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October 22 - November 11, 2021 Vol. 1, No. 11
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Economic Indicators .............................. 3 Publisher's Notes ................................... 4 Power Breakfast ..................................... 5 Achievers ............................................... 8 Residential Real Estate ........................11 Biz Leads .............................................18 Military Business .................................20 Technology ...........................................23
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Fayetteville State University Board of Trustees Chair Glenn Adams, Gary Ciccone, and Chancellor Darrell T. Allison hold a giant cutout of a key, symbolizing the acquisition of the strip mall.
FSU’S BRONCO SQUARE FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF BRONCO SQUARE, THE ARRIVAL OF CHAIN RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT AND A NEW ENTREPRENEURIAL HUB >>
By Jenna Shackelford
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ayetteville State University announced at a press conference recently that the institution would fully acquire Bronco Square Shopping Mall, a strip mall located near the campus, debt-free. The development and strip mall was established conceptually in 1999. In the first stage of building in 2002-03, the first ten units were built. A few years later, an additional ten units were built and in 2006, the FSU bookstore was built. About a year and a half ago, a McAlister’s Deli was added to the square. “We’ve been very busy over the past seven months here,” said Wesley
Fountain, associate vice chancellor for community relations and economic partnership at FSU, “to establish a stake hold in the community, not only in Fayetteville but in the region as not only the premier higher ed institution but as an economic development institution.” After not having a homecoming celebration last year due to COVID-19, Fayetteville State University welcomed homecoming back with open arms as the vaccination rates on campus jumped from a 22 percent vaccination rate to approximately 64 percent verified vaccination rate in the past six weeks; See BRONCO SQUARE, page 7