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Ripple Fiber opens in Moore County Page 16

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A new shopping center featuring a Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods and more is set to open its first stores this year in Southern Pines.

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Index Economic Indicators .............................. 3 Publisher's Note .................................... 4

organton Park South, New development a 266,000 square-foot shopping center in Southern Pines located inupscale the heart of Southern brings fresh shopping Pines, NC, is just a couple of months away from the opening of its first and dining options anchor tenants. The project presents ‘open-air’ type atmosphere feato Moore County, an turing elegant architectural features, landscaping and a number including the highly vibrant of well-known restaurant chains and providers. The project will also anticipated Target retail feature high-end apartment units developed by Zimmer Development Company. “It’s been a long project, with many steps still to go. But we’re very enthused about it. We’ll be excited at least when the first phase gets going. And we’re working on all the future

Achievers ............................................... 8 Residential Real Estate.........................10 Military Business..................................12 Restaurant ...........................................13 Biz Leads .............................................15 Technology............................................16

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS

THIS ISSUE’S ECONOMIC INDICATORS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY

NOVEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED STATES NOV. 2023:

NORTH CAROLINA CUMBERLAND COUNTY FAYETTEVILLE MSA ROBESON COUNTY NOV. 2023: NOV. 2023: NOV. 2023: NOV. 2023:

3.5%

3.4%

4.6%

4.8%

UP FROM NOV. 2022:

DOWN FROM NOV. 2022:

HARNETT COUNTY HOKE COUNTY NOV. 2023: NOV. 2023:

MOORE COUNTY NOV. 2023:

SAMPSON COUNTY RALEIGH MSA NOV. 2023: NOV. 2023:

3.7%

4.4%

3.4%

3.3%

3.0%

DOWN FROM NOV. 2022:

3.4%

3.6%

4.0%

5.0%

4.9%

STATE SALES TAX COLLECTION NOVEMBER 2023

$23,589,940

5.3%

5.0%

3.5%

3.6%

NOVEMBER STATE SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTION (CUMBERLAND COUNTY)

DOWN FROM STATE SALES TAX COLLECTION NOVEMBER 2022

$23,829,703

3.1%

Source: NC Department of Revenue

Source: N.C. Department of Commerce

OFFICE SPACE (CUMBERLAND COUNTY) COMPARED TO LAST REPORTED IN NOV. 2023 VACANCY RATE SQ.FT

RENT SQ.FT

SALES PRICE SQ.FT

3.5%

UP FROM

$21.84

OTHER SERVICES

TIME ON THE MARKET

3.2% $22.24 $165 DOWN FROM

LABOR FORCE NOV. 2023 BY INDUSTRY (FAYETTEVILLE MSA) MANUFACTURING

3.56%

6.57%

3.6

UP FROM

MONTHS

$160

TRADE, TRANSPORTATION & UTILITIES 19.64% GOVERNMENT

INFORMATION

31.48%

Source: Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corporation

0.7%

INDUSTRIAL SPACE (CUMBERLAND COUNTY) COMPARED TO LAST REPORTED IN NOV. 2023

FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

VACANCY RATE SQ.FT

TIME ON THE MARKET

RENT SQ.FT

9.1% $6.38 $57

6.5

MONTHS 8.4% UP FROM

UP FROM

$5.90

UP FROM

$55

Source: Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corporation

DECEMBER 2023 MEDIAN HOME LIST PRICE

3.17%

SALES PRICE SQ.FT

PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES LEISURE & HOSPITALITY

9.51% EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICES

12.37%

12.99%

Source: NC Department of Commerce

2022 vs 2023 (Nov.) FAYETTEVILLE MSA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

(SINGLE-FAMILY BY COUNTY) $500,000

200,000 $400,000

LABOR FORCE

150,000 $300,000

100,000 $200,000

NOV.

2022

148,395

NOV.

2023

50,000

$100,000

146,540

Hoke

Harnett

Sampson

Robeson

Bladen

Moore

Source: Longleaf Pines MLS and Mid Carolina Regional MLS

$2.86 AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON IN FAYETTEVILLE ON JANUARY 22, 2022:

$3.27

0 Cumberland

AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED IN FAYETTEVILLE ON JANUARY 22, 2023:

Source: N.C. Department of Commerce

Source: gasbuddy.com

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GREATER FAYETTEVILLE BUSINESS JOURNAL

IS 2024 YOUR YEAR?

Perhaps. A portion of our editorial calendar below highlights special focus themes that we will be covering this year: New year, New business

FEBRUARY 23

Black Owned Businesses

MARCH 22

Women in Business

APRIL 19

Mentors & Mentees

MAY 24

Mom-Owned Businesses

JUNE 28 The Greater Fayetteville Business Journal is published twice a month throughout Fayetteville and the Cumberland County region. News related to the region’s business sector is posted daily at bizfayetteville.com. SUBSCRIPTIONS Your free trial of Greater Fayetteville Business Journal is ending soon. To subscribe, call 910-240-9697 or visit bizfayetteville.com/ subscribe. Subscriptions cost $9.95 per month or $95 per year. REPRINT For article reprints, plaques and more contact Faith Hatton at 910-240-9697. ADVERTISING For advertising information, please email us at marketing@bizfayetteville.com or call 910-240-9697. © Copyright 2024 Greater Fayetteville Business Journal

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Mom and Pop Shops/Family Owned

JULY 26

Government Contracting

AUGUST 23

No-Nonsense Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 20

Education & Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 18

ext month, on Leap Day, Feb. 29, 2024. We will have our first Power BreakfastOn ofLeap Day in a presidential election year, Economist Gerald Cohen will share what to the year called Leaping Forward. expect in 2024 from a national, state and local In collaboration with the perspective. Cohen is the Chief Economist at Fayetteville Cumberland UNC’s Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise GERALD Development COHEN and has worked in a range of business and County Economic Chief Economist Kenan Private Corporation, weInstitute areofbringing in government roles, giving him unique insights GERALD COHEN Enterprise at the University of Gerald Cohen, Chief Economist into the direction of our economy. North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Chief Economist Business School of Private of the Kenan Institute Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise which is part of UNC’s Bio.... Enterprise at the University of Kenan-Flagler Business School. North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School When discussing the next Power Breakfast with Mr. Cohen, he shared, “Uncertainty abounds You can purchase your tickets in 2024 in the economic and for this event at the geopolitical spaces - likely www.FayettevillePowerBreakfast.com. challenging decision makers in the business and policy realms.” Hope to see you there! The Ralph and Linda Huff Orangery He also shared some of the Cape Fear Botanical Garden questions he will address at our next 2024 is here. Let’s all make the best Fayetteville, NC 28305 7:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. Power Breakfast: What is the trajectory of the of it! economyREGISTER and how willNOW the FedAT react to it? Will housing shortages FAYETTEVILLEPOWERBREAKFAST.COM! God bless you and yours, abate? How does geopolitical uncertainty impact businesses and Marty workers? What does this suggest for Fayetteville, as well as microeconomies in North Carolina and around the United States?

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Veteran Owned & Operated

DECEMBER 20

That’s a Wrap 2024! If you have any story ideas or know businesses in any of these categories that would be newsworthy, please reach out to us at editor@bizfayetteville.com.

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RAIL CONTINUES EXPANDING BY ACQUIRING CLINTON TERMINAL RAILROAD

i Group-backed Regional Rail LLC has announced that it acquired the assets of Clinton Terminal Railroad in Sampson County, which will be owned and operated by Regional Rail subsidiary Carolina Coastal Railway (CLNA). The acquisition in Sampson County expands Regional Rail’s presence in North Carolina, which the company built by acquiring Carolina Coastal Railway in 2020. “We are excited to partner with the team at Clinton Terminal and view this as a natural expansion of our footprint in North Carolina. We believe there are attractive opportunities in the market and look forward to building upon the railroad’s existing operations,” shared Al Sauer, CEO of Regional Rail, in a press release. Chris Spiceland, Vice President of Marketing & Sales, Regional-Rail LLC shared that the acquisition of Clinton Terminal will add about

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three miles of rail line. “We are proud of what we have built at Clinton Terminal over the years and believe that Regional Rail will be a great steward of the railroad, in addition to a strong partner to our customers going forward,” remarked Bob Lowe, CEO of Clinton Terminal, in a press release.

Regional Rail provides freight transportation, car storage and transloading services across the United States and western Canada. In addition to freight rail services, Regional Rail provides railroad crossing signal design, construction, inspection and maintenance services to a diverse base of short-line and industrial cus-

tomers via the company’s Diamondback Signal subsidiary. “We’re always looking for new acquisitions, new partnerships, you know, we're very flexible… we don't come in as the new sheriff in town and fire everybody and put our own people [in], that's definitely not what we do. We work with the existing infrastructure, use existing personnel, you know, we kept all the people on Clinton, down there. So we work with who's there and we try to just make it a little better than it was,” shared Spiceland. Expansion of rail service demonstrates economic growth in an area and promotes new business. “Sampson County Economic Development looks forward to partnering with Regional Rail, LLC to bolster rail opportunities for Sampson County as well as its existing industrial base,” stated Ray Jordan, Interim Director, Sampson County Economic Development, in a press release.

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From BULLSEYE, page 1

phases at the same time. So it’s been a fun one to do,” shared William M. Mees, Jr., Director of Development for Midland Atlantic Properties. The whole development will eventually be about 100 acres, and the first phase of that was about 45 acres. Phase I required the construction of Carolina Green Parkway, a four lane parkway connecting regional corridors that extends from 15-501 all the way to Morganton road with signalized intersections at each end. Within these first 45 acres dedicated to phase I, about 31 acres of that is the Target anchored shopping center. Anticipated opening for Target is Oct. 2024. Some of the other stores in the shopping center will be opening up late March and early April 2024. “[Target] was really the catalyst that brought us to the market, because we knew that they had asked us to go find and locate a site for them there,” explained Mees. “The owner of our company is a gentleman named John Silverman. And he was kind of the developer behind Southpoint [shopping center in Durham]…And after Southpoint finished we were asked by Target to keep an eye on a couple of different markets and Southern Pines was one of them.” The first stores to open will be Dick’s Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Home Goods and Five Below.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY MIDLAND ATLANTIC PROPERTIES

Phase III features a BJs Wholesale Club, a coffee user that Mees is working on a lease with now and also another restaurant.

they’re approved to build 269 apartment units. The Zimmer Project is considered to be phase II of the development. Phase III is where Midland Atlantic Properties is turning their attention to now. This third phase features a BJs Wholesale Club, a coffee user that Mees is working on a lease with now and also another restaurant. Phase III is about 18 acres. Mees shared that they will start construction on the BJ’s Wholesale project within the next two or three weeks. By early February, it should be under construction. There are still more parcels of land to be claimed by businesses for future phases of the project. Mees shared that they are talking to a number of different prospective users for those parcels. Midland Atlantic Properties is a landlord/developer based in Cincinnati, OH and the current owner — William M. Mees, Jr. of 37 shopping centers in Director of Development, 17 states comprised of 3.3 Midland Atlantic Properties million sq. ft of space. The company specializes in all types of retail and has dePHOTO PROVIDED BY MIDLAND ATLANTIC PROPERTIES veloped over 50 shopping The first of the shopping center’s anchor tenants will be opening beginning in Q2 2024 (Dick’s & Golf Galaxy) and continuing centers in various regions throughout the remainder of the year. across the US. Mees shared that they also have about 25,000 square- feet of what they call: upscale small shop spaces. These small shops will be home to four new restaurants that will be new to the market: HabitBurger, Goodberry’s Frozen Custard, Bibibop and Chicken Salad Chick. There will also be a nail salon and Half Moon Outfitters in the small shop area. “We are 98 percent leased, we only have two spaces left to finish off the first phase. So it’s been a very

successful project,” remarked Mees. With a clock tower, pond and fountain, the property developers are dedicated to making this space charming and welcoming as residents and visitors to Southern Pines enjoy these new shopping and dining experiences. The additional acres portioned off for phase I will be home to a multifamily development. That property was sold to Zimmer Development Company, a multifamily builder out of Wilmington, and

“

We are 98 percent leased, we only have two spaces left to finish off the first phase. So it’s been a very successful project.”

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ACHIEVERS Mercer announced as Dean of College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences DR. JEFF MERCER has been named the next dean of Campbell University’s College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. Mercer becomes the third dean of the College, since its founding in 1985, following Dr. Michael Adams who was named provost and Mercer vice president for academic affairs in January 2023. Mercer has served as interim dean since June 2023. He joined Campbell in 2022 as the associate dean of administration after serving as an associate dean and dean of the College of Pharmacy at Harding University. “Dr. Mercer brings significant expertise in education administration and leadership that has prepared him for this critical leadership position with the University,” Adams said in a press release. “He has already made a significant impact during his time in the interim role. I am confident that he will continue to be a valuable asset to the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences and Campbell University.” During his time as interim dean, Mercer helped guide the College and key program leaders through the final steps of three on-site accreditations, including the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), Accreditation and Review Commission on Physician Assistant Education (ARC-PA) and the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). “I am honored to serve as dean of the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences,” said Mercer in a press release. “I look forward to working collaboratively with our faculty, staff, alumni and friends as we continue to prepare our students to lead purposeful lives as they graduate and serve in our communities.” Dr. Mercer has a proven track record of excellence due to his education, experiences and formal leadership training through organizations like Strata Leadership and the Academic Leaders Fellowship Program of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Together with the College’s Executive Team, Dr. Mercer is equipped to lead as the college navigates the future of healthcare education.

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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.”

FSU faculty selected for AASCU’s Department Chair Leadership Institute

JI YOUNG KIM, PH.D, a Fayetteville State University department chair, was selected to participate in the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ inaugural Department Chair Leadership Institute. Dr. Kim, associate professor and English department chair, is a member of the first cohort of the AASCU’s new leadership development Kim institute for higher education department chairs. The experience is highlighted by a twoday, in-person intensive program in Washington, D.C., with academic unit leaders from across the nation. The institute also provides other virtual engagements and networking opportunities throughout the academic semester. “Gathering with other department chairs [in] Washington inspired me to continue furthering the path to equitable student success in the English Department,” said Kim in a press release. “This experience will provide strategies to overcome challenges and empower me to be a more equity-minded chair and provide insight to other academic departments at FSU.” The Department Chair Leadership Institute is designed for current department chairs who serve at state colleges and universities and aspire to be dynamic, strategic and empathetic leaders. Participants gain a national perspective on the importance of the department chair in serving the institutional mission, leading with an equity mindset, delivering value and ensuring student success.

SPGBK Watches founder returns to hometown; Receives City of Fayetteville Proclamation from Mayor Mitch Colvin On Jan. 8, Kwame Molden, MBA, the co-founder and CEO of SPGBK Watches, received a distinguished honor from the City of Fayetteville through a proclamation that celebrated his exceptional contributions to the city. SPGBK Watches, a Blackowned designer watch company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, stands as a testament to Molden's commitment to drawing inspiration from the rich tapestry of the Black community and culture. The company's unique designs not only showcase the essence of Fayetteville, with a spotlight on local schools and monuments, but also pay homage

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City of Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin (left) stands beside Co-founder and CEO of SPGBK Watches Kwame Molden (right).

to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the vibrant HBCU culture. The City of Fayetteville's proclamation acknowledges Molden's role in not only shaping the success of SPGBK Watches but also in elevating the community through his dedication to cultural representation, economic empowerment and educational advocacy.

Top realty groups merge to better serve clients & community Two respected names in real estate — Tony De La Vega and Kate Murphy — have joined forces to create the new TIER One Real Estate Services team based at Coldwell Banker Advantage in Fayetteville, N.C. The merger combines De La Vega’s TIER One and Murphy’s Legacy Realty Group, with $30 million and $10 million in 2023 production, respectively, earning them a spot in the top 1 percent of agents market-wide.

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Tony De La Vega (left) and Kate Murphy (right) decided to keep the TIER One name with the tagline: A Legacy In the Making.

“Kate and I have decided that we are both heading in the same direction with shared goals, values and vision,” said De La Vega in a press release. “After a few conversations, it became evident that we would be better together.” De La Vega and Murphy decided to keep the TIER One name with the tagline: A Legacy In the Making. “It’s important to show our clients the value is not just in the present, but how they can make wise investments and create success for the future,” said Murphy in a press release. Both De La Vega and Murphy served with distinction in the U.S. Army before launching successful real estate careers built on integrity, dedication, excellent communications and care for their clients. Their new team of agents has more than 30 years of combined experience guiding a full range of home buyers, sellers and investors, both military-affiliated and civilian, in the counties surrounding Fort Liberty (formerly Bragg). Among their specialties is new construction, including Collier Gate Estates in North Fayetteville close to Linden. TIER One represents three local home builders in the riverfront community: A&G Residential, Ben Stout Construction and JSJ Builders.

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Time for Your Business to Save with Time-of-Use Rates

Winter Peak Hours (November - March) For PWC Electric Customers

As a small business, you can save money on your energy bills with PWC’s Time-of-Use billing. Power used during Peak Hours is billed at higher rates (just four hours a day), and power used during Off-Peak Hours is billed at 29% lower rates. During the winter schedule – from November 1 through March 31 – Peak Hours are weekdays from 6:00 am – 10:00 am. Some things you can do to shift your usage and conserve power during Peak Hours: •

Use a programmable “smart” thermostat to keep your heat at the lowest comfortable temperature during Peak Hours and avoid allowing employees to adjust thermostats. Consider setting the schedule to preheat your building(s) during Off-Peak Hours (before 6:00 am), then lower the heat from 6:00 – 10:00 in the morning.

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Schedule non-essential equipment to run during Off-Peak Hours. When possible, schedule required equipment to run sequentially (not concurrently) during Peak Hours.

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Educate your employees on Time-of-Use, encouraging them turn off lighting and equipment they don’t need during Peak Hours and perform non-urgent, high energy-use tasks after 10:00 am.

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The Whole Business (Super Off-Peak) Rate will not be affected by the change to Winter TOU.

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FAYETTEVILLE BASED FLOYD PROPERTIES CELEBRATES MORE THAN 70 YEARS CUSTOMIZING DREAM HOMES ALONG WITH NEW AND ONGOING PROJECTS

amily run home construction experts Floyd Properties are celebrating 73 years in the business of building dream homes from the ground up. Started in the 1950s by patriarch of the family Sonny Floyd, Floyd Properties began with residential construction and under his direction has since grown into a prime contractor in the Fayetteville area. Today, Mr. Floyd’s sons Steve and Greg have partnered together to keep the legacy alive and sustain the company’s reputation as the go to company that specializes in building unique, custom homes for their buyers. The company is celebrating its recently completed project, the Lennox Townhomes, the newest builds to join the Haymount area. “It’s been about 20 years or more since a townhome project was built here locally towards the center of the city. So there possibly could be pentup demand for something like this in midtown,” shared Greg Floyd. Lennox Townhomes is a new luxury small 10 unit Townhome community located in Haymount off of Elvira Street near the intersection of McPherson Road and Fairfax Ave. The official address is 409-420 Morecrest Lane, a private street just off Ft. Bragg Road near Terry Sanford High School. Floyd shared that the architectural design is contemporary modern with some eclectic features. Each townhome is between 1473 -1449 square- feet with two bedrooms, twoand- a-half baths and a study space. Some of the distinctive features are the landscaping, low level landscape lighting on the Zelkova Green Vase trees planted around the buildings, private garden landscaped patio areas and classic street lamp lighting. Inside, the homes include stone exterior accents, laminate flooring upstairs and downstairs, granite kitchen and bath counter and vanity tops, granite bath floors and more luxuries for future tenants. “We started out this project with a clear vision, but as we’ve gone through, we continued adding everything we could possibly add, anything we could possibly upgrade as the project went along,” shared Floyd. With the location being central to Downtown Fayetteville, Fayetteville

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The Lennox Townhomes are the latest addition to the Floyd Properties portfolio, the luxury homes were the most recent residential addition to the Haymount area.

State University and Fort Liberty, Floyd shared that the target audience for these homes include medical personnel and students of higher learning. With the Lennox Townhomes complete, other projects are continuing across Fayetteville and other counties. Floyd shared that one of their long standing construction neighborhoods in Cumberland County, the Legacy at Traemoor subdivision, will be expanding soon. “We’re starting a new section of Legacy, we’ve got 21 home sites and we’re building very luxurious homes priced mainly between $600$900,000,” shared Floyd. “It’s right next to Gates Four across the street from Harris Teeter in the Jack Britt school district. We’ve already built

PHOTO PROVIDED BY FLOYD PROPERTIES

Floyd Properties remains a family business. Following the passing of company founder Sonny Floyd (right), brothers Greg (far left) and Steve (center) have kept the legacy going.

about 30 or more homes there in the last couple of years and many of them are customized.” Other projects will be popping up right beside the Legacy at Traemoor with Floyd sharing that construction began in 2023 for a new neighborhood made of 32 half acre lots called West Haven. This new neighborhood will also be offering luxurious, customized homes. Outside of Cumberland County, another development, the Turnberry community, is in progress south of Fayetteville in Raeford, North Carolina. This new community is located just 25 minutes from Fort Liberty on Royal Birkdale Drive of Fayetteville Road in Hoke County. “This new neighborhood out in Hoke County will be ready in late 2025. It’s going to have parks and walking trails and playground equipment. All of the houses will have gourmet kitchens and luxury bathrooms and be very dramatic inside. With a dramatic ceiling and walkways across the grand room and that sort of thing,” shared Floyd. “We’re really selling lifestyle more than anything else. Our vision for our families that we build homes for is just to give them a wonderful place to live.” In order to showcase the full realm of possibilities, new “Idea Houses” will be coming soon to Floyd Properties’ neighborhoods. These houses

operate as show homes and will feature all of the customizable options for buyers who contract with Floyd Properties. Alternatively, it keeps the contractor up to date with current trends and the wants of their clients. “The families do a lot of individual customizing of our homes. We're making innovations now, we’re starting to put EV charging stations inside our garages and we’re adapting to the changing landscape,” shared Floyd. “We’re adding everything you can imagine in the house that can be an option for our buyers. Anything that you can have made custom, anything you can imagine that a family could want, we’re going to be putting into these Idea Houses coming in 2024, 2025 and 2026 in multiple high-end neighborhoods.” As progress continues and new homes continue to go up, Floyd shared that the company is family based and will remain close to its roots. “We’re excited about having this opportunity to continue. We’re celebrating our 73rd year as a family and building homes together. The third generation is now here, three of my sons have joined my brother and I, so it’s been a real privilege for us to enjoy this work that we do. And all of our employees have been with us for 20, 30, 40 and 50 years; Our high school friends, our cousins, our families, our children, even our seven-year-old, four-year-old, threeyear-old and one-year-old are all involved,” shared Floyd. The Floyd family expects to be your home building service for many years to come. “Building dream homes for all of our customers is basically what we do and that’s our vision, to build a home that people have been waiting all their life to build,” concluded Floyd.

Leasing information and project floor plans can be found online at www.floydproperties.com.

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MatchForce to be reckoned with T

THE NCMBC PROVIDES A BRIDGE FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY CONTRACTORS TO RECEIVE DOD DOLLARS

he North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) is helping businesses in the Tar Heel state secure contracts with the U.S. Military, as well as aiding in the transition of meaningful technological innovation into the defense contracting space. The NCMBC, which opened its doors in 2005 and is headquartered at Fayetteville Technical Community College, leads North Carolina’s efforts to grow the state’s military economy through existing local businesses. Part of the center’s services include identifying lucrative federal contracting opportunities and preparing area businesses to understand government contracting processes so that they can win and execute federal contracts. A vital tool in introducing businesses to the marketplace is the NCMBC’s MatchForce.org online portal, which allows businesses to receive matches to federal prime opportunities and to subcontracting opportunities posted by other registered businesses. The center estimates there are close to 24,000 registered users as part of MatchForce. Defense, including contracting, has a $79.7 billion total annual impact on the state’s economy, according to NCMBC, which represents prime opportunities for North Carolina businesses to secure contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). In 2022, with guidance from the NCMBC, businesses in the state executed $5.51 billion in defense prime contracts. These contracts extended throughout 77 of the 100 counties in the state. A significant number of those contracts served Fort Liberty in Cumberland County, to the tune of $1.49 billion. NCMBC Executive Director Scott Dorney said the center has steadily and healthily helped bring in millions in opportunities to state businesses. Yet, there are still plenty of federal contracting opportunities for companies to seek out. Last year, MatchForce connected more than 150,000 contract opportunities to its close to 24,000 users. “The biggest obstacle that we have in North Carolina to growing our defense contracting is not a lack of opportunity,” Dorney said. “There is no shortage of opportunities. Our challenge in growing contracting in

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In Spring 2023, the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) National President recognized the NCMBC (Courtney Smedick, Sue Kranes and Scott Dorney) during the Southeast Region Federal Construction, Infrastructure and Environmental Summit, for their years of service to the defense industrial base and support to the industry.

our state is getting more businesses into the marketplace.” The NCMBC currently has 17 offices across the state that work every day to help businesses compete for and win federal contracts. In turn, this helps expand the local economy and the state’s tax base. In 2023, NCMBC’s offices analyzed and sourced 10,161 contract opportunities to businesses in the state. Clients assisted by the NCMBC won at least 711 contracts amounting to $574.1 million. The NCMBC also helps companies and organizations in strategic industries like medical, biomedical, biodefense, aerospace, cybersecurity and information technology (IT), to transition useful technologies into the defense market through the state’s Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH). This past year, DEFTECH connected more than 140 research and development opportunities to the state’s ecosystem of innovation. The NCMBC’s ability to help with defense technology transitioning developed about a decade after the center started operations in 2005. Back then, Dorney said, a big part of its mission centered on procurement support. “If the government wants to buy something, our job is to find somebody in North Carolina that makes it or sells it and help that company win the contract,” Dorney said. “In doing that for 10 years and traveling all over the state, we found that there are a

lot of innovative businesses in North Carolina, developing new products or new technologies that have defense applications.” For businesses set on innovating, the NCMBC sought to provide a helping hand. “Those companies maybe didn't even know their technologies had a defense application, or if they knew it had a defense application, they had no idea how to navigate DOD to get their technology in the door,” Dorney said. During a funding review period in 2009, the NCMBC decided they wanted to devote even more time and resources into technology transition. “It is very important that the warfighters have advanced technologies,” he said. After the public sector continued to prioritize technology transition, the NCMBC received more funding, setting out to look for innovations that could help the military. The NCMBC monitors grant opportunities through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs and makes businesses aware of the potential awards. “Then we run coffee calls and we always have federal agencies talking about their needs,” Dorney said. One of North Carolina’s major assets, its life sciences research and development industry, plays a key role in technology transition in the state. For instance, despite not being a conventional defense company,

GlaxoSmithKline in Durham, was the largest DOD contractor in the state in 2022, according to Dorney. “Because they develop technologies in pharmaceuticals and antibodies they did a billion dollars worth of business with DOD,” he added. The types of technologies that are in high demand vary based on industry trends and geopolitical developments. As an example, Dorney said that during military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in the early 2000’s, a big source of opportunity for innovation in defense contracting came from technology to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), as well as technology that could counter improvised explosive devices (IED). “The DOD set up special acquisition processes to bring those technologies to testing and to implementation, so it can happen very quickly,” Dorney said of the timeline for technology to transition to being part of the defense contracting market. UAS and counter UAS technologies continue to be sectors of technological innovation that offer opportunity for expansion, Dorney said, especially as U.S. Military focus centers on the Indo-Pacific region. “We know that we’re going to have to deal in a contested logistics environment,” he added. “In Iraq and Afghanistan, we dominated the air, so if there was a casualty on the ground, that person could be at a military hospital having surgery in less than an hour. But we can’t do that in an Indo-Pacific region that's very dispersed and where the enemy will have the surveillance capability and counter air capabilities that we haven’t encountered since World War II.” The NCMBC will continue in their mission to leverage military and other federal business opportunities to expand the economy, grow jobs and improve quality of life in North Carolina.

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Restaurant resource US FOODS CHEF’STORE OPENS ITS DOORS TO RESTAURATEURS AND THE FAYETTEVILLE COMMUNITY

ayetteville's US Foods CHEF’STORE® location is now open to the public at 511 Cross Creek Mall. Announced in the summer of 2023, the new Fayetteville location is the fourth CHEF’STORE® location in North Carolina, joining existing locations in Charlotte, Winston-Salem and Greenville. Boasting over 20,000 square feet, including two shop through freezer areas, CHEF’STORE® storefronts across the country work to be the “go-to wholesaler” for the needs of restaurateurs. Now fully open to both members and the general public, the warehouse formatted store specializes in providing frozen and fresh food products, restaurant equipment, catering essentials, janitorial supplies and other essentials in bulk for restaurants, food trucks and other food based vendors. The warehouse began operating on its regular business hours on Friday, Jan. 19, however, to help showcase its products to their main audience, the store welcomed in local business owners for a Business Preview Day on Thursday, Jan 18, giving them first look and a chance to browse through and sample products following a ribbon cutting with local business and City of Fayetteville representatives. “We reached out to local businesses in the community over the last few weeks telling them about our store opening, wanting to show them all that we can offer. We have everything from produce deli, dry grocery paper and all of your equipment and supply needs. So we’re excited that people come on down and check us out,” shared Director of New Store Execution Gina Rogers. The first planned event for the storefront, Business Preview Day allowed local businesses first dibs on discounted prices, the chance to participate in a gift card raffle and sign up for a US Foods CHEF’STORE® membership. While all CHEF’STORE® locations are

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Top: With over 20,000 square-feet for restaurant retail, the Fayetteville CHEF’STORE location is the fourth in the state, located right across from Cross Creek Mall. Left: Business Preview Day featured several sample stands for customers to taste products available in store. Friendly associates like Mary were happy to help!

open to the public and don’t require a membership to shop there, the CHEF’STORE® Customer Card allows foodservice operators the ability to apply most tax exemptions at the register. Additional benefits such as a “Charge-to-Account” program for foodservice operators are still in the works. To help warm up the community to the new store, a separate grand opening event was held just two days later on Saturday, Jan. 20. Staff were ready to meet, greet and give guests a taste of what is now available. “You can expect great customer service, competitive prices and you can expect to be greeted when you come through the doors. We will

exceed your expectations and we will thank you on your way out,” shared Fayetteville Store Manager David Boyd. “We try to meet the needs of every market, demographic and every type of restaurant whether it’s a food truck or hotels. We have a lot of products to offer in general, so we want to be a one stop shop for anybody who comes through the door.” Regular hours of operation include 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. With the presence of an expanded food truck community thanks in part to the newly opened Haymount Truck Stop located less than 10 miles away, the US Foods CHEF’STORE®’s central location

is sure to be a great resource for the ever changing restaurant scene in Fayetteville. “All of our members are excited to see growth and economic development happen in our community. This used to be a cornfield and who would’ve thought just 30-40 years later we’d be in a huge parking lot. Economic development around Fayetteville and Cumberland County is good and booming and it’s a great place to do business,” shared Greater Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Nat Robertson.

Find out more about the Fayetteville US Foods CHEF’STORE location, ongoing deals and discounts and hiring opportunities online at www.chefstore.com.

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Ripple Fiber, commemorated their new Pinehurst location with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday Jan. 17.

More internet in Moore County RIPPLE FIBER, A FIBER OPTIC INTERNET PROVIDER BASED IN THE SOUTHEAST, OFFICIALLY JOINS THE PINEHURST COMMUNITY

new Internet Service Provider (ISP) is making waves in Moore County following the opening of their first physical location in Pinehurst. Ripple Fiber, a fast growing fiber internet company based in the southeast, commemorated their new Pinehurst location and entry into the area with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Jan. 17, with company leaders and teammates joining with the community to celebrate. The newest Ripple Fiber office, located at 7647 NC 211 Highway, Suite A, between Pinehurst and West End, is currently the only one planned for Moore County and will service what is recognized as the “Pinehurst market” which includes both Pinehurst and Southern Pines with discussions about expanding into West End, Carthage and Whispering Pines still ongoing. “We’ve been open for the last three months at this location, this office has been open, but officially, we want to make sure everyone knows that we're here and we're on the market. Anybody that has any needs can come

into our office and we’ll answer any questions,” shared Regional Executive for Pinehurst Market Kylar Martin. “We’re a local presence, we’re here in the market, we are out there during construction. We want to ensure that everybody knows that they have a voice and that they have somebody to go to that’s in the community.” According to Vice President of Franchising Bill Grogan, Ripple Fiber will be able to support around 60-70,000 users out of this single location. “We do analytics that show where communities are underserviced for connectivity and that was our attraction; your [Moore County’s] population density along with the fact that candidly, you needed some technology. So it makes a great fit,” shared Grogan. A new resource for businesses and

residents alike, many residents within the greater Pinehurst area will soon have access to innovative technology. “We offer full gig service fiber to the home, so it’s fiber directly to the back of the modem. There’s no coax whatsoever in our product and it's a one gig service with 1000 megabytes per second upload and download symmetrical speeds,” shared Martin. Driving digital transformation across the world, fiber internet is a powerful solution that functions at the speed of light. It transmits data through light pulses and is less susceptible to outside interference, making the fiber optic connections uniquely durable and strong. Ripple Fiber provides thousands of homes with lightning-fast connectivity through the utilization of its fiber optic network and patented software. Its team is dedicated to

expanding access and constructing strong infrastructures in communities nationwide. With Ripple Fiber’s future-focused approach, residents of Moore County will have access to an infrastructure that will power the area for decades to come. “As part of this community, we look forward to expanding access for local residents and improving their everyday lives,” added Martin. “Not only is Ripple Fiber committed to investing in the area’s infrastructure, but we will also invest in community partners and organizations that are valuable to our future customers to help build a brighter tomorrow.”

Residents in Moore County who would like to learn more about Ripple Fiber’s offerings and stay updated on future availability in their neighborhood can visit www.ripplefiber.com and follow along on social media (@ripplefiber) for updates.

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