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JULY UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED STATES JULY 2026:
NORTH CAROLINA CUMBERLAND COUNTY FAYETTEVILLE MSA ROBESON COUNTY JULY 2026: JULY 2026: JULY 2026: JULY 2026:
4.4%
3.7%
4.7%
4.7%
5.4%
DOWN FROM JULY 2025:
DOWN FROM JULY 2025:
DOWN FROM JULY 2025:
DOWN FROM JULY 2025:
DOWN FROM JULY 2025:
HARNETT COUNTY HOKE COUNTY JULY 2026: JULY 2026:
MOORE COUNTY JULY 2026:
SAMPSON COUNTY RALEIGH MSA JULY 2026: JULY 2026:
4.1%
4.8%
3.5%
4.1%
3.2%
DOWN FROM JULY 2025:
SAME AS JULY 2025:
DOWN FROM JULY 2025:
DOWN FROM JULY 2025:
DOWN FROM JULY 2025:
4.6%
4.4%
4.1%
5.3%
4.8%
5.2%
STATE SALES TAX COLLECTION JULY 2026
$28,065,142
6.2%
4.4%
3.6%
JULY STATE SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTION (CUMBERLAND COUNTY)
UP FROM STATE SALES TAX COLLECTION JULY 2025
$26,234,687
3.4%
Source: N.C. Department of Commerce
YEAR TO DATE AVERAGE SALES PRICES
Source: NC Department of Revenue
LABOR FORCE JULY 2026 BY INDUSTRY (FAYETTEVILLE MSA)
(SINGLE-FAMILY - NEW CONSTRUCTION, BY COUNTY)
OTHER SERVICES
$500,000
MANUFACTURING
4.25%
6.01% TRADE, TRANSPORTATION & UTILITIES
$400,000
GOVERNMENT
19.57%
28.87% INFORMATION
$300,000
0.64% FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
$200,000
3.13%
$100,000
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY
10.91%
13.47%
EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES
0 Cumberland
Hoke
Harnett
Sampson
Robeson
Bladen
13.15%
Moore
Source: Longleaf Pine Association of REALTORS, Multiple Listing Service
Source: NC Department of Commerce
DAYS ON MARKET UNTIL SALE 120 (SINGLE-FAMILY - NEW CONSTRUCTION, FAYETTEVILLE)
2025 vs 2026 (July) FAYETTEVILLE MSA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
119
120
DAYS
200,000 LABOR FORCE
116
105 100
DAYS
DAYS
101 DAYS
103
100,000
103
DAYS
100 DAYS
145,259
JULY
JULY
2026
Apr. 2026
May 2026
June 2026
Source: 80 Longleaf Pine Association of REALTORS, Multiple Listing Service
July 2026
Aug. 2026
AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED IN FAYETTEVILLE ON SEPT. 14, 2026:
$3.92 AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON IN FAYETTEVILLE ON SEPT. 14, 2025:
50,000
80 Mar. 2026
152,437
2025
DAYS
99
Feb. 2026
150,000
$2.66
0 Source: N.C. Department of Commerce
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Pictured from left to right: Entrepreneurial Impact Awards judging panel: Sara Ballard, Venus Durant, Greg Moore, Rebecca Sappington, Derrick McArthur, Faith Hatton and John Keen.
We were the judges of that! I n August, I was honored to be recruited to be one of six judges tasked with the impossible: choosing the very first set of winners for the Fayetteville-Cumberland Regional Entrepreneur and Business HUB’s first-ever Entrepreneurial Impact Awards Gala held on Thursday, Sept. 10. When I tell you all, the pressure was on…going through a mountain of applications, reading through a sea of nominees who were all so, so deserving and having to make your case against a room of professionals who were also ready to plead their case for their choices - whew! In the end, we were all able to peacefully select the top three finalists in 12 categories and come together for a spectacular event! I was able to connect with a few of this year’s winners and featured parts of their thank-you speeches to the commu-
nity in this issue (Page 12). I would like to thank the HUB’s program coordinators, Sarah R. Espinosa and Rebecca Sappington, for all of the work they put in to make the judging as smooth as possible, and of course the HUB’s Director, Dr. Tamara Colvin, for thinking of the Journal when organizing this event with her team! The only thing I can think of that could possibly be harder is choosing the winners of this year’s Health Care Hero awards, which, if you haven’t seen, nominations close today, Friday, Sept. 18, so make sure you’ve nominated the Health Care Hero in your life! The responsibility of choosing those winners will be on a completely separate panel, so I won’t have to stress myself for those awards. This special issue focuses on the arts, and we’ve covered a number of
different mediums this year! We’re excited to feature a new downtown Fayetteville gallery (check the cover), a painting professional (page 10) and a glass worker who creates beautiful pieces out of broken pieces and the healing power of the arts (both on page 13). With the International Folk Festival coming up in just a few weeks, I’m excited to see the various arts, dancing, food and cultural expression of the beautiful people here who make Fayetteville such a vibrant place to live! Happy reading!
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Wrapping up renovations CAPE FEAR REGIONAL THEATRE PREPARES TO OCCUPY NEWLY RENOVATED SPACE THIS WINTER
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s the Cape Fear Regional Theatre (CFRT) opens their newest show, “Bright Star,” they are also wrapping up Act 2 of their major renovation of their building. “Bright Star” and “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” are expected to be the last shows in their temporary space on Owen Drive. “We’ve been, for the past couple of years, performing at Owen Drive in the ballroom of the Good Homes Bordeaux…we’ve built that out to be a 240-seat black box theatre, and it has been a great solution for us,” shared Managing Director at CFRT Ella Wrenn. Wrenn is grateful for the past couple of years at Owen Drive and is incredibly excited to move back to the newly updated space at 1209 Hay St. this winter. The completion of Act 2 is the culmination of a long-awaited addition to the downtown arts & culture scene. The project began back during COVID-19 when the theatre space got a much-needed renovation. After a full gut and the addition of 273 new seats and fixtures in the theatre, the theatre reopened in December of 2021. Once the renovation was completed, the CFRT board and staff determined it was time to bring the entire building up to the modern era, and showcase the caliber of the performances on stage. Act 2 renovations, which began in April 2025, will double the square footage of the building to expand set design and storage space, bring additional classroom space and include a new rooftop bar restaurant for event space. “What has been most inspiring in this whole project is the investment from the community,” Wrenn said. “When working in the arts, it’s one of the sectors that gets cut most often. But this community has said, ‘We want to grow the arts, and for it to be here 100 years from now.’ We’ve had major donors who have said, ‘Theatre isn’t my thing, but I want to live in a city that has it.’” Act 1 renovations were entirely paid for through foundations and patrons sponsoring seats. Now they are nearing the end of the fundraising for Act 2 through a million-dollar match funded by the Arts
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Act 2 renovations began in April 2025. CFRT will be back in their 1209 Hay St. theatre for their first production of 2027.
Council of Fayetteville and Cumberland County, Junior League of Fayetteville and individual patrons: Betsy Hubbard, Mary Flagg and Jim Haugh and Larry and Julianne Bass. Patrons who donate $10,000 or more will enjoy the Grand Opening Gala in January 2027. Wrenn mentions that the $10,000 donation can be made over five years with $2,000 per year. Wrenn, who came to Fayetteville from Briar Patch Productions
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A rendering of the final design for the renovated Cape Fear Regional Theatre.
in New York City, is entering her eighth season with CFRT. She loves the deep sense of community in Fayetteville and is excited to be a part of the development happening in the whole city. For CFRT, that sense of community begins with the staff. Alongside the professional performers, directors and choreographers who often come from major cities like New York City, there are permanent staff who are natives of Fayetteville and surrounding counties. This allows for a diverse exchange of skills and life experiences. CFRT’s Artistic Director Mary Kate Burke focuses on bringing together local and regional performers with national players. For example, one of the shows in the upcoming season will feature choreography by Emmy Award winner Tyce Diorio. Opportunities like this are what Wrenn is referring to when she says the driving force for the Act 2 renovations was to bring the theatre experience up to the caliber of performances patrons are getting. “We are so excited to welcome everyone back to 1209 and so excited to show people what has been birthed over the last five years,”
shared Wrenn. Their first performance in the new building will be Frozen in early 2027. Wrenn says this is the perfect family-friendly, spectacle-worthy musical to christen the new building. The entire CFRT staff recognizes they are standing on the shoulders of those board members, staff and patrons who came before and kept this theatre growing for 64 years. Keeping that legacy and purpose in mind has motivated the staff to work incredibly hard: continuing play production while being displaced, and fundraising, planning and executing the projects for both development phases. Wrenn says the whole process has gone incredibly well. “We have a great partner with SfL+a Architects and Samet Corporation as our general contractors, and we’ve all learned so much during this process,” said Wrenn.
Anyone interested in learning more about the development or investing in Act 2 can go to www.cfrt.org.
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chock-full of talent all over this city. And so when we created the 26:26 cohort, it was to bring in 26 artists… and just do 26 days of creativity, which is where we push the artists to create something new and to engage and to be more open and more vulnerable in spaces, and so with that, we just wanted to create space for people to be able to create,” said April Mata, founder and president of Black Artist Forward. 26:26 features a multidisciplinary group of artists whose practices span visual art, painting, illustration, music, film, fashion, photography and other creative disciplines. “I participated in the 26:26 project because I’ve always found something really beautiful and great about Black Artist Forward that I just keep coming back and wanting to support them in every initiative that they have…The way that I did the 26 project was, April was kind enough to do a whole list of different themes for each day, and so I said, ‘Why not? Let’s try to do a different theme,’ because a lot of my work focuses on Black culture and our connection to nature and mental health. And so I tried to find different ways to incorporate that into my work as long as I could follow the theme each day,” shared Artist Lauren Falls. Rather than presenting a single aesthetic or artistic point of view, 26:26 intentionally brings together artists with distinct voices, mediums, perspectives and creative practices. “I have three pieces here: the Threads of Heritage, the Shadow of the Jungle and Black Girlhood. Now, the Black Girlhood piece was the one that I painted during the 26 Days of Creativity, and this represents me as a child growing up, just happy, not a care in the world... So the butterflies represent freedom and transition. The smile on her
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26:26 features a multidisciplinary group of artists whose practices span visual art, painting, illustration, music, film, fashion, photography and other creative disciplines.
face, the teeth…I wanted to create something that represented me, and I hope I did that. I am so thankful and grateful to be a part of this team and this gallery, to just the opportunity to have my work hanging on these walls,” shared Artist Veronda Jones. Beyond drawing and painting, the gallery also features photography and digital art. “I actually took a photo last year, and the other pieces around it are photo manipulations and illustrations that I created from that… it was super refreshing to take a new approach to something that I’ve already created before,” shared Artist Collyn Strother. The challenge was an opportunity for artists to simply create, with the resulting work becoming part of the
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The exhibition reflects the breadth of Black creativity and the range of artists contributing to Fayetteville’s cultural landscape.
larger story of 26:26. The result is an exhibition that reflects the breadth of Black creativity and the range of artists contributing to Fayetteville’s cultural landscape. Artist Tiffany Ragin spoke about her pieces, which often celebrate Black women. “I like to show different sides of us because I want people to look at it and be able to relate and say, ‘Oh, that’s like my cousin Kiki.’I want them to see themselves and then feel free and happy. That’s just kind of the goal that I’m going for. So I use a lot of vibrant colors and things of that nature,” explained Ragin. The group of artists gathered for an opening reception on Sept. 4. The exhibit will be up until the last weekend of October. The gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. Private tours are available at other times as well. Many of the pieces in the gallery are also available for purchase. Arts & Culture remain an indispensable part of Fayetteville’s business community and broader identity. “I’m always big into pushing for the city or any kind of like shareholders in the city or community to really invest in the arts, because we are the reason that people come to the city,” added Strother. According to the results of an
Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 survey shared by the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, the arts and culture industry generated $72.2 million in economic activity in FY2022 and generated $9.5 million in tax revenue. “Something that I’ve always noticed or thought about is that beyond every recession or depression, it was the arts that kind of bounced the economy back. From going to, like, theater or going to spoken word or authors…the arts are pivotal in the growth of the economy of the city or of the town,” added Falls. Black Artist Forward is dedicated to creating equity in the arts through funding, education, resources and promotion of Black artists. “We welcome people of all races and colors to come in and see and partake because we need everybody. We do not survive by ourselves. We just wanted to give a voice to people who needed a voice,” added Mata.
Learn more about Black Artist Forward by visiting blackartistforward.com. Visit Concourse 107 at 116 Hay St. and check out the 26:26 Exhibit through the end of October.
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ACHIEVERS Fayetteville PWC lineworkers earn top honors at 2026 NCAMES Lineman Rodeo The Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) is proud to recognize four of its lineworkers for earning top honors at the 2026 North Carolina Association of Municipal Electric Systems (NCAMES) Lineman Rodeo.
The annual competition brings together municipal electric utility professionals from across North Carolina to demonstrate their technical expertise, safety practices, equipment handling and ability to perform challenging tasks that mirror the work lineworkers encounter in the field. Fayetteville PWC employees earned the following individual honors: · Blaine Nunnery – 2nd Place Overall · Clayton Davis – 3rd Place, Lightning Arrestor Change-Out · Cody Jonaitis – 3rd Place, Hurtman Rescue · Dustin Britt – 3rd Place, Load Transfer The accomplishments highlight the high level of training, preparation and professionalism demonstrated by PWC’s Electric System personnel. “These accomplishments reflect the skill, dedication and commitment to safety that our lineworkers demonstrate every day,” said CEO/ General Manager of Fayetteville PWC Timothy Bryant in a press release. “Whether responding to severe weather, restoring power during an outage or performing routine system maintenance, our customers can count on these professionals to serve our community safely and reliably.” Safety is PWC’s highest priority, and events such as the NCAMES Lineman Rodeo provide employees with opportunities to sharpen their skills, reinforce safe work practices and share knowledge with other municipal electric utilities across North Carolina. PWC lineworkers routinely respond to power outages, severe weather events, system maintenance activities and emergency
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Greater Fayetteville Business Journal wants to hear from you and your business to shine a spotlight on your accomplishments. To nominate someone for GFBJ’s Achievers section, email editor@bizfayetteville.com with the subject line “Achiever.” situations while helping maintain a reliable electric system for customers throughout Fayetteville and Cumberland County. Participation in industry events also supports PWC’s ongoing investment in workforce development, safety training and operational excellence. The 2027 NCAMES Lineman Rodeo will be hosted by Fayetteville PWC on Thursday, May 13, at the Crown Argi-Expo Center in Fayetteville, N.C.
Fort Bragg Federal Credit Union announces three new positions in Q3 Fort Bragg Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the hiring and promotion of three team members. JOEY HANCOCK has joined Fort Bragg Federal Credit Union as training manager and brings a passion for learning and development. With a 22-year background in financial services, Hancock has developed new hire onboarding processes, created department manuals and resources and built structured Hancock supplemental training programs to help team members grow and succeed in their roles. His expertise in employee development and commitment to continuous learning will help strengthen the team and enhance the overall experience and service provided to members. FAITH MYERS has joined Fort Bragg Federal Credit Union as senior vice president of credit administration. With more than 27 years of credit union experience, Myers brings extensive expertise in consumer and real estate lending, collections, lending operations and servicing, regulatory compliance, process
improvement and technology administration. Her knowledge and leadership will help strengthen lending processes and risk manMyers agement practices while supporting the Credit Union’s continued commitment to helping members achieve their financial goals. SHANTRICE WATKINS has been promoted to branch manager II, where she will continue leading branch operations and enhancing member experience. Watkins has dedicated more than 16 years to Fort Bragg Federal Credit Union, Watkins beginning her career as a part-time teller and advancing to a leadership role through her passion for serving members, building successful teams and supporting employee growth. Her leadership, dedication and commitment to both members and employees continue to contribute to the Credit Union’s overall success. Fort Bragg Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned exclusively by its members, regulated and insured by the National Credit Union Administration.
Fort Bragg Department of Public Health maintains national accreditation status The Fort Bragg Department of Public Health announced it has successfully completed a rigorous peer-review process to maintain its national accreditation status
through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). In maintaining its accreditation status for another five years, the department has demonstrated that it not only meets PHAB’s strict quality standards but possesses the capacity to continuously evolve, innovate and drive the future of military public health. The non-profit PHAB works to advance and transform public health practice by championing performance improvement, strong infrastructure and innovation. The Fort Bragg Department of Public Health first achieved this milestone on March 17, 2020, becoming the world’s second military installation to do so. To date, it remains one of only five accredited military public health departments on the globe. This milestone represents a monumental, total department effort across all public health sections, from clinical services and environmental health to health promotion and epidemiology. By working as a unified team, the department has successfully integrated robust, data-driven methods to drive command-informed decisions across the installation. These collaborative efforts have secured over $2.68 million in external grant funding to support installation health initiatives with zero impact on the hospital’s budget, while scaling local food security solutions to a collaborative network of nearly 60 military installations worldwide. “We are so pleased to again be recognized by PHAB for achieving national standards that foster effectiveness and promote continuous quality improvement,” said LTC Donofrio, director of the Fort Bragg Department of Public Health, in a press release. “This milestone proves that our department remains the gold standard of military public health. I also want to extend our deepest gratitude to retired Army physicians Col. Sheryl Bedno and Lt. Col. Teresa Pearce, whose foundational leadership and unwavering support paved the way for our accreditation journey. We hope this announcement reassures our military community and command leadership that the proactive services we provide are actively ensuring warfighter readiness and family resilience.”
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Art that serves others HOW A HARNETT COUNTY MURALIST IS MAKING A LASTING MARK IN HER COMMUNITY
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lyse Johnson of Van Goat Studios in Dunn wants to spread her artistry and make a lasting mark in her community. Van Goat, which has been operating since 2019, has allowed Johnson to express herself through murals and decorating electrical boxes in the urban landscapes of North Carolina. On top of traditional mural painting, Johnson offers what she calls “portable murals,” an option tailor-made for structure owners who do not want to commit to a design for their wall. “A contractor builds a framed piece of wood, and then they can frame the ‘mural’ onto the wood, whether it’s into their building, whether it’s interior or exterior,” Johnson said. The beginnings of Johnson’s journey into establishing Van Goat Studios reflect the teachings she wants artists to take away today: everything is a learning opportunity. When she started Van Goat, she shared it was a joint venture with a business partner. “I mainly did that because I didn’t feel like I was ready to go and do this on my own,” Johnson said. Her business partner eventually dropped out of the project, deciding she wanted to pursue other forms of art. That is when Johnson was thrust into growing her business on her own during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I had built up my confidence enough to go out and reach new heights,” she said. “And I was probably one of the few that benefited from COVID.” The moment presented a silver lining for Johnson. One of her first projects was a Farmers Day mural for the town of Coats. “When COVID-19 hit, Coats was not able to hold their annual festival, so they had a little bit of savings. They decided they wanted to do something for their community without getting anyone sick,” Johnson said. From there, word of mouth spread. Now, Johnson has an organic way of approaching projects. “Like a lot of muralists, if I feel inspired by a building, I will just go up and talk to that building owner
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Van Goat Studios, which has been operating since 2019, has allowed Johnson to express herself and reflect the spirit of local communities through murals.
and tell them a mural is something they should consider,” Johnson said. But above all, Johnson says she wants art to be accessible to everyone. Johnson said she is trying to stick to projects that benefit “the little guys.” “I’m not trying to go for a project in downtown Raleigh to get the eight-foot-tall building,” Johnson said. “I’m not trying to go to those major cities and get those huge buildings for two reasons: one, I don’t want to go that high; two, my
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One of Johnson’s first projects was a Farmers Day mural for the town of Coats.
passion really lies with the small guys.” But due to financial constraints and the material reality of art commerce, that requires open communication, she added. “I don’t want to just snowball you with this huge price, and then you just shut me down because it wasn’t what you were thinking,” Johnson said. “At the same time, I am an advocate for the arts, so I’m not going to give you a $10,000 mural when you’re only going to pay $5,000.” There is a healthy balance in explaining the artistic process and working with clients and the surrounding community, Johnson said. “Your municipality invested this, and this is why they invested this, and this is how it’s going to help and improve your community,” she noted. “Same thing when I’m talking to a small business. You asked for me to come at you with this that is outside your budget. How do we make this still your same exact goal, but within your budget lines?” Johnson also provides lessons to aspiring artists. She does so with a mission: how do you master the balance between being a great artist and a competent business owner?
“We still do art lessons, but I’m also going to give you business scenarios,” she noted. One of the scenarios she has come up with for her students is a T-shirt competition. “The kids have to think about ‘okay, I can’t just draw whatever I want on a T-shirt. I need to think about what colors Miss Elyse likes. What does Miss Elyse’s logo look like? What would Miss Elyse like?’” Johnson said. “So the design needs to be around that kind of concept.” As Johnson looks toward the future of Van Goat Studios, she is thinking of time, longevity and succession. Johnson is a new mom, which she said has shaped how she sees the future of the studio. “I still want my name and my business out there continuing, so that when my daughter is of age and she can be more independent, then I can be out there doing more and more,” Johnson said. “I would love to get a student to pass this on to, or an intern. I would love for this business to be passed on to the next generation and let them go.”
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First in entrepreneurial excellence FSU CELEBRATES LOCAL BUSINESSES AT INAUGURAL IMPACT AWARDS GALA
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ayetteville State University (FSU) and the Fayetteville-Cumberland Regional Entrepreneur and Business HUB (FSU HUB) came together to celebrate Fayetteville’s business community. The two organizations rolled out the blue carpet at the Rudolph Jones Student Center for their inaugural Entrepreneurial Impact Awards Gala held on Thursday, Sept. 10. The gala honored outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders who demonstrate excellence, foster growth and inspire the next generation of innovators within the FSU and broader business community. FSU HUB Director Dr. Tamara Colvin was able to highlight that this new milestone was a great way to show local success stories, not just tell. “That one-stop shop that’s across the street, we never promised that everyone would be successful, but what we did promise was access. Four years ago, we opened up an entire ecosystem: counseling, capital, contracts, connections, certifications,” shared Colvin. “I want to thank the judges who took up hard work for choosing tonight’s honorees. That’s never an easy task when the whole region is full of people worth recognizing at the HUB. We practice what we preach: Res Non Verba: Deeds, not words.” A few of the inaugural recipients of the awards shared their statements with the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal.
STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR
Boolean Wiring LLC, Esean Rose, owner “I am truly honored and grateful to receive the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award. I want to thank Fayetteville State University, the judges and everyone who has supported me throughout this journey. This award represents more than recognition for where Boolean Wiring is today. To me, it represents the potential of where we are going. I am excited about growing the company, creating jobs, serving our community and building something that can have an impact far beyond Fayetteville.”
VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS
SpeediPrint Inc., Dazrell Fleming, owner
tions here in Fayetteville who have believed in me and Maybridge and helped us get here.”
COMMUNITY IMPACT
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The Entrepreneurial Impact Awards Gala provided a formal night out for Fayetteville’s business community. The event took place at the Rudolph Jones Student Center on Thursday, Sept. 10.
“I’m honored to accept the Veteran-Owned Business Award on behalf of the entire SpeediPrint team. A special thank you to Dr. Tamara Colvin for creating this opportunity through the Entrepreneurial Impact Awards, and to my mentor, Mr. Julius Cook, whose guidance during the Boots to Business program truly paid off. This recognition reflects the hard work of my staff and the trust our customers place in us every day — I’m grateful to serve this community and excited for what’s ahead.”
MULTI-GENERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
BJL Construction, Cleopatrice Robinson, president “This award is especially meaningful because we are more than a business — we are the continuation of a family legacy built through faith, hard work, craftsmanship, integrity and service. I gratefully acknowledge my grandfather, Deacon Benjamin “BJ” Lacy, Jr., whose example helped establish the foundation upon which our family’s entrepreneurial legacy was built. I also honor my father, the late Dr. Wilson Lacy, former president of
BJL Construction. Working alongside him was both an opportunity and an education. He taught me that a business’s reputation had to be earned on every project through honesty, excellence, quality and service. As the current president, I recognize that I did not arrive at this moment alone. I stand on the shoulders of those who came before me, and I am sustained by those who continue to walk beside me.”
MICRO BUSINESS
Maybridge Development, LLC, Latisha Perkins, owner “I accept this award with so much pride and a whole lot of gratitude. First and foremost, I want to thank my higher power for continuing to guide me and give me the strength to keep going. When I first started this business and moved here to Fayetteville, I had no clue what I was getting myself into. This business has turned me every which way but loose, and I definitely had some moments where I was ready to just pack it up and head back to Georgia. I want to thank my Maybridge team, my village, The Hub, the FCEDC team and all the people and organiza-
Greater Life of Fayetteville, Georgeanna Pinckney, CEO & executive director “We are deeply honored to be recognized by FSU and the FSU HUB with the Community Impact Award presented to Greater Life of Fayetteville. I am especially grateful for this recognition because it tells us that you see what we do – and, more importantly, why we do what we do. Our commitment is to serve, empower and create meaningful opportunities for youth and families in our community. Most importantly, we give God first and foremost all the glory. We thank Him for giving us the wisdom, strength, vision and unity to continue doing this great work in our community.”
SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Crowder Trucking LLC, Carlos & Valerie Morrison Crowder, owners “I want to thank God for always keeping his hands on Crowder Trucking. I’m truly honored and grateful to receive the Small Business Award from the FSU HUB. Running a small business is not always easy. There are long days, difficult decisions, unexpected challenges and plenty of moments when you have to remind yourself why you started. But there are also incredible moments like this one that remind you that the hard work is worth it,” shared Valerie Morrison Crowder.
OTHER WINNERS INCLUDE: Alumni Entrepreneur - The Two-Six Project, Grant Bennett, founder and president Fayetteville State University Faculty Award - Dr. Christy Swinson Emerging Business Award - Genuine Luxury Beauty Salon Legacy Award - Gillis Farms Inc. Industry Titan of the Year - Eaton Corporation Entrepreneur of the Year- Let Me Cater to You, Chef Judith Cage, owner
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ART THERAPY FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS
roup therapy can provide much-needed support and comfort during difficult times, and that is why FirstHealth of the Carolina’s offers several different group therapy programs to patients in the area. Among those programs is the art therapy group for cancer patients and their caregivers. In the art therapy program, patients learn how to reduce stress through art and creativity. The group is for anyone 18+ and free. Registration is required. The group meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 1-3 p.m. at the Cancer Center and is led by Oncology Social Worker Deborah Yarborough and Artist Christy Thompson. “It gives them an opportunity to come in, be creative, forget about being sick. It enhances their mood. It enhances their perspective on life. And I’ve actually even seen…some patients who end up taking less pain medication because their outlook has
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FirstHealth’s art therapy for cancer patients and caregivers helps attendees reduce stress through creative expression.
changed so much, because they’ve got more creative endeavors to think about,” shared Thompson. The group offers painting and crafts to patients, as well as an environment for them to gather with people who understand the struggles they are facing. “Maybe they’re not feeling that good that day because they’ve had chemo or they’ve had side effects from chemo that are really getting them down, and to be able to be in a room with people who understand that, and if they want to talk about it, they’ve
got somebody that they know understands what they’re talking about,” added Thompson. Thompson resides in Goldsboro but travels to Pinehurst to offer art therapy to the community. She has decades of experience helping people find strength and hope through creative activity. “I am an artist and I have made my living as an artist. I do not have an art therapy degree, but 30 years ago, I had a woman come up to me and she told me that she had cancer…and she always wanted to learn how to
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paint. So she came to me with her best friend, told me her situation, and said, ‘Would you teach me?’ And I started going to her house every week and taught her and her best friend. And the next thing I knew, I had a whole kitchen full of people, and every single one of them were patients at our local oncology office,” shared Thompson. Thompson attributes her skill for working with patients to her observant and empathetic nature. “No, I don’t have a degree in counseling or an art therapy degree, but I am a very observant person, an empathetic person who can pick up on how people are feeling. And the majority of the time, what they need is for somebody to simply listen to them,” shared Thompson. Some of the patients’ artwork is now on display in the medical oncology waiting room. To register for the art therapy group, call (910) 715-2237.
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See the brilliance DUNN ARTIST CREATES AND SELLS GLASS ARTWORK THAT SHINES BRIGHTLY
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elf-made Artist and Founder of Cimply Broken, Cindy Akers-Gilford is helping people “see the brilliance” in all things with her glass artwork. Akers-Gilford started her business right after she retired from 20+ years as a civilian contractor at Fort Bragg. The official opening date for Cimply Broken was Nov. 8, 2021. “It’s been quite the adventure ever since. Not only did I have to learn how to manage a small business, but I’ve never taken a class in stained glass or anything I currently do,” shared Akers-Gilford. Her work includes stained glass, fused glass, mosaics, handmade glass jewelry, pendants, suncatchers and other original glass artwork. “I chose glass art just by happenstance. I saw a video on YouTube with a gentleman using plates and resin to make beautiful windows. I used that idea and created a simple picture frame-sized piece for myself. It was
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Cindy Akers-Gilford creates stained glass, fused glass, mosaics, handmade glass jewelry, pendants, suncatchers and other original glass artwork in her studio in Dunn, N.C.
beautiful. I put it up in my window and pretty much forgot about it for a few days. Well, one beautiful sunny morning I went up to my studio, and the sun was rising and the light was shining beautifully through that piece. It was absolutely stunning. I thought that it was the perfect reflection of how God’s light shines through each of us. It was broken glass, so it changed ever so slightly as the sun continued to rise in the sky. I thought
it poignant – like each of us – we all shine bright and differently in God’s glorious light, and we are all simply broken as well. We are all made beautiful in his light,” explained Akers-Gilford. The name of the business was inspired by the artist’s name and her faith-driven mission. “Simply became ‘Cimply’ as a play on my name and ‘simply’… and ‘Broken’ because we are all Cimply Broken
– but each of us is beautiful,” added Akers-Gilford. Akers-Gilfrod sells her glass art at the Dunn Farmers Market when the weather is bearable, but mostly from her website at www.cimplybroken.com. “I enjoy getting lost in the creative process. I work out of my home, and I often compare my studio to Walmart returns after Christmas time. It’s hectic, busy and there are always at least 10 things being created simultaneously- it is fun!” shared Akers-Gilford. Her goal for the business is to continue to watch customers as they spot a piece of work from a distance and walk up to it in awe. “That is my biggest joy! I don’t speak to them until they speak – that is their moment to ‘See The Brilliance,’ which is my moniker,” shared Akers-Gilford. She also shared she would love to someday become part of an artist collective in Dunn.
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Community revitalization FAYETTEVILLE AWARDED A $25.1 MILLION HUD GRANT TO TRANSFORM THE MURCHISON CORRIDOR
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he City of Fayetteville and the Fayetteville Metropolitan Housing Authority (FMHA) are proud to announce that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the City and FMHA $25,115,578 through the FY2025 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grant program to transform the Murchison Townhouses public housing community into the new mixed-income Murchison Choice Neighborhood. The award will fund the next phase of the Murchison Choice Transformation Plan, a comprehensive strategy shaped with residents and partners to carry forward the community’s vision for revitalization of one of Fayetteville’s most historic neighborhoods through new housing, infrastructure and community investment. The City and FMHA’s application sought $26 million in CNI funding to leverage more than $531 million in public and private investment to implement the resident-informed Murchison Choice Transformation Plan. The project will replace all 60 units at the 56-year-old Murchison Townhouses public housing site one-for-one while creating 323 new mixed-income apartments across the Murchison Townhouses and Elliott Properties sites, along with expanded supportive services for residents and physical improvements throughout the surrounding neighborhood. The Murchison Choice Plan brings together top local and national experts in neighborhood transformation. The project will be led by the City’s Economic and Community Development Department with the co-leadership of FMHA and continued resident engagement. Pennrose, a nationally recognized developer, will serve as the Housing lead while Urban Strategies will be the people lead. This holistic approach ensures the program’s impact goes beyond property development by supporting the community’s vision across housing, people and neighborhood investments. Additional partners supporting Choice include Fayetteville State University and Cumberland County Schools, among others. The Choice Neighborhoods
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program, funded through annual congressional appropriations, directs HUD to award competitive grants to support the transformation, rehabilitation and replacement of severely distressed public and HUD-assisted housing, with the goal of converting neighborhoods of concentrated poverty into sustainable, mixed-income communities with access to quality schools, services, public assets, transportation and jobs. The award is a historic first for the region. While Durham and Winston-Salem have previously received Choice Neighborhoods awards, no community in eastern North Carolina had received one until now. Fayetteville’s grant follows sustained advocacy by the City’s Congressional delegation and was championed by U.S. Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07), whose district includes part of Cumberland County and the southeastern North Carolina region. Rep. Rouzer was joined by Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-09), Senator Thom Tillis and Senator Tedd Budd supporting the transformative investment in Fayetteville.
Rep. Rouzer formally urged HUD to approve the application in an April 2026 letter to HUD Secretary Scott Turner, writing that “Fayetteville’s proposal is both competitive and urgently needed, and it would bring transformative federal investment to a critical region previously overlooked in this program.” City officials also met with HUD leadership in Washington, D.C. in March, where they confirmed that the project aligns with several of HUD’s housing production objectives, including regulatory relief to promote more housing and support for economic and community development goals. “This Choice award will be a game-changer for the Murchison Road corridor and the families who call it home. For years, our residents have shared their vision for a stronger, safer, more connected neighborhood — today, that vision starts becoming reality,” said Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin in a press release. I want to thank Congressman Rouzer, our Murchison Choice team and every resident who showed up to
shape this plan, understanding that this work is about more than what we see today — it’s about what we’re building for the next generation. Fayetteville is ready to get to work.” The $25.1 million federal investment will leverage more than $531 million in committed public and private resources, building on more than $20 million the City has already invested in infrastructure upgrades, housing development, placemaking and workforce programming in the Murchison neighborhood. The plan will transform the area into a more walkable, connected community through coordinated housing, workforce development and neighborhood revitalization. Housing: The plan includes 323 mixed-income rental units with inunit washers and dryers, pantries, gardens, a park, a picnic area, a fitness center, art murals and improved lighting — representing the bulk of federal funding and translating to $95.7 million in new housing development. All 60 public housing units will be replaced 1:1, with deeply affordable replacement apartments within the new mixed-income communities. Eligible residents will have the right to return. People: Family supportive services will respond to resident needs and connect residents with educational opportunities, workforce development, job skills training, economic self-sufficiency programs for seniors and continued community engagement. Neighborhood: The plan also calls for 35 new for-sale homes, exterior improvements to approximately 35 existing homes, improvements to the façades of 30 commercial buildings, new trail connections, gateways, signage and placemaking investments. Choice Neighborhoods is a HUD initiative that supports locally driven strategies to revitalize distressed neighborhoods and public or HUD-assisted housing through a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation. The City of Fayetteville partnered with the Fayetteville Metropolitan Housing Authority, residents and community stakeholders to develop the Murchison Transformation Plan.
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BIZ LEADS Reader’s Guide BizLeads is a collection of information gathered from greater Fayetteville courthouses, state government offices and information websites. The listings are intended to help the business community find new customers and stay on top of happenings with current customers, vendors and competitors. New Corporations lists firms from the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal region that were recently incorporated in the State of North Carolina. Addresses are publicly available.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY Plush HQ LLC 5075 Morganton Rd Ste 10C Box 1173 Fayetteville Agent: Anedra Walls Suganya Appugounder DMD PLLC 3510 Madison Ave Fayetteville Agent: Suganya Appugounder Cape Fear Heritage Dance 522 Hilliard Dr Fayetteville Agent: Vivian A Gilles Showing Entertainment LLC 1834 Paisley Ave Fayetteville Agent: Javonz L.L.C. Chilton Chiropractic PLLC 2102 Clinchfield Dr Fayetteville Agent: Rory Chilton LNL Transport LLC 534 Lambert St Fayetteville Agent: Lyndell Lloyd
Craven Cares Counseling PLLC 5604 Royal Pines Cir Wade Agent: Lisa Whitted Legacy House Of Hope LLC 6808 Sugarbin Ln Fayetteville Agent: I-nisha N Robinson 39 Legacy Sports Bar LLC 3109 N Main St Hope Mills Agent: James Jethwa Novus Real Estate Academy LLC 1314 Raeford Rd Ste D Fayetteville Agent: Erica B. Hernandez Chef Ngoc LLC 5832 Wallace Dr Hope Mills Agent: Hanh Nguyen Impact Learning Group LLC 4350 Ferncreek Dr Fayetteville Agent: Carrie Lynn Brewington Joe Works LLC 5563 Tall Timbers Dr Fayetteville
Agent: Joey Gar Granado
Agent: Ezekiel Frank Weaver III
Buckeye Home & Garden LLC 3925 Brentwood Dr Fayetteville Agent: Zackery Shaver
Belcher's landscaping & services LLC 2216 Ireland Dr Fayetteville Agent: Arthur Franklin Belcher
Harbor Bay Logistics LLC 3517 Madison Ave Fayetteville Agent: Cassie L. Temple
Jones Automotive LLC 1105 Stitch St Fayetteville Agent: Ronald A Jones
WRJ UNLIMITED LLC 736 Cl Tart Cir Apt 700 Fayetteville Agent: Winslow Ratliff Jr Stubbs Management Inc. 6713 Byford Ct Fayetteville Agent: Rodrick Allen Stubbs Capital Creations LLC 6100 Turnbull Rd Fayetteville Agent: Marty Johnson Shepherd Lawn Care Service LLC 7011 Calamar Dr Fayetteville Agent: Willie Alton Shepherd Herb Alchemy Cleaning & Soap LLC 4956 Fieldcrest Dr Unit B Fayetteville Agent: Edei Atchori Venture Drive Office Park Owners Association Inc. 350 Wagoner Dr Fayetteville
Cross Creek Cleaning LLC 3536 Antilles Cir Hope Mills Agent: Erin Ann Yalcin Gurkha Solutions LLC 24 Humphrey Pl Fort Bragg Agent: Ramesh Bhattarai Cake Monster Collective LLC 807 Old Wilmington Rd Fayetteville Agent: Ju’Ron Akeem Proctor Cuban link jewelers llc 197 Cash Ave Raeford Agent: Alejo Soto Song Byrd LLC 4317 Ramsey St Fayetteville Agent: Davis W. Puryear Four Corner Holdings LLC 150 N McPherson Church Rd Ste B Fayetteville Agent: George D. Regan Jr. Olive Notary &
Signings LLC 1336 Colts Pride Dr Fayetteville Agent: Latasha White Carolina Way Homes LLC 2386 Culbreth Rd Fayetteville Agent: Jamie Nicole Middleton 501 Roxie Avenue LLC 7694 Heriot Dr Fayetteville Agent: Fred Anthony Caruso 5406 Seedling Road LLC 7694 Heriot Dr Fayetteville Agent: Fred Anthony Caruso Chilton Chiropractic P.L.L.C 2102 Clinchfield Dr Fayetteville Agent: Rory Chilton Peel and Pop Studio LLC 6795 Longparrish Ct Fayetteville Agent: Joquetta Robin Burris Eazy Flo LLC 6912 Candlewood Dr Fayetteville Agent: CALVIN MACK JR Georgia Gold Cleaning Services LLC 6204 Butterfly Ct Fayetteville Agent: Nikaquana Tenetta Thomas Lightning and Bloom LLC
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2920 Hampton Ridge Rd Fayetteville Agent: Zaley Zavelo Nelson Davis Group Holdings LLC 784 Whispering Pines Rd Fayetteville Agent: Chad Hunter Davis Peak Exposure LLC 1005 Ancestry Dr Apt 3 Fayetteville Agent: Erhard Klaus Koch Abel Dynamic Visions and Services LLC 121 Willborough Ave Fayetteville Agent: Romane Milhomme Delvo Logistics l.l.c. 8175 Cliffdale Rd Ste 108 PMB 2001 Fayetteville Agent: Derik Hunter Fayetteville-Cumberland County Shaw University Alumni Association 820 Our St Fayetteville Agent: Adolphus Thomas Lead the Way Cleaning LLC 1409 Marlborough Rd Fayetteville Agent: Marieli Martinez Ortiz Carspan LLC 2825 Boat Landing Dr
Fayetteville Agent: Gloria A Carr
Fayetteville Agent: JESSICA MARIE ZAPATA
BLISS WELLNESS LLC 1532 Dover Ct Fayetteville Agent: AMBER HOU
Surviving the Storm 2501 Cumberland Creek Dr Apt 102 Fayetteville Agent: Kristeanien Threatt Gregory
POCKY'S CAFE 28 LLC 5548 Yadkin Rd Fayetteville Agent: HE YUE ZHENG Robbin manufacturing company llc 1360 Davis St Fayetteville Agent: Tiffani Campbell Project Next Dream LLC 5129 Parcstone Ln Apt E Fayetteville Agent: Javie Johnson III Septenary Holdings LLC 2641 Danzante Pl Fayetteville Agent: Garry Christopher Corker Jr TalentBridge Staffing Solutions LLC 5650 Murphy Rd Stedman Agent: Danielle Phillips L & k Home Health Care LLC 507 Sandhurst Dr Ste 101 Fayetteville Agent: Keyona Hardison ROCK SOLID PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC 1521 Granite Sq
Brown Partners Real Estate LLC 1919 Gatewood Dr Fayetteville Agent: Anthony L Brown Gillespie Tobacco N Vape 2 Inc. 2800 Gillespie St Ste 106 Fayetteville Agent: Abdulwasi Al Zanam Tobacco Plus Of Overhills Rd 4 Inc. 6767 Overhills Rd Spring Lake Agent: Abdulwasi Al Zanam Elite summit llC 3910 Ellison St Hope Mills Agent: Jeremiah emmanuel Smith The Carolina Fixer LLC 3375 Galleria Dr Unit 30 Fayetteville Agent: Duane Williams The Blend Salon LLC 3843 Butler Nursery Road Fayetteville Agent: Kelsey Justine Sherrill Flowers Dump Rentals llc
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2582B Caledonia Cir Fayetteville Agent: Jordan Flowers One Haul Away Junk Removal LLc 1421 Demila Dr Fayetteville Agent: Alan Sutton IRELA LLC 368 Whitestone Dr Fayetteville Agent: Valerie Milagros Jimenez-Melendez RCE TRANSPORTATION CORP 226 S BRAGG BLVD Spring Lake Agent: Ricardo Charley Elliott Pritha1 llc 4928 Cumberland Rd Fayetteville Agent: Hardik Patel Ranger Cargo LLC 1826 Swann St Fayetteville Agent: Muhammed Sefa Ayday Millennium pet group llc 5144 Tanbark Ct Fayetteville Agent: Tamara Matthews Green Thumb Society Operations LLC 116 Ruth St Fayetteville Agent: Lyshemah Little Bon Bikinis LLC 211 Rush Rd Fayetteville Agent: Sydney Carolyn Neal
Runwise inc. 804 Tamarack Dr Apt 8311 Fayetteville Agent: Msmrya Seward 87 South Marketplace LLC 3102 N Main St Hope Mills Agent: Christopher Roberts Kerberos Tech LLC 3808 Queen Anne Loop Apt 308 Fayetteville Agent: Lazaro Muniz ZR Team USA LLC 5127 Raeford Rd Fayetteville Agent: Guilherme Olimpio DaRocha YotasCollects llc 2829 frontera place fayetteville Agent: Zachary Yotas The Hope Chest Thrift Store llc 1111 Hope Mills Rd Fayetteville Agent: Candace lea Worley D and R Vending LLC 5644 Toggel Ave Fayetteville Agent: Robert Arlen Seefeldt Jr Ibanac LLC 323 Barcelona Dr Apt 22C Fayetteville Agent: James Celestin Renew Bath Pro LLC 3079 Cricket Rd
Fayetteville Agent: Charles Adrien Skuttlebutt Industries LLC 4271 Dock View Rd Fayetteville Agent: Jarrell Horsley Northline Resource Group LLC 3030 Candlelight Dr Fayetteville Agent: Israel Nathaniel Espinosa M!Gente. LLC 1625 Kershaw Loop Fayetteville Agent: Doris Roxana Perez Domaine Agoge Perennis LLC 115 S Cool Spring St Fayetteville Agent: BossLady Corporate Services LLC Maison Panda LLC 115 S Cool Spring St Fayetteville Agent: BossLady Corporate Services LLC S.A. Graham Company Inc. 115 S Cool Spring St Fayetteville Agent: BossLady Corporate Services LLC Ironclad Sports and Fitness LLC 4317 Ramsey St Fayetteville Agent: Davis W. Puryear
HitchForce Hauling LLC 9816 Turnbull Rd Fayetteville Agent: Samantha A Hitchings Spiller Land Solutions LLC 150 N McPherson Church Rd Ste B Fayetteville Agent: George D. Regan Jr. 300 Green Street LLC 222 Maiden Ln Fayetteville Agent: Benjamin Stout Moments Made With You Photo Booth llc 3415 Winnants Ct Fayetteville Agent: Latasha Smith MacIntosh Townhomes LLC 4317 Ramsey St Fayetteville Agent: J. Scott Flowers Deep Root Holdings LLC 205 Fairfield Rd Fayetteville Agent: Constance Bissette Greene Anesis Place LLC 401 Robeson St Fayetteville Agent: Gloria Johnson Stache cup llc 1744 Shiloh Dr Fayetteville Agent: Zymire Vaughn Elite Printing & Apparel LLC 1218 N Bragg Blvd Spring Lake
Agent: Carmen D MoralesDobson JM Island Stop LLC 1535 Trevino Dr Fayetteville Agent: Youmyleen Abraham Health Meta Inc. 131 Donaldson St Fayetteville Agent: Christopher Edwin Burney II 8018 ELLIOT BRIDGE LLC 8018 Elliott Bridge Rd Spring Lake Agent: OMAR YAHYA ALSAIDI HVACU LLC 1899 Tryon Dr Unit 6 Fayetteville Agent: Justin Benjamin Hotujec Blush Memories Co. LLC 6936 Leland Dr Fayetteville Agent: Zenobia D Hightower
2620 Bragg Blvd Ste D Fayetteville Agent: Adam K Beyah A1 CREDIT SOLUTIONS LLC 720 Ellis St Fayetteville Agent: RUSSELL DANIELS SR Community Roots Initiative Inc 4147 Dudley Rd Fayetteville Agent: Summer Carter J & Dee Enterprise LLC 5075 Morganton Rd Ste 10C Fayetteville Agent: Devonda Baldwin Omega Care Dynamics LLC 208 Scarborough St Unit A Spring Lake Agent: Seneca G Thompson
2480 Victory Ln Fayetteville Agent: Anthony Nicholas Battista Golden Pearl Cleaning Services LLC 4214 Callery Knoll Ct Fayetteville Agent: Ayde Irene Lobato Sanchez Top Notch Tidiness LLC 2199 Middle Rd Eastover Agent: Irving Noel Claudio Jr 210 Mini Mart Inc. 844 Lillington Hwy Ste 1 Spring Lake Agent: Katrina Lucente Key 2 Real Estate LLC 3104 Elgin Dr Fayetteville Agent: Veronica McClary
K threading llc 5411 E Patterson St Hope Mills Agent: Keitly Samantha Chuya Ramirez
McCannon Farms LLC PMB 132 6779 Overhills Rd Spring Lake Agent: Michael McCannon
Logan’s LLC 672 Bartons Landing Pl Apt 1 Fayetteville Agent: Jahmeir Marshall
T3D LLC 3028 Southridge Ct Fayetteville Agent: Brandon Ashton McDougald
Tarheel Self Storage LLC 7397 Riddle Rd Saint Pauls Agent: Kevin B Riddle
70 west access controls llc 6667 Winchester St Fayetteville Agent: Enjere Loper
1ST CHOICE GREAT CHOICE LLC 6809 Willowbrook Dr Apt 1 Fayetteville Agent: Brandon Shayne Melvin
Amour Home Care Services LLC
B&B Innovations and Services LLC
MODERN NAILS RAEFORD INCORPORATED 1910 Club Pond Rd Raeford Agent: TUYET NHI LE Chellene 2 LLC 35 Springside Dr Spring Lake Agent: Jason Reid
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Escrow LLC 2944 Breezewood Ave Ste 201 Fayetteville Agent: Sean A. McDonough The Lost and Found Thrift Shoppe LLC 236 Dunn Rd Fayetteville Agent: Tanya Jo Cokor Chico's Car Care LLC 7300 Hypony Trl Parkton Agent: Arnaldo Juan Garcia Jr Perdue legacy llc 6214 Sabine Dr Fayetteville Agent: Jamil m Perdue CDA Opportunities 3504 Masonboro Court Hope Mills Agent: Zachary Boyd Excelsior Prep LLC 2913 Lambrusco Pl Fayetteville Agent: Deneisa Bucknor 1 Stop Automotive Solutions LLC 7387 N West St Godwin Agent: Terris DeQuan Rodwell Colemankids llc 1491 Thelbert Dr Fayetteville Agent: Maurice Jamal Coleman House to Homes Developments LLC 929 Bucknell Rd Fayetteville Agent: Amanda Samanth Hayles
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THE LIST
Hotels
Ranked by number of sleeping rooms RANK
COMPANY NAME ADDRESS
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# SLEEPING ROOMS
# GUEST FLOORS
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IHG ARMY HOTELS MOON HALL Building D-3601 Darby Loop Fort Liberty, N.C. 28310
910-396-7700
260
6
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LANDMARK INN FORT BRAGG 1208 Glider St. Fort Bragg, N.C. 28310
910-495-1215
197
3
3
COMFORT INN - FORT LIBERTY - FAYETTEVILLE 1922 Skibo Road Fayetteville, N.C. 28314
910-900-9454
176
4
4
EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON FAYETTEVILLE FORT LIBERTY 4760 Lake Valley Drive Fayetteville, N.C. 28303
910-826-3600
165
6
5
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON FAYETTEVILLE 1965 Cedar Creek Rd. Fayetteville, N.C. 28312
910-323-8282
148
4
6
HAMPTON INN FAYETTEVILLE FORT LIBERTY 1700 Skibo Road Fayetteville, N.C. 28303
910-487-4006
130
4
7
QUALITY INN NEAR FT. LIBERTY 562 Cross Creek Mall Fayetteville, N.C. 28303
910-487-1400
129
3
8
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA SELECT SUITES - FAYETTEVILLE/FORT BRAGG 6820 Cliffdale Road Fayetteville, N.C. 28314
910-864-8360
121
4
8
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA SELECT SUITES - WEST FAYETTEVILLE 1381 Walter Reed Road Fayetteville 28304
910-433-2672
121
4
8
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA 770 W. Rowan St. Fayetteville, N.C. 28301
910-488-3000
121
4
Hotel data provided to GFBJ by DistiNCtly Fayetteville, the destination leadership organization tasked with marketing all of Cumberland County as a destination visit, live and do business. Hotels are located within Fayetteville.
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