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bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |Bob Burton |Sirisha Reddy |Josh Murray
Effective Oct. 1, participants in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program will once again be required to have an actual, physical office within the geographic area in which they are bidding on federal construction contracts. The temporary COVID-era suspension of this rule ends Sept. 30.
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1 week ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |Khalid H Lodhi |Sirisha Reddy |Josh Murray
Active Defender, an industry leader in school safety solutions and emergency communications, brought educators, parents and public safety professionals together earlier this week at Sandhills Classical Christian School in Pinehurst for their first annual School Leadership Safety Summit. The academy is the first in the region to integrate Active Defender’s wearable panic buttons with instant connections to emergency response systems. “The landscape of school safety is changing.
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1 month ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |Justin Dues |Jaron Cayton |Sirisha Reddy
JLNL Eatz is the newest food truck serving Raeford and the surrounding areas. Owned by Lanetta Copeland and her family, JLNL Eatz provides great tasting food on the go. Copeland worked as a social worker for many years before shifting to entrepreneurship, but she developed a love for cooking at a young age and knew that starting a food business would be a great way to fuel that passion. “I always had a passion for cooking and feeding others,” remarked Copeland.
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1 month ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |Justin Dues |Sirisha Reddy |Jaron Cayton
At their regular meeting on May 19, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted on a request from the Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) to rezone just under 45 acres of land east of Ramsey Street along Carvers Falls Road from planned neighborhood development to A1CZ which is agricultural district conditional zoning for a solar farm. PWC shared that the Carvers Fall solar farm represents approximately $9.5M investment in the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community.
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1 month ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |Jaron Cayton |John Bellamy |Sirisha Reddy
A new sweet shop has just opened in Lumberton serving cakes, pies, coffee and more to satisfy customers’ cravings. Owned by Jenna Locklear, Cakes So Good Bake Shop located at 412 Chestnut St. in Lumberton. Prior to opening her brick and mortar shop, Locklear had been operating her business out of her home. “When I first started baking, I just started baking pies. So I started my small business. At that time, I created a Facebook page for my business, and it grew from that.
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1 month ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |Sirisha Reddy |Justin Dues |Jaron Cayton
Robeson Health Care Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony today, May 20, to celebrate the beginning of construction of the new Julian T. Pierce Health Center (JTP) at 700 Union Chapel Road in Pembroke. “RHCC, as long as I've known the company, I think we've always been an organization that is responsive to the needs of the community.
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1 month ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |John Bellamy |Sirisha Reddy |Justin Dues
Wells Fargo closed the Fayetteville Main Branch at 200 Green St. on May 7. Signage has been removed from the building. Customers can now use the Crossings branch, located approximately three miles away at 1440 Walter Reed Road in Fayetteville. “Branches continue to play an important role in the way we serve our customers in combination with our mobile app, online website, and ATMs. We are actively investing in our branch network by opening new locations and refurbishing our entire network.
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1 month ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |Jaron Cayton |Justin Dues |John Bellamy
Harnett County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is proud to announce the launch of its Prehospital Whole Blood Program, becoming only the 17th agency in North Carolina to offer this life-saving intervention in the field. The initiative aims to improve survival rates for patients experiencing severe blood loss by administering whole blood before hospital arrival.
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1 month ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |Jaron Cayton |Justin Dues |John Bellamy
The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater originally opened in 1928 as a vaudeville and silent film house. Now, nearly 100 years later, the space is growing to attract and accommodate an even bigger population. The Theater began construction of its 8,200 square foot annex addition in September 2024. Executive Director of the Carolina Civic Center Foundation Richard Sceiford explained that this expansion was needed to meet the growth the theater has seen over recent years. “We have a small lobby.
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1 month ago | 
bizfayetteville.com | Stephanie Meador |John Bellamy |Justin Dues |Jaron Cayton
On Wednesday, May 7, Meritage Homes celebrated the groundbreaking of a new home donation that will be presented to a military family as part of Operation Homefront’s Permanent Homes for Veterans program. The more than 2,300 square foot home will be located in the River Glen community in Angier, N.C. “We looked at all of our selling neighborhoods, we knew that Angier was close to Fayetteville, and obviously the rich military presence. And so that felt right.
