Outreach, Axios Inspires Foundation, the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and Litchfield Realty to gather supplies and volunteers to head west to provide aid. “Anything helps someone who’s lost everything,” said Carlotti.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Jeanette Omdalen |Jennifer Ray |Meghan Dorman
FirstHealth of the Carolinas is expanding the ways it serves the community with the opening of a new facility offering convenient care, family medicine and fitness services. FirstHealth Convenient Care – Whispering Pines will see patients in the new location, moving just down the road to 225 Capital Drive, Suite 101. The new clinic offers more space and resources to better serve the urgent medical needs of the community.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Meghan Dorman |Jeanette Omdalen |Jennifer Ray
Fayetteville Technical Community College has been selected as a partner in Amazon’s Career Choice education program, which provides Amazon's hourly employees with opportunities to earn college credits, industry certificates and skills training for career success.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Meghan Dorman |Jennifer Ray |Pamela Baldwin
South River Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) presented a check for $9,030 to the Cumberland County Fire Chiefs Association to support Emergency Services and its fire prevention education initiatives. South River EMC Vice President of Member Services and Public Relations Catherine O’Dell made the donation to Fire Chiefs Association President Freddy Johnson, Sr., at the Cumberland County Emergency Operations Center Sept. 23. The grant is part of South River EMC’s Operation Round Up program.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Jennifer Ray |Madison Howard |Pamela Baldwin
Last week, business leaders from around the nation gathered at Robeson Community College for the NC Commission of Indian Affairs Inaugural Business Symposium. The event sought to empower American Indian businesses, building bridges with services and programs in North Carolina. Greg Richardson, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs, also gave welcoming remarks.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Jaron Cayton |Luke P. Wheeler |Jennifer Ray
Lillington Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the 2024 Rock the River Awards, which celebrate and recognize some of Lillington’s finest community leaders and businesses.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Daniel C DeRosa |Jaron Cayton |Jennifer Ray
The city of Fayetteville is proud to recognize Stormwater Awareness Week, taking place from Sept. 23 to Sept. 27. This week-long event aims to engage and educate the community about the importance of stormwater management and the city's ongoing efforts to reduce flooding and improve water quality. The city’s Stormwater Division is actively addressing stormwater challenges through infrastructure upgrades, public outreach, and flood mitigation projects.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Jennifer Ray |Pamela Baldwin |Luke P. Wheeler
The FTCC Guest Artist Concert Series starts its 2024-25 season Sept. 30 with a performance by the BlackBox Ensemble. The free event is at 7 p.m. in Cumberland Hall Auditorium on FTCC’s Fayetteville campus. The public is welcome.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Luke P. Wheeler |Jeanette Omdalen |Jennifer Ray
The Fayetteville-Cumberland Human Relations department partnered with the North Carolina National Association of Human Rights Workers (NAHRW) Chapter to host the chapter's Statewide Human Rights and Civil Rights Conference at Fayetteville Technical Community College on Sept. 17 – 18. The two-day event brought together human and civil rights working professionals from diverse backgrounds to discuss and address critical issues related to human and civil rights.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Faith Hatton |Jeanette Omdalen |Jennifer Ray |Daniel C DeRosa
Today, the Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) gathered some of the key leaders across a number of various industries within Fayetteville and Cumberland County for their Next Generation Workforce Presentation. Hosted at the Tony Rand Student Center located at Fayetteville Technical Community College, the event was a chance for area leadership to learn about the economic standing of the community compared to the state and nation as a whole.
