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Government ........................................... 3 Editor's Notes ........................................ 4 Achievers ............................................... 8 Banking + Finance ...............................11 Health Care .........................................12 Commercial Real Estate .......................14 Biz Leads .............................................18 Business Profile ...................................23

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Southern Pines Brewing Company has seen great success since it opened in 2014 and is anticipating an expansion into Fayetteville soon.

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POPULAR BREWING COMPANY THRIVES WITH PLANS OF EXPANSION TO FAYETTEVILLE

outhern Pines Brewing Company has become a household name in North Carolina with two locations in Southern Pines and distribution in all 100 counties in the state.

Micah Niebauer, CEO and cofounder, opened the first location in Southern Pines in 2014 with his two friends and fellow green berets, John Brumer and Jason Ginos. They met while stationed at Fort Bragg and soon decided to start the craft brewery, leaving the Army behind.

Traveling to the world’s top breweries, they took notes and learned the business.

“This was never a hobby. This is what we did and not a side project. >>

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From the concept to the creation of our product, there was a lot of care and intention in our business,”said Niebauer. “We realized early on that we couldn’t be a success without knowing what was important to our community. We drew on our experience finding out what was important to key leaders in areas of the world we were in. We had a broad approach to looking at who lives here and how we could fit in to be successful.”

With that approach, the brewery motto, “Rooted in the community,” is the underpinning for their success.

“We try to be authentic, masters of our craft. We want to know our customers and find what they are drinking – hard seltzers, ciders, craft

core beers, seasonals. It’s important,” said Niebauer, “Our slogan ‘Rooted in the Community’ had been the most foundational thing we’ve created. It’s been our guiding light in our business and in our community.”

After years of success at their original taproom and production brewery, Brumer and Ginos left the business for other adventures and Niebauer took on the role of sole owner.

“We couldn’t have opened without the blood, sweat, tears and money from the three of us. We started with three owners. John and Jason left to pursue other passions, but I think we’re all happy to see it still exists. We’ve built something that has survived. Ownership transitions See SOUTHERN PINES, page 7

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GOVERNMENT

Over $412M

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hairman of the Cumberland County Legislative Delegation and State Rep. William Richardson, along with several members of the Delegation, Sen. Kirk deViere, Rep. John Szoka and Rep. Diane Wheatley, met with Greater Fayetteville Business Journal on Nov. 30 to discuss the massive and historic investment of over $412 million dollars into the Cumberland County community from the state budget.

“What stood out to me this entire session has been the quality of the wonderful senators and representatives that this county elected,” Richardson said. “By far, the best delegation I’ve worked with in fiveand-a half-terms. Outstanding group of people, character people, very courageous -- because it took courage what everyone did, to get these items in the budget … I believe, because of the collective efforts and the individual efforts of this delegation, we have a gamechanger for Cumberland County.”

Szoka mentioned he was also particularly excited that the whole Cumberland County delegation was on the “same sheet of music.” “I don’t think there’s any other delegation in the state that did this, and I’m not sure when the last time it happened here was, if ever,” Szoka said. “We united early on in the session. We made the decision that we were going to work together for the community, and we did.”

“There are so many items in this budget for our community, and there isn’t one of them that all of us did not support. We all had things we brought to the table and wanted to see funded,” Wheatley said. She explained that she called each mayor in her district to ask what the needs of their communities were. “Those items were all funded in this budget,” she said. “I think all of us are extremely relieved, really, that the Governor signed the bill. I believe we got just about everything we requested.”

The community investments are allocated as followed: $198,020,000 for higher education; $64,085,801 for local government; $11,100,000 for health care; $4,250,000 for economic equality; $550,000 for human services; $27,512,162 for military and veterans; $19,440,350 for flood mitigation and resiliency; $87,625,000 for

CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY SEES BIG INVESTMENT FROM STATE BUDGET CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY INVESTMENT BREAKDOWN HIGHER EDUCATION: FSU - College of Education, $63,000,000; FSU - NC Promise, $11,500,000; FSU - New Residence Hall, $40,000,000; FSU - Repairs and Renovations, $38,850,000; FSU - Residence Hall Parking Deck, $10,000,000; FSU - Ultraviolet-C Steralization Units, $670,000; FTCC Fire Training Center, $20,000,000; FTCC Nursing Building, $4,000,000; FTCC Truck Driver Training, $10,000,000

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: City of Fayetteville - Homeless Day Center, $1,000,000; City of Fayetteville - Housing Trust Fund, $1,000,000; City of Fayetteville - Parks & Recreation Facilities, $2,000,000; City of Fayetteville - PWC - Stormwater Projects, $9,800,000; City of Fayetteville PWC - Texfi Site Cleanup, $220,000; City of Fayetteville - Rehab Old City Hall, $250,000; City of Fayetteville - Storm Water Projects, $750,000; City of Fayetteville Historic Building Renovations, $2,700,000; City of Fayetteville Safety Improvements, $4,319,350; City of Fayetteville Trail Upgrades, $1,700,000; City of Raeford Capital Funds, $250,000; County of Cumberland - Homeless Shelter, $1,000,000; Cumberland County - Methodist University Stream Restoration, $2,000,000; Cumebrland County - Local Heatlh Department Grant, $371,451; Hoke County Capital Funds, $750,000; Hoke County Court House Rehab, $30,000,000; Hope Mills- East Patterson Street, $2,500,000; Hope Mills- Woodland Hills, $650,000; Spring Lake - Parks and Recreation, $200,000; Spring Lake - water line replacement and repairs, $400,000; Spring Lake Civic Center Renovation, $250,000; Town of Eastover Ballpark Expansion, $450,000; Town of Falcon Town Hall Renovation, $55,000; Town of Hope Mills - Storm Water Projects, $600,000; Town of Hope Mills Outdoor Park Improvment, $680,000; Town of Linden Equipment, $30,000;Town of Spring Lake Veteran Memorial Park, $110,000; Town of Wade Multipurpose Field, $50,000 HEALTH CARE: Stedman-Wade Health Services, Inc, $500,000; Cumberland HealthNET, $250,000; Veterans Health Care Pilot Program, $750,000; Southern Regional Area Health Education Center - Residency Program, $9,600,000

ECONOMIC EQUITY: Reduce Generational Poverty Fund, $1,000,000; Economic Equity Venture Capital Fund (pilot), $2,500,000; Center for Economic Empowerment and Development, $750,000

HUMAN SERVICES: Rape Crisis Center of Fayetteville - Domestic Violence Support, $125,000; Rape Crisis Center of Fayetteville - SANE Nurse Training Pilot, $125,000; Human Trafficking Court Cumberland County, $300,000

MILITARY & VETERANS: State Veterans Home - Fayetteville, $26,266,162; Veterans Court, $460,000; Soldier to Agriculture Program - NC State, $150,000; Veterans Farm NC - Training Program, $100,000; Military Family Counselors (K-12), $466,000; Project Healing Waters, $70,000 FLOOD MITIGATION AND RESILIENCY: Rhodes Pond, $8,819,350; Cape Fear Botanical Gardens Pandemic Mitigation Assistance, $321,000; Massey Hill Historic Preservation Project, $200,000; Lake Rim, $500,000; Spring Lake - Woodlake Dam Repair, $9,600,000 CAPITAL INVESTMENT: Falcon Children's Home, $45,000; Fayetteville MLK Park, $2,500,000; Myrover-Reee Fellowship Homes, $1,000,000; NC Civil War and Reconstruction History Center, $59,600,000; US Airborne and Special Operations Museum, $3,000,000; Rape Crisis Center of Fayetteville (Phoenix Center), $50,000; Cumberland County Fire Chiefs Association, $1,000,000; Fascinate U Children’s Museum, $250,000; Cape Fear Regional Theatre, $5,000,000; Cape Fear Valley Health System, $15,000,000; Umoja Group, $150,000; Gray's Creek Rurtan Club, $30,000

TOTAL INVESTMENT $412,583,313 other capital investments.

These allocations mean that $352 million of capital investments are coming to the area to drive construction and job growth.

“From my perspective and as a small business owner, I think it’s important to look at the impact that this budget … is going to have on our business community here locally and the economy overall,” deViere said. “We know that small businesses are the backbone of any community,

and we made investments to grow those small businesses. We created an equity fund that will work with our economic development organization … to be able to grow businesses from that.”

DeViere also mentioned that another investment in the business community includes a grant that the Center for Economic Empowerment and Development will receive for $750,000. It will be used for funding and training for minority-owned

businesses, as well as to create a Community Development Financial Institution for minority business capital.

In another effort to grow minority companies, $2.5M will go toward the Economic Equity Venture Capital Fund, with a goal of funding ten businesses that employ over ten employees over five years.

Additionally, corporate income tax will be eliminated by 2030, state income tax on military pensions will cease to encourage the retention of military talent here and personal income tax rates will be cut, starting with a cut from 5.25 percent to 4.99 percent in 2022.

“Over 9,000 people just here in Cumberland County exit the military every year. If we can keep that workforce, that’s a workforce that our businesses can use,” deViere said.

“There’s about 65,000 retirees who live in the general vicinity [the Fayetteville MSA], Cumberland, Harnett, and Hoke,” Szoka said. “So what the bill does is it exempts military retired pay from state income tax, which is something 32 other states have done.” Until this change passed, many military retirees would leave to go to other states where they change had already been made; getting rid of the state income tax for military retirees makes North Carolina substantially more military friendly. “This is something I’ve personally been working on for over ten years,” Szoka said.

With improvements to education, government, infrastructure, small business environments and more, the local legislature agreed that the quality of life will be improved by the new investments into the community; consequently, they anticipate that more people will see the benefit of living in the area.

“If I could preach one thing to everyone,” Richardson said, “don’t be afraid to work with each other and to compromise and celebrate our differences and come together in the best interest of the community. The biggest lesson of this delegation … is that working together — it doesn’t matter that we disagree on how we get there… It doesn’t matter that you’re a democrat or a republican.

What matters is we love this community and we want it to grow.”

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People are like calendars T

he other day, I realized that my large wall calendar — that never made it to a wall and sits on my desk — is approaching the end.

I considered my options carefully.

Do I go digital this year? No, that’s just one more app to keep up with.

Should I get one of those pocket planners? I might run out of room.

I could get a two-year calendar, and that would save me from doing calendar shopping next year. But, what if I change my mind about the kind of calendar I want, and then I’m stuck with a 2022-2023 calendar for a whole extra year? I browsed Etsy, looking at downloadable PDF calendars to no avail.

I take my calendar seriously -- can you tell? Desperately needing guidance on this relatively simple task, I took to Google, typing “Tips for buying a calendar” into my search bar. Yes, really.

The first result was a 2016 article from The Vernon Company called “Three Tips To Buying the Perfect Calendar.”

The article gave three pieces of advice for businesses looking to buy calendars with their logos on them for their customers: Choose your style wisely, buy early and perfect your imprint.

Of course, I was just looking for a personal calendar that I could use, so I discarded the information on logos and bought mine at Staples. It’s a classy, floral print from BlueSky and I’ve already filled in some dates for January.

Whether you’ve picked out your calendar for 2022 or not, whether you use a print calendar or not, The Vernon Company’s advice could easily be used to find success in the business world.

CHOOSE YOUR STYLE WISELY “Each [of the types of calendars] has unique attributes that separate them from the others,” the article said.

And, that’s true for us. Recently, I was pondering a conversation with a businessperson who has been kind to me on multiple occasions and has kept me in the loop on numerous evolving news stories. I found myself thinking, “This person’s ability to be

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Choose your style wisely, buy early, perfect your imprint -- all advice that can be applied to buying a calendar or conducting business.

savvy and shrewd while also being relational and authentically generous is incredible.” Business is more than seeing a task to its completion or delivering a product. Hard work coupled with good character makes a profound impact that lasts.

new or speaking with employees you’ve or coworkers you’ve had for years, calling people up instead of out with words of encouragement and affirmation where it’s due can work wonders on morale and task outcomes.

BUY EARLY “Whether it’s early buyer bonuses, special pricing or new stock — there are definite benefits to planning ahead,” the article said.

Don’t be afraid to invest in people before they’ve reached their full potential. Instead, set high standards and applaud the people around you for trying to reach them.

German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once wrote, “If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.” Dr. Milton H. Erickson, an American psychiatrist and psychologist in the 1900s developed what he called the Law of Expectation, which said that 85 percent of what a person thinks will happen, will. The idea here isn’t that we have some superhuman ability to control outcomes by bending possibilities with our minds, but rather that the power of suggestion is great.

Whether you’re hiring someone

PERFECT YOUR IMPRINT “Simple imprints are best when you are purchasing a stock calendar — including your logo and contact information provides your audience the exact information they need to contact you,” The Vernon Company said.

What’s your brand? Not the company’s brand. Not your logo. You. What do you stand for and who do you serve? In the day-to-day buzz, sometimes it’s hard to be able to see the wood for all the trees. Develop your own mission statement. What are your overarching business goals?

Whose needs are you trying to meet?

The details can come after you know what you’re trying to accomplish.

Do you think this is a bit of a stretch, to go from buying a calendar to writing a lengthy editor’s note on professional practices? You should see what happens when I buy pencils.

Just kidding — I’m more of a pen gal myself.

JENNA SHACKELFORD, Associate Editor 910-240-9697, Ext 102 • jennas@bizfayetteville.com

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Sovereign Aerospace takes flight

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ounded in March of this year

by Slim Thompson, Sovereign Aerospace is open for business as an umbrella holding company based in the Moore County Airport.

While the airspace organization is only about half-a-year old, the seeds of Thompson's brainchild management company began long before the Sovereign’s debut this year. The company oversees a spectrum of other flight- or airspace-centric companies that fall in line with Thompson’s vision for Sovereign: flight-maintenance-education. The subsidiaries of Sovereign include UAS Drone, Pinehurst Aces, Orion Aviation, Sandhills Fliers, Pinehurst Aviation Medical, Pinehurst Aviation Services, Veteran Transition Corps, Entrepreneurial Alliance and Sandhills Avionics.

Sovereign currently has 16 aircrafts in their fleet and 20 employees across their entire business footprint.

By the end of the year, they will have an additional seven aircrafts.

Sandhills Fliers is an aviation training center that took off in 2014.

The limited liability company falls under Federal Aviation Administration’s Part 61. They offer flight lessons to Fort Bragg’s wounded warriors from United States Special Operations Command and the Veterans Airlift Command.

“That allows us to do flexible pilot training for civilians, military; things of that nature,” said Ken Hadaway, Sovereign Aeropace’s CFO. “Most of our instructors are military.”

On staff are three full-time and five part-time instructors, most of which work on the weekends to provide training. Each of them has thousands of hours of experience on different aircrafts and concepts to be able to provide guidance to students and people looking to fly.

Pinehurst Aces, too, offers lessons, but they are geared more toward an academic standpoint. The Part 141 organization is tied to Sandhills Community College and credits from

their courses are counted toward an aviation degree, according to Hadaway. The classes are structured and run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

“It’s more rigid,” he said. “If you want to go into aviation management or you want to go into the airlines at a quicker rate, then you’ll want to get that aviation degree.”

According to Hadaway, there is a shortage of pilots as well as airframe and powerplant (A&P) mechanics and they are looking to satisfy that niche shortage.

“We are working with Sandhills Community College as well as College of Albemarle to set up an A&P school looking to build hangars here at an A&P structured outfit to be able to teach mechanics,” Hadaway said. “Not everybody wants to fly, but everybody likes the idea of being involved with planes.”

Beyond the Pinehurst Aces, Sovereign Aerospace is looking for the opportunity to be able to partner with the education system, US Department of Labor and Economic Development team out of Congress to be able to fill the A&P gap out in the Sandhills.

“The closest school to us is Greensboro when it comes to A&P and right now for simplicity sake, HondaJet (aircraft manufacturer in Guilford county) out of Greensboro has 300 jobs right now they can't fill because of the fact of the shortage,” he said.

Orion Aviation is a flight charter branch of Sovereign Aerospace. The Part 135 organization provides flight services to entities from government projects and Department of Defense contracts, to transportation of military service members. “[Service members] can come here and get on our plane,” Hadaway said. “We fly them to jump school, dive school, to a mission, and they don't have to go through the TSA.” Additionally, under Orion, Sover-

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Sovereign Aerospace has 16 aircrafts in their fleet and 20 employees across their business footprint.

eign Aerospace has a Kodiak aircraft out in California fighting wildfires this past summer and a Cessna 337 aiding Boston University’s mammal research off the coast of Florida all the way up to Massachusetts.

UAS Drone is the unpiloted aircraft piece of Sovereign. The organization provides Part 107 license drone capability training and certifications through the FAA to civilians and DoD employees.

According to Hadaway, a recent development in legislation that is still in the works now requires all North Carolina drone operators to be licensed to be able to conduct drone activities in the state’s airspace.

Pinehurst Aviation Services provides airplane maintenance, according to Carrie Hadaway, Sovereign Aerospace bookkeeper.

“We have a maintenance facility here where we do service on small fixed-wing planes,” she said. “We have been in operation for about 15 months.”

Pinehurst Aviation Medical is the aviation medical examiner component. The LLC is an in-flight escort service for people who have chronic issues who need medical transport, according to Ken Hadaway. The AMEs on staff are Dr. Laurence

Gebler and a physician's assistant Zarah Pulfrey.

And when Gebler and Pulfrey are not performing their duties with Pinehurst Aviation Medical, they handle statements needed for disability contracts from Veterans Affairs under Veterans Transition Corps, the 501(c)(3) component under the Sovereign umbrella.

VTC as an organization is a path for veterans transitioning out of the military to gain skills in the aviation industry. The organization has been in development for years, but only received its nonprofit status a month ago.

“Our founder, Slim, has a heart for veterans,” Carrie Hadaway said.

“He really would like to be doing mission type work to help veterans who are in need.”

Additionally, the VTC is a USSOCOM approved internship program.

“They're able to work as a pilot or mechanic, or something along those lines, to get a skillset to get them better prepared for civilian life,” said Ken Hadaway.

The Entrepreneurial Alliance is a launching pad for startups under Sovereign. Entrepreneurs can come to Ken Hadaway with their ideas, and he utilizes his experience as a score counselor and connections with the local venture capitalist network with Angel Investors at RTP. “I’ve got a masters in finance and global economics where I can help them design their business plans, get them registered with the state, get their stuff listed with the IRS, do all that back end work so they can propel their business forward,” he said.

The final piece of Sovereign Aerospace that is in the works is Sandhills Avionics. This component is predicted to launch sometime next spring or summer. The company will be providing avionic services and maintenance.

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From SOUTHERN PINES, page 1

can destroy a business, but we all have enough trust and respect for one another that allowed us to see the dream of the Southern Pines Brewing Company to go on,” said Niebauer.

Niebauer opened the second location in downtown Southern Pines in the middle of the pandemic in October 2020. A beautiful corner space with an outdoor patio in the heart of the downtown area and continued success in that location led him to look at downtown Fayetteville as a new expansion of the brand. A special use permit has been approved by the City Council and Niebauer is hoping to close at 123 Hay Street in downtown Fayetteville by the end of the year.

“I think it was based on our experience opening in downtown Southern Pines that opening in the heart of the city brings a whole new level of community and vibrancy. I really looked at the success of that model although I looked at other locations outside of Fayetteville,” said Niebauer, “I lived in Fayetteville for five years. On Hay Street, it’s really trending in a neat direction with the stadium, in the heart of the town.”

Another part of that downtown feel that Niebauer has been impressed with is the support those surrounding the location including Capitol Encore Academy, which was part of the reason that Southern Pines Brewing Company required a special use permit with its proximity to the school, other downtown business owners and staff from the Cool Spring Downtown District and City Hall.

“One thing that was unexpected was the support from downtown business owners. Hank Parfitt, who owns City Center Gallery and Books, took hours out of his time to come out to our Southern Pines location and then to speak at the City Council meeting in support,” Niebauer said. “It was very kind and purposeful. Bianca Shoneman, the president and CEO of the Cool Spring Downtown District, has also been very supportive from day one.

She was the one who talked with Capitol Encore Academy and had their board of directors write a letter of support on our behalf for the City Council. It’s really exciting to see everyone from downtown and even at City Hall with Craig Harmon and Jennifer Baptiste be so supportive.

We would love to be a part of that as a business owner downtown.”

Niebauer has been working with Fayetteville-based Critical Path Solutions for general contracting services

L O C AT I O N S

Southern Pines Brewing Company Taproom and Production Brewery 565 Air Tool Drive, Suite E, Southern Pines, NC Hours: Mon-Sat noon to 10 p.m., Sun noon to 5 p.m.

Downtown Southern Pines 205 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, Southern Pines, NC Hours: Mon-Wed noon to 10 p.m., Thurs noon to 11 p.m., Fri-Sat, 11 a.m. to midnight, Sun 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY SOUTHERN PINES BREWING COMPANY

Fayetteville’s city council recently approved the special use permit that SPBC would need to open at 123 Hay Street since it’s located in close proximity to a school.

as he has started the vetting process for the downtown location.

“We’ve been working with Critical Path Solutions and they are phenomenal. From planning to presenting our special use permit, we’re incredibly excited to partner with them,” he said. “For the space at 123 Hay Street, we would love to be able to use the second floor, take a restorative approach to the bricked in windows, have a place for live music and a possible rooftop bar. Of course, we won’t know until the permits are done and the process is further down to see what the building will actually look like. We hope to close by the end of the year as long as everything proceeds as planned. And if this doesn’t pan out, we will continue to look at Fayetteville.”

Fayetteville is its ideal location for an expansion of Southern Pines Brewing Company as Niebauer al-

ready has relationships working with other local breweries within Cumberland County.

“We have already talked about a collaboration beer with other breweries like Dirtbag, Bright Light, Lake Gaston and Huske if we come to Fayetteville. It’s nothing too formalized, but we bring the jokes and suggest fun ingredients. It’s getting all the owners together and coming up with a good beer to celebrate an opening,” said Niebauer.

It’s that sense of community and collaboration that keeps Southern Pines Brewing Company going strong, from participating in events across the state to giving back to nonprofits like the Special Forces Warrior Foundation and the Special Forces Charitable Trust along with others like the Junior League of Moore County, the Boys and Girls Club and Friend to Friend.

“We work with dozens and dozens and dozens of nonprofits in our area and across the state. Our ability to bring the party and root in the community is who we are. We’ve worked with veteran based organizations and more. We think about the customer and find out what they care about at the core,” said Niebauer. “We also do a bunch of events from Beericana in Holly Springs and Voracious + Rare in Wilmington to Pecktoberfest at Segra Stadium and 1st Fridays in Southern Pines. COVID has reshaped the calendar, but we have a mobile trailer and are out there.”

Their state-wide distribution has additionally been a huge factor in their brand expansion through N.C..

“Now that we work with Healy Wholesale, business has opened up quite a bit. Our beer is everywhere from Harris Teeter to Mac’s Speed Shop and Segra Stadium,” said Niebauer.

The Southern Pines Brewing Company continues to have success, but Niebauer has never forgotten the legacy that built the business or the staff that has gotten the business where they are.

“What I’m most proud of today is that we have put together a phenomenal group of people with our business and our projects with our community values. Our success is the people who want to work with us, who make it fun to go to work every day. It’s an incredible thing that helped us grow,” said Niebauer, “It’s been a milestone achievement for us to start offering health insurance because of the hard work put in. That’s been a major thing for our staff because it’s important.”

As Niebauer reflected on the last seven years, he remembered a story from a Christmas party from the start of the business.

“One fun story was that in our first few years of opening, we were invited to the Secretary of State Christmas Party as America’s Beer.

Ambassadors from all over the world shared our craft beers and it was amazing that our little company was able to be a part of it. It would be hard to top that night.”

With the humility, hard work and success that has already been demonstrated from Niebauer and his staff at Southern Pines Brewing Company, it is hard to fathom that being the last of its kind. As the title of their most popular beer, Man of Law, demonstrates in the Canterbury Tales, the value of constancy, or unending patience in faith, will always yield a positive result.

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ACHIEVERS Two locals inducted into county’s agricultural Hall of Fame Two locals were inducted into the Cumberland County Agricultural Hall of Fame recently.

ALFRED M. DAVENPORT, a retired Cooperative Extension agent, and longtime Gray’s Creek farmer ALTON EARL SMITH JR. were the inductees.

“It is an honor to recognize Mr. Alfred Davenport's outstanding leadership and contributions to agriculture,” said Cooperative Extension Director Lisa Childers. “He was a pioneer in vegetable production and bringing new innovations to farmers. His contributions over the years have had a significant impact on Cumberland County agriculture.”

Since COVID prohibited the annual Farm City and Hall of Fame event last year, Davenport was the 2020 inductee and Smith was the 2021 inductee.

Davenport began his work with the Cooperative Extension in 1974 and was selected as one of the seven top agricultural agents in 1979. In 1980, he transitioned to work solely with horticulture. After retiring from the Cooperative Extension in 1993, he was an advisor for the Cumberland County Farm Service Agency for 18 years Before the Cooperative Extension, Davenport worked as the Department Head of Agriculture for the N.C. Department of Juvenile Corrections for over 15 years.

A proponent of technology in his field, Davenport became a local expert on and a pioneer of drip irrigation.

He also played a key role in establishing the Cumberland County Farmers Market on Gillespie Street.

Holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from North Carolina A&T State University and a Master’s Degree in Adult Education from N.C. State University, Davenport also played an active role in 4-H by organizing groups and leading the charge on forming the first volunteer leader’s association in the district.

Smith grew up on his family’s farm; he took over the dairy and tobacco farm when he was twelve after the decline of his father’s health.

“We are honored that Mr. Smith has been inducted into the Hall of Fame,” said Cooperative Extension Director Lisa Childers. “He is a true example of what hard work, dedication and a passion for agriculture can accomplish.”

In 1967, Smith was dubbed the Outstanding Young Farmer for Cumberland County. Before selling the farm in the 80s, Smith was the

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The farm went from 200 acres to 700 acres thanks to Smith, growing tobacco, soybeans, sorghum, corn and small grains, and today, the family farm is a whopping 1,200 acres. Smith was the first farmer in the county to adapt his old tobacco harvester for bulk tobacco curing.

His engineering abilities led him to design and build a self-propelled hay wagon, a wood-fired tobacco heater and even his own airplane, which he flew.

Smith’s family has followed in his footsteps, with his son-in-law working side-by-side with him even now, and his grandchildren, who are N.C. State graduates in Agricultural Studies, expanding farm operations to include beef cattle and hay production.

The Black News Channel selects Fayetteville State student as finalist for project

The Black News Channel is selecting journalism students to give them opportunities through their inaugural HBCU Journalism Project.

The organization selected 20 students at HBCUs to participate in their Virtual Media Day. Afterwards, the participants were given the opportunity to write about topics covered throughout the event in their school’s paper with a ten-day window.

Before Thanksgiving, the BNC Editorial Committee evaluated the stories submitted and selected eight of the 20 students to be finalists to ad-

vance to the next stage of the project.

Among the finalists was DOR'MIYA VANCE, a senior at Fayetteville State University.

For now, the work of the finalists is featured on BNC’s website. The students will present their work to BNC’s Executive Panel next.

On Dec. 20, four of the 20 participants will be named BNC + BNC GO HBCU Journalism Project Leaders and will be offered paid internships for next summer.

Although the Black News Channel is only two years old, it is the nation’s fastest growing news network.

Chicken producer honors contract growers

The Top Grower Banquet is hosted each year by Mountaire Farms, the fourth-largest chicken producer in the country, and it honors family farmers that bring success to the industry.

This year, the banquet was held in West End, N.C. and it recognized twelve top growers. Five of the growers are based in GFBJ’s coverage area.

They are as follows: JERUSALEM FARM in Bladen County, owned by Colon Roberts.

BETHLEHEM FARM in Bladen County, owned by Colon Roberts.

TERRY & SALLY FARM in Robeson County, owned by Terry Locklear.

FOGHORN FARM in Bladen County, owned by Kendrick Eason.

TONY HARRIS FARM in Moore County, owned by Tony Harris.

Mountaire also distributed several other awards, including an Environmental Stewardship Award and awards for Most Improved Growers.

The Environmental Stewardship Award went to SHU ZHEN ZHENG of Song Farm in Robeson County who invested $4.5 million dollars toward 8,000 solar panels for the farm.

Two of the five awardees for the Most Improved Growers honor were from the GFBJ coverage area. They are as follows: BONNIE’S POULTRY in Robeson County, owned by Lacy Cummings.

CHEROKEE 1 in Hoke County, owned by Charles Smith.

Moore County chamber announces new board members

The Moore County Chamber of Commerce announced new leaders of their board of directors recently.

Director of Lodging with Pinehurst LLC MATT CHRISCOE will be the Chair of the Board for 2022, following in the footsteps of Dr. Michael Barbera, owner and Chief Behavior Psychologist with Clicksausion Labs.

The new chair-elect and treasurer will be TOM BOALS of First Bank.

“The Moore County Chamber has been serving this community for over 54 years and has a long history of responding to the needs of business to foster a vibrant business economy, said Chairman-elect Matt Chriscoe of Pinehurst, LLC. “The Chamber’s work over the past several years, most recently under Michael’s leadership, has positioned the organization to build on the momentum that has been established with the new facility and focus on key initiatives such as workforce development to ensure a long-term impact on our business community.”

Other business leaders joining the board of directors include NEIL ROBINETTE of C.F. Smith Property Group, TOM VELEVIS of Dreher Financial Partners, SCOTT BREWTON of St. Joseph of the Pines and AMIE FRALEY of Habitat for Humanity.

“The leadership of our Board of Directors continues to be extremely important as we navigate the impacts the pandemic has had on our business community,” said Linda Parsons, President and CEO of the Chamber.

“We are fortunate to have such strong, strategic business leaders serve on our board. By convening so many dynamic and diverse leaders we are able to impact our community.”

The appointed board leaders will assume their new roles on January 1.

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ENT clinic HARNETT HEALTH RESPONDS TO COMMUNITY’S NEED FOR LOCAL ENT WITH NEW CLINIC

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he Harnett Health Ear, Nose and Throat clinic is now open in Dunn.

Harnett Health joined the Cape Fear Valley Health system earlier this year.

Located at 805-A Tilghman Drive near Betsy Johnson Hospital, the new clinic will have a ribbon cutting with the Dunn Area Chamber of Commerce at 11 a.m. on Dec. 20.

The main physician on site will be Otolaryngologist Albino Chiodo, MD, FRCSC. “Dr. Chiodo’s a welcome addition to our team,” Hess said. “His approach is focused on quality service that matches his outstanding skills.”

Also working at the clinic is Physician Assistant Lonnie Scholl.

The addition of the clinic in the

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Otolaryngologist Dr. Albino Choido will be the main physician at the new ENT office in Dunn.

area came after Harnett Health heard feedback from the community desiring a local ENT. “One of the services our commu-

nity told us they really wanted in Harnett County was an ENT clinic closer to home,” said Harnett Health President Cory Hess. “We listened, and now we’re very excited to be able to say the ENT clinic is here. It’s going to be a relief for many patients who can now get a referral to an ENT specialist that they don’t have to travel out of the county to see and who they won’t have to wait a month to get an appointment with.”

The clinic will offer a variety of services will focus on “sinus issues and surgery, neck cancer, and inner ear issues, performing procedures such as tonsillectomies, adenoid removal, nasal and sinus endoscopy, eardrum repair and reconstruction, nasal septum repair, and ear tubes for adult and pediatric patients over

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Tax exemptions LOCAL CPAS SHARE TIPS FOR BUSINESSPEOPLE

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hile not a new phenomenon, tax payers — specifically business owners — should pay attention to two sections when doing their taxes: section 197 and bonus depreciation.

Kelly Puryear, certified public accountant and managing partner at TRP Sumner, said these sections are the measures put in place to boost the economy typically when the economy is not doing well.

“This has been in place for a few years,” Puryear said. “Encouraging equipment purchase is something that Congress does to get manufacturers going and the economy moving.”

These tax exemptions allow business tax payers to expense in the year they purchase a piece of equipment.

“You can write off the entire amount of the purchase against your income,” Puryear said. “So if you spend $60,000 for a piece of equipment, then you get a $60,000 deduction in the year that you purchase it.”

Previously, business taxpayers had to depreciate that asset over a number of years. For example, a five-year depreciation would mean business tax payers would take part of the depreciation in each of the five years that would give them a total deduction of $60,000, Puryear said.

“But you would get the total deduction over the five-year period and not all at once,” he added.

The exemption is applicable to any equipment that business taxpayers purchase and not specific to industry with a few stipulations.

“As long as the asset life designated by the IRS is not more than 15 years, then you can write off the expenditure,” Puryear said. “They're saving immediately on their taxes.”

Section 179 is what allows business tax payers to write off business equipment and for the year 2021, the cap for this is $1,050,000, according to Michael Mitchell, from Michael D Mitchell CPA in Hope Mills.

This tax incentive election has been around for a long time.

“It gets a little more complicated if you buy too much equipment and vehicles and the number reaches $2.62 million in 2021, then you may not be able to take the deduction,” Mitchell said. “And all these things that we are talking about right now, taxpayers should always check with

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Section 197 and bonus depreciation are two sections business owners should keep in mind when doing their taxes this year.

their individual tax preparer and see how these decisions would affect them on an individual basis as far as decision making because everybody is different.”

The other type of deduction is the bonus depreciation. According to Mitchell, this tax incentive has been around for almost two decades now since the Bush administration in the early 2000s to help stimulate the economy.

“Back then it was a smaller percentage, something like 30 percent deduction of equipment you bought to be written off in the first year,” he said. “Normally equipment, furniture and fixtures that sort of things, have to be written off over a five- or seven-year period.”

What 179 expense and bonus depreciation does for business tax payers is it allows for them to deduct the amount of capital expenditures in the first year if they so choose.

“Section 179 — it is an election,” Mitchell said. “For bonus depreci-

ation it is automatically calculated.

And for bonus depreciation you have to elect out of that. Bonus depreciation can be 100 percent of your expenditure in the year of purchase.”

In Mitchell’s practice, he said they always check which tax bracket their clients are in first. This is to ensure their clients are given the right tools to make a smart decision on how much equipment or vehicles to write off.

“Vehicles that weigh more than 6,000 pounds (gross vehicle weight rating), they qualify for both 179 and bonus expenditures expense elections,” Mitchell said.

Without it being too complicated, Mitchell added that there are a few differences between the section 179 and the bonus depreciation.

“The 179 expense is limited to your taxable income and bonus depreciation is not,” he said. “Sometimes taxpayers — they shoot themselves in the foot if they take too much of these expense elections

in the first year,” he said. “Also with earned income credit, there are certain caps on that. Less than $40,000 adjusted gross typically you want to make sure you're not wiping out an earned income credit because you're too aggressive with one of these elections or the bonus depreciation.”

Mitchell highly suggests that business taxpayers do meticulous proactive tax planning with their tax preparer prior large spendings.

“I can't emphasize enough, with our accounting practice we do a lot of tax planning in the fall through the end of the year examining business to see where our clients are at to help them make these decisions in an intelligent manner,” he said. “It's very difficult to help them after the fact because it's better to be proactive and plan for these expenditures versus telling your accountant about it after the fact that it may be wasted money or too late to do any planning.”

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Getting tested for COVID-19 has become even easier, with an increase in testing sites, quick turnaround times and low costs.

Safe for the holidays NEW COVID CARE LOCATIONS MAKE IT EASIER TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE TESTING

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n all of the holiday bustle, businesspeople nationwide are finding time to celebrate the season with their families, friends and loved ones.

But along with the celebrations comes some caution from those concerned about the spread of COVID-19.

The New York Times has been tracking COVID numbers across the nation and regularly gathers numbers from the CDC and other health organizations to report an accurate COVID heatmap and case count.

According to their data on Dec. 7, Cumberland County is seeing approximately 101 COVID cases a day. Harnett County is seeing about 30 cases per day, and Hoke County is seeing approximately 15 cases per day.

In Cumberland County, 59 percent of citizens are vaccinated. Thirty-one percent of Hoke residents are vaccinated and 36 percent of Harnett residents are vaccinated.

The risk for unvaccinated people based on cases and test positivity is considered to be extremely high risk in Cumberland County, very high risk in Hoke County and very high risk in Harnett County.

A few new testing sites for COVID have opened up in Cumberland County.

One of the newest sites is by Ameritech Diagnostics Laboratories, PLLC, a lab based in Clayton.

“We’re trying to cover as much in North Carolina as we can. Fayetteville, we have a testing site in Wilmington, we have one in Clayton, we’re looking into the mountains…

We’re all just kind of waiting to see where this pandemic is going,” Holly DeBeck, Director of Marketing and Sales with Ameritech Diagnostics Laboratories, PLLC, said.

The lab already had a site set up at 726 Ramsey Street and at the Crown Complex, and it recently established another location in Hope Mills, which offers PCR COVID tests with a 24-48 hour turnaround time, although the turnaround has been closer to a 24-hour time frame.

As a new and less invasive way of testing, Ameritech will be offering saliva tests or nasal swab tests at all of their local sites.

“We’re able to extract DNA from that,” DeBeck said. The turnaround time on a saliva test is the same for a nasal swab.

Ameritech is also offering concierge

services that can be utilized by business, churches, events, the homebound and more.

“We can also offer some rapid testing for people that have to have proof of a negative test if they’re going to an event,” DeBeck said. For events, such as those that go through Live Nation, a vaccination card is required indicating that you are fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated status means that someone has been fully vaccinated for two weeks. If you’ve received a partial dose, a negative test within 72 hours is required to attend those events.

Holly says she personally prefers a PCR where possible. “If you go get a test done by 4 o’clock, you get the results the next day by say, 12-2 o’clock in the afternoon,” DeBeck said.

The PCR tests are free, as they are covered by all insurance companies, Medicaid and the CARES Act. The 10-minute rapid test has a minimal fee.

The Crown location is near the main box office.

“We just try to make it very, very community friendly and accessible,” DeBeck said. “This is all about getting the community healthy.”

The new Hope Mills location is

in Village Shopping Center, located at 3020 N. Main Street, Hope Mills.

Rapid testing is available at the Hope Mills site on a regular basis and at the other sites upon request.

The sites are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Concierge services can be reached on the weekends at 919-243-1831.

StarMed Healthcare, based in Raleigh, is another one of the healthcare companies that has opened a COVID-19 care site, this one at 6917 Raeford Road. It provide vaccines, testing and the administration of COVID-19 antibody therapy doses.

Free of cost, StarMed will offer Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson shots. They perform both PCR and rapid tests by nasal swab, which is also free of cost. Both services are available for people of all ages.

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THE SIP ROOM MOVES INTO FORMER LOCATION OF THE WINE CAFE ON HAY STREET

ayetteville wine enthusiasts and fans of a popular-butnow-closed wine shop have cause to raise a toast. If things go as anticipated — ABC permits, etc.

— The Sip Room will open Dec. 15 at 106 Hay Street, the former location of The Wine Cafe, which closed Sept. 30.

The Sip Room is a venture of three women who are best friends, longtime business colleagues and have strong Fayetteville ties, despite the fact that two of them now live elsewhere. All three have successful real estate careers but have always been interested in opening a retail business, though not necessarily a wine shop.

“It's funny, because we didn't plan on this happening. It just kind of fell in our laps and we wanted to build upon what was already here,” said Juawana Colbert, a former Fayetteville resident who now lives in Tampa, Fla. Colbert, by the way, stars in the upcoming Netflix reality series, "Selling Tampa."

“We knew that The Wine Cafe was here previously, so we just wanted to build upon that and kind of bring a new, updated flare to it. So when Santina [Fayetteville resident Santina Thomas] came up with the idea of getting the space, we came up with what we were going to do with it, and The Sip Room was born.”

Rounding out the team is former Fayetteville resident Tomeka Purcell, who now lives in Charlotte.

Although The Wine Cafe closed somewhat abruptly, it wasn’t for lack of customers. Owner Angie Malave said that after pouring herself into the business for a decade, she needed a break — especially after the stress retail shops have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Sip Room owners saw a chance to move into a space that already was designed as a wine shop and tasting room and knew that Fayetteville has a flourishing wine scene.

They also were excited about being downtown.

“I am familiar with downtown,” Thomas said. “My husband just opened a cigar lounge, Livery Cigar [147 Maxwell Street in the Cool Springs District], and I also rent out an Airbnb a couple of doors down from The Sip Room.

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The Sip Room expects to open with its regular hours on Dec. 15 in downtown Fayetteville.

“I've been hanging out downtown for a pretty long time now, so I'm very familiar with the new businesses that come in the area. We kind of always wanted to do a business, but we really didn't know what type of business to do in the area for ladies and also for gentlemen. We're not excluding the gentlemen, but we just kind of want, you know, a relaxed space where women can go in the daytime as well to hang out with their girlfriends and have a glass of wine or champagne. They'll be able to do work and have great conversations.”

A lifetime of business connections and networking paid off for Thomas, who is owner and CEO of The Real Estate Concierge, located at 7948 Raeford Road.

“When that opportunity [to move into The Wine Cafe space] presented itself, I actually had been looking for an office building downtown,” Thomas said. “John Malzone [the owner of the property] had become a really good friend due to my husband's relationship that he has with him.”

Initially there were plans for a piano bar at the location, which is near Market Square. The piano bar idea proved short-lived, however, giving the three entrepreneurs a chance to

tap into the fine-wines market as well as the vibrancy of Fayetteville’s fast-growing downtown.

“I knew that the piano bar was coming,” Thomas said. “So I asked John to let me just check out the space.”

Thomas admits she was being a little nosy, driven by her passion for real estate and entrepreneurship in general.

“When he told me that the piano bar was no longer going to be there, I was like, Oh, let me just see this space. So when I walked through the door, I knew this would be a perfect business opportunity.

“I immediately called Juawana and we said, ‘Yeah, let's do it. We don't want to miss out on a big opportunity for Fayetteville,’” Thomas said. “And when we decided to bring in a third partner to make it a bit easier for us, we called Tomeka, and she just jumped right on board, and we immediately started working on it.”

Although The Wine Cafe got rave reviews, the ladies plan to put their personal touch on The Sip Room, creating a new, fresh brand. To use wine parlance, The Sip Room is offering a unique vintage, not only for wine lovers, but also for people who like to socialize and network, activ-

ities for which COVID has created pent-up demand. In addition to wine tastings and bottles to go, The Sip Room will offer a mix of events and even classes.

“As for branding, we wanted to come up with something that was catchy but still represented what we will actually be doing here,” Thomas said. “Not only can you have a sip here, you can take your sips with you. So it'll be a retail shop as well.

“You can sit here and enjoy your purchase, and we're going to host some other offerings, some different classes and different themed events.

It could be live music. It could be, you know, how to make a charcuterie board. It could be wine and yoga. We'll have a number of different things.”

The timing and location couldn’t be better. In addition to people seeking to escape COVID-induced cabin fever, Fort Bragg has its full complement of personnel here for the first time in 20 years, in effect adding 15,000 residents to the area. At the same time, downtown is as bustling as ever. Officials at the Dec. 2 State of the Community forum noted that business activity downtown this year has led to a 13 percent increase in taxable revenue.

“The good thing about The Sip Room is that there have been a lot of individuals that were familiar with The Wine Cafe and were disappointed that it shut down unexpectedly,” Purcell said. “So we have an opportunity to gain those individuals, to get them to come to our establishment. We're excited that we're going to be able to be a part of the industry to help increase that 13 percent to 20 percent or however much it does. That's our main goal: to grow The Sip Room and also help the city of Fayetteville.”

"It's the perfect spot," Colbert said. "I think we were just in the right place at the right time."

The Sip Room planned a soft-opening event on Dec. 9 and expects to open full time Dec. 15. As for regular hours, it will be closed on Mondays, open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 or 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays.

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ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCES NEW OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS, AWARDED FUNDS

olden LEAF announced yesterday that their board of directors awarded $4,910,962 in funds for the first round of the organization’s SITE program.

The program “supports communities in identifying potential sites for economic development and provides funds to enable completion of due diligence on sites already identified or to extend public utilities to or conduct rough grading and clearing of sites for which due diligence has been completed,” the press release said. There are three phases to SITE: Identification, Due Diligence and Development.

“The need for industrial sites, especially in rural areas, was a gap identified in our strategic planning process,” said Scott T. Hamilton, Golden LEAF president and CEO. “The Golden LEAF Board was excited to award the first round of SITE Program projects that will help

increase economic opportunity in North Carolina by establishing or readying available industrial sites.

Golden LEAF will launch a second round of the SITE Program in 2022.”

The awarded dollars will go toward 11 different projects across 11 counties, including Cumberland County.

The other counties listed were Macon, Montgomery, Halifax, Nash, Alexander, Yancey, Duplin, Franklin, McDowell and Rockingham Counties.

The Golden LEAF program awarded $4,794,962 in projects “that will provide public infrastructure and, for publicly owned sites, clearing and rough grading, to benefit sites that have completed the due diligence necessary to demonstrate that the site is suitable for development.” One of the six projects covered by the award is in Fayetteville.

The city will receive $965,830

“to upgrade a sewer lift station and construct a force main, and some due diligence activities for 172.13 acres located at Fayetteville Regional Airport,” the organization said.

Over two decades, Golden LEAF has funded 1,962 projects totaling more than $1 billion.

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State of the Community DIVERSE PANEL DISCUSSES REGION

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he six leaders who spoke for the annual State of the Community on Thursday, Dec. 2, presented the diverse face of Greater Fayetteville. From the mayors of small towns to the top elected official of the state’s fifth-largest county, the group was united, however, by events that have challenged the area for the past two years and at the same time energized the region.

Case in point: Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for the second year, the Greater Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce’s State of the Community forum took place virtually.

As Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin noted while promoting vaccinations, “We are not out of the woods yet.”

Colvin was joined at the forum by County Commissioners Chairman Charles Evans, Hope Mills Mayor Jackie Warner, Spring Lake Mayor Larry Dobbins and Fort Bragg garrison commander, Col. Scott Pence.

Chamber Chairman Brian Pearce, the forum’s host and a vice president with Cape Fear Valley Health, said the Chamber and the community continue to journey through “unprecedented times of economic uncertainty and a global health crisis,” noting that the COVID-19 era has been the most challenged two years the Chamber has faced since it was founded in 1899.

At the same time, Pearce said, meeting those challenges head on and with a “can-do” attitude have spurred unprecedented innovation in the business community.

While COVID-19 has taken a negative toll -- major interruptions in places such as schools and businesses as well as an ongoing worker shortage, for example -- the pandemic also has resulted in millions of state and federal dollars being poured into the area. Several leaders said they continue to work on strategic ways to spend the windfall from the American Rescue Plan.

Related to COVID as well as to the flooding from recent hurricanes, the speakers stressed the need for resiliency, not only physical, but also in key assets and services, such as human capital, communication, cyber technology and transportation.

Another common theme was the importance of diversity and equality, ongoing issues that emerged nationally in the summer of 2020. Several

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Here are some of the highlights from the forum, which prior to COVID-19 had been held as a breakfast event:

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• The Health Department created a mass-vaccination location and has administered 54,000 vaccinations over the past year, Chairman Evans said; • Plans are in the works for a new homeless shelter, with early funding from the COVD-19-related ARP and the state; • In the recently passed state budget, the legislative delegation secured $400 million in funds for county projects and organizations; • The county attorney’s office is currently reviewing plans to spend the $65 million received in ARP funds, ensuring all federal and state requirements are met; • On capital projects, construction is underway for the building at 500 Executive Place to house the county’s emergency services and 911 center and a new fire and rescue training center at Fayetteville Technical Community College; and plans are underway for a new multipurpose center to replace the Crown Theater.

• Colvin also stressed that getting public water to Gray’s Creek and other areas affected by chemical contamination from the Chemours plant is a high priority.

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year. For the first time in two decades, most of Bragg’s troops will be home, the colonel said, adding that the full complement of troops means soldiers will draw even more on public and private resources in the community, both on and off base.

Pence pointed out that the government agencies and private businesses that provide those needed services already are strained by a shortage of workers, a concern echoed by others on the panel, too.

• Based on the number of personnel, Bragg is the largest military establishment in the world, Pence said, adding that 85% of its population lives in the community rather than on base.

“This community is the most-supportive military community in the nation,” he said.

• Project Bronco, the working name for a 1 million-square-foot Amazon Distribution Center at Fayetteville's Military Business Park, represents a $100 million investment in the local economy and will employ 500 workers. Both Fayetteville and Cumberland County are providing economic incentives.

• Business activity has resulted in a 13% increase in tax revenue from the downtown district; • A new policies guarantees that no city employee will be paid less than $15 per hour; • Phase One of what ultimately will be a $50 million overhaul and expansion project at Fayetteville Regional Airport has been completed; • Various bonuses are being provided for transit drivers and new police officers;

• Mayor Warner cited a year of big transitions for the fast-growing town, as both the town manager and police chief retired; • The town is working closely with Southview High School to develop a top-tier vocational program to train students in trades, especially those in high demand; • In the I-95 industrial corridor, Liberty Park has completed its first phase and will be the new home of a Postal Service distribution center.

Meanwhile, Dirtbag Ales, Brewery & Taproom has become a top destination for people across the region; • Despite the rapid growth, Warner said Hope Mills doesn’t want to lose its “home-town” feel.

FORT BRAGG

SPRING LAKE

• Col. Pence thanked the area’s local and state leaders in helping pass a law that exempts retired armed services members from paying state taxes on their military pensions.

“The tax exemptions make the state a very welcoming place for our military professionals who are retired,” Pence said. “This decision will result in many more military retirees settling in the state and contributing to the community and the economy.”

• Troops from Bragg helped evacuate 60,000 people from Afghanistan earlier this year; • Pence noted that over the past 20 years the base has rotated a major percentage of its forces through Iraq and Afghanistan, with a third of base personnel deployed in any given

HOPE MILLS

• With its finances having been taken over by the N.C. Local Government Commision (LGC), a humble Mayor Dobbins said the town was focusing on its future rather than the troubled past. As for the financial problems, Dobbins said leaders made the mistake of trusting without verifying. Dobbins, who did not run for election, said the town and Mayor-elect Kia Anthomy will continue to work closely with the LGC. • The mayor cited what he called an “R” plan for the town: restructuring, rebuilding, rebranding, regaining the trust of citizens, rebirth and resilience.

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“This has kind of been … I guess, kind of my baby in a way,” Alderman said about the lot off of Branson Street. “It’s right there where I live … literally every day, that’s the way I go to work,” Alderman said.

“So everyday I go by and I’ve always, for the over 15 years I’ve been in Fayetteville, [thought], ‘That is just vacant land,’” Recognizing the location’s proximity to downtown and Haymount as well as the school district, Alderman decided the lot was a prime location to build on.

“It’s all about walkability,” he said, noting the location of the new food truck stop, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, and Friendship House a short distance away.

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… parcels that we were able to cut up into multiple lots,” he explained.

In the end, after moving around the property lines, there were 27 building lots.

He said that, oftentimes for projects like this, people who see the project will be concerned that someone’s home was taken from them.“There were only two houses on all these parcels and both of them were vacant. We didn’t take anybody’s home away from them,” he assured.

Initially, A&G Residential had all 27 lots for building. “Even though the market’s been great, I was like, ‘You know, I want to bring another builder in,’ just because I didn’t want to chew off 27 lots at one time.”

Initially, Alderman brought on Ben Stout Construction. Ben Stout is the president of the Homebuilders Association of Fayetteville. Jamie Godwin, the other co-owner of A&G Residential, is the president-elect of the Homebuilders Association of Fayetteville.

But upon some extra consider-

ation, Alderman decided he wouldn’t stop there. “And then, I sat back and said, ‘You know, I really want this project so everyone in Fayetteville can see nothing but local builders are trying to make this project work, so I ended up bringing in …

OnSite Homes, which is Ned Johnson, Woodland [Building Solutions] which is Bowman Smith, and MSP [Construction & Development] which is Michael Pleasant. All local.

They all live here. They’re going to retire here. All local builders, and I thought that was kind of important.

So there’s really now five different builders.”

Ned Johnson is the vice president of the Homebuilders Association of Fayetteville. Bowman Smith and Michael Pleasant on the HBAF Class of 2021 Board of Directors.

Each of the companies has five or six lots each. Each home will be a single-family home, with a variety of plans offered across the lots. “I’m building two different plans. I’m building a ranch plan and a two-story plan. Sizes will be 1800 square feet

to 2300 square feet. All of them will have two car garages,” Alderman said of the homes.

He explained that people who have noticed the building have asked if the builders are building section houses. He says they are not.

With supply chain shortages, the builders hoped that the houses would start off in the $250,000 price range, but now, Alderman says they are looking at something closer to starting in the $280,000s. At the time of the interview on Nov. 3, Alderman said that Ben Stout had already sold one of the houses.

“They’re going to be good-looking houses.”

With multiple builders and post-COVID challenges, Alderman estimates that the houses will all still be completed by late spring or early summer next year.

Alderman notes that the project has seen total support from the City of Fayetteville and PWC has assisted with the development as well; he also credits the builders who have made the project a success.

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Greater Fayetteville Business Journal

December 10 - December 21, 2021

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.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Fayetteville Agent: Jocelyn Polanco

Diamond D Farm L.L.C. 5208 Catalpa Rd Fayetteville Agent: Tomothy Duchaine

Manifest Change Counseling PLLC 6321 Raeford Road Hope Mills Agent: Tynicia Walton

Cultivating New Destinies LLC 4860 Cellner Drive Apt. E Fayetteville Agent: Ciecly Covington

Besties Café Limited Liability Partnership 6627 Pacific Ave Fayetteville Agent: Kiara Dynashae Lindsey

McNeill Enterprises 1 LLC 2619 Flamingo Dr Fayetteville Agent: William McNeill

Suds & Bubbles LLC 1912 Havilah Rd Fayetteville Agent: Helen Mckoy

Altruistic Productions LLC 2304 Wingate Rd Cumberland Agent: Yvette Wilkins Dedicated Fathers 1423 Mingary Avenue Suite A Fayetteville Agent: Treishon Wilson Shell Transport Express LLC 704 Tamarack Drive apt #5311 Fayetteville Agent: Shella Dominique Keller Stables LLC 2132 Evans Dairy Rd Fayetteville Agent: Grant Michael Keller Splash of Color LLC 3069 Cumberland Rd. Suite 106

Freedom Experience LLC 6513 Foxberry Rd Fayetteville Agent: Tierra S. Robinson Two Brothers Investment Group LLC 171 Cooper St Fayetteville Agent: Amar H. Dhaifalla

Service LLC M & M MATERNITY HOME 835 Fresno Drive Fayetteville Agent: Capricia Whitley Italian Granite LLC 4958 Arlington Street Hope Mills Agent: Lopez Ramirez.Lenin Osmin

Anthony Kimbrell & Associates Inc. 3169 Natal St Fayetteville Agent: Anthony E. Kimbrell Klassy and Kinky LLC 4031 William Bill Luther Dr #32 Hope Mills Agent: Yvonne Lanette Egbo

Yadkin Rd Holdings LLC 6132 Sabine Dr. Fayetteville Agent: Tony Singleton

Busy Bee's Fun Center LLC 6824 Mahogany Rd Fayetteville Agent: Bianca S. Lewis

Fairbill Rental LLC 135 Wayah Creek Dr Apt C Fayetteville Agent: Michael Odoom

La Catrina Burritos Y Mas LLC 1816 Owen Dr Fayetteville Agent: Gabriel Macias

Livis Loc Box LLC 878 Sunbury Dr Fayetteville Agent: Chantel Oliver Swanky Nests LLC 1318 Fort Bragg Road Fayetteville Agent: Lindsey Pelaez Saucy Staging LLC 1318 Fort Bragg Road Fayetteville Agent: Lindsey Pelaez Bushcraft Arms LLC 208B Scarborough Street Spring Lake Agent: Nephi Wallace Bushman III

Ellisdwall Services LLC 1810 Wayne Ln Fayetteville Agent: Humberto del Rio Ramos

DMA Trucking and Logistics LLC 307 Wilkes Road Fayetteville Agent: Dario Hurst

Trucks The World LLC 3860 Softwind Ln Hope Mills Agent: Shamanike Lewis

Dove Holdings LLC 1640 Sand Hill Road Hope Mills Agent: Daniel Lewis Dove

SAmanda's LLC 2620 Bragg Blvd Ste D Fayetteville Agent: Beyah's Accounting & Tax

Xppress Flooring LLC 516 Rempstone Lane Fayetteville Agent: William Amin Muwwakkil Jr.

Partnership Production LLC 2607 Cattail Circle Fayetteville Agent: Sanchez Junior D Saint Fleur Dos Amigos Automotive Performance LLC 5419 Raeford Rd. Fayetteville Agent: Juan Patino

4843 Murchison Road Fayetteville Agent: Jon E James Excellence Estates LLC 6024 Paddy Hollow Ct Fayetteville Agent: Najiyyah Hightower Cumberland County Rentals LLC 2919 Breezewood Ave Fayetteville Agent: Wilmer Berrio J & Z Stars Transport LLC 1041 Alexwood Dr Hope Mills Agent: Mohammed J. Njoum Baywood Grill Inc 124 Baywood Rd Ste 108 Fayetteville Agent: Najib A. Me asar Ms Mck Flava LLC 100 Hay St Ste 705 Fayetteville Agent: Personameant Solutions LLC

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1757 Eastover Street Fayetteville Agent: Dorothy Smith

Fayetteville Agent: Tosha L Stevens-Walker

Fayetteville Agent: Connor Jay Miller

Pretty Diverse LLC 241-10 Waterdown Drive Fayetteville Agent: Jenneisha (Lyn) C Monroe

Naughty Nice Scrubs LLC 530 Fifth St Fayetteville Agent: Tamesha Tims

Ciera T Productions LLC 5124 Tern Place Fayetteville Agent: Ciera Virginia Thompson

A+ Comfort Foods LLC 4636 Morning Star Lane Hope Mills Agent: Anthony Hastings Sarah Sells Homes LLC 863 Pecan Grove Loop Hope Mills Agent: Sarah Morris On Time Logistics And Transportation LLC 1381 Walter Reed Rd Apt 426 Fayetteville Agent: William Boyd Smith 2309 ZS Group LLC 2543 Ravenhill Dr Ste C Fayetteville Agent: Jennifer K Fincher

Tumblr Gifts LLC 3625 Gloucester Dr. Hope Mills Agent: Nathan Dodson

Williams Farm Homeowners Association Inc. 2204 Bayview Drive Fayetteville Agent: David Brian Raynor

PAWSITIVIETY LLC 573 Cutchen Ln Apt 303 Fayetteville Agent: Betty Jean Bradley

Independent Comfort Living LLC 2813 Chillingworth Dr Fayetteville Agent: DeVonsha Clark

E Price Ventures Inc. 2808 Eastover North Dr Eastover Agent: Edell Price Jr.

KUDAYN LLC 6311 Brussels Court Fayetteville Agent: Dayshea Marcia James

Sarah Derrick Starling PLLC 6725 Tennis Drive Stedman Agent: Sarah Derrick Starling

Renegade Property Solutions LLC 5995 Lake Trail Dr Fayetteville Agent: Cordelle J Thompson

New Finish Painting LLC 437 Dwirewood Drive Fayetteville Agent: Ellery Jermaine Williams

J & S McGhee Trucking llc 2912 W Cramer Dr Fayetteville Agent: Shaun McGhee

DJSYouPickServices LLC

HLS Enterprise LLC 908 Hidden Oasis Dr.

Tri-County Place Owners Association Inc. 2547 Ravenhill Dr Fayetteville Agent: J. Franklin Johnson III Db trucking & Logistics LLC 216 Westbrook Dr Spring Lake Agent: Akil Bilal Dreams to Reality (DTR) LLC

A&H Investment Group LLC 6436 Bretton Woods Dr Hope Mills Agent: Derek Marquis Jones DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSPORT LLC 127 Kristin Ave Spring Lake Agent: Joshua Crooks Sr. Melinda Murray LLC 3011 Town Center Dr. Ste 103 Fayetteville Agent: Melinda B Murray Provision Project 48 LLC 3437 Summer Cove Drive Fayetteville Agent: Gregory Nation New Beginnings Ventures LLC 1010 Streamway Dr Spring Lake Agent: Valerie L. Walters DANEEN'S LLC 3333 Davidson Drive Fayetteville Agent: Anthony Molten HER Exploration LLC 3210 Shamrock Drive Fayetteville Agent: Tameka Warren-Busbee Close With Cassie LLC 1008 Kerrow Rd Fayetteville Agent: Cassandra Elizabeth Callahan Milly All in 1 LLC 347 Family Lodge Dr Apt 13

Inclusive Fashion LLC 917 Dalmore Dr Fayetteville Agent: Naundi Smith CTC Transportation & Logistics LLC 230 Circle Court Fayetteville Agent: Clifton Trivone Cole Concrete Scents L.L.C 3625 Pine Lake Dr. Apt 13 Fayetteville Agent: Kayla Seymour Etch and Son LLC 879 Flintwood Rd Fayetteville Agent: Laurie Moll Kominka Mansion Ventures LLC 1109 Center St Fayetteville Agent: Bennie Lee Ray II Living Natural LLC 3518 Grenedine Dr. Fairfield Agent: Holistic Care Ministry THEE PRETTY LASH COLLECTION LLC 1540 Epic Way Hope Mills Agent: Tahria Lucas Timm Transport and Logistics L.L.C 1621 John McMillan Rd Hope Mills Agent: Joshua Robert Timm McMillan Transportation LLC 4246 Draughon Rd Fayetteville Agent: Motwea R McMillan Thrift Haven LLC

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203 Second St. Fayetteville Agent: Brandon A Melvin

7057 Darnell St Fayetteville Agent: Cynthia Johnson

Total Electrical And More Inc. 2825 Arlington Ave. Fayetteville Agent: In Home Tech LLC

Gods Flow LLC 816 Spy Glass Drive Fayetteville Agent: Rodney Lamar Ingram

McKinnon Transport LLC 1840 Harrington Road Fayetteville Agent: Murphy O McKinnon Twin Lions Transport LLC 513 Woodclift Drive Fayetteville Agent: LaVar Chenier Wright C&C Trucking LLC 1001 Rim Rd Fayetteville Agent: Crystal Nichole Shepherd A & Z Quality Construction LLC 5447 Buck Ct Fayetteville Agent: Davyana T Chavarria Meza Forever First Inc. 4026 Southern Oaks Dr. Unit 4 Fayetteville Agent: Michael Franklin HARRIS HIGHWAY HUNTERS LLC 114 Waterway Dr Spring Lake Agent: Calvin Harris Ashley J. Real Estate LLC 1380 Regatta St Apt 106 Fayetteville Agent: Ashley Willi ams Red Hat Christmas Lighting LLC 521 Pecan Grove Loop Hope Mills Agent: Gerrell G Jackson FLAWED Ministries

itzaduzie II Inc 6415 Camden Road Suite 101 Fayetteville Agent: Matthew Duzor MUDs FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC 2229 Rustic Trail Fayetteville Agent: Michelle Loftin Penelope Properties LLC 2010 Ireland Dr Fayetteville Agent: Steven M Sh aw Naughty Nurse Scrubs LLC 530 Fifth St Fayetteville Agent: Tamesha Tims Bad Moons LLC 4353 Tabor Church Rd Fayetteville Agent: Christopher Lee Huerta-Nunez DBG HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS LLC 180 Tram Rd Spring Lake Agent: Daniel Bovian Gerald McBride's Electric LLC 5323 Yadkin Rd Fayetteville Agent: Omar McBride Aria Jean LLC 4914 Dock St Fayetteville Agent: Tonisha Latrice Albritton National Association for Black Inc. NC State Women Chapter #0061 111 Lamon Dr. Ste 127B Fayetteville Agent: Katherine Williams

Slade Anesthetics PLLC 3111 Slade Drive Fayetteville Agent: Jennifer Whaley Botanas San Luis LLC 159 Snow Hill Church Rd Fayetteville Agent: Mayra Celestina Berrios Morales SMK Transport L.L.C. 457 Baywood Rd Fayetteville Agent: Heather Raper BKR EXPRESS LLC 2613 Gardner Park Dr Fayetteville Agent: Braheim Re aves KL CATERING LLC 4121 McBryde St Agent: Linden Krystal Pavlosky Shreeji Donuts of Rocky Mount LLC 3771 Ramsey Street Suite 110 Fayetteville Agent: Parimal Patel Showcase LLC 6204 Fanning Circle Fayetteville Agent: Tinequea M ONeal XRAY ALPHA INC 429 Rollingwood Circle Fayetteville Agent: Matthew Pranka For The Love Of Kidz LLC 5800 Nessee street Fayetteville Agent: Shadequa Shonta Brooks MTMW LLC 4959 Fieldcrest Dr Apt D Fayetteville Agent: Ronald Colmon Sr Woodway Real Estate Investing LLC 150 N. McPherson Church Rd. Suite B Fayetteville

Agent: George D. Regan Jr. Fugate Realty Group LLC 6558 Turnbull Rd Fayetteville Agent: Sarah Fugate SG Productions LLC 760Edgehill Road Fayetteville Agent: Amanda Delle Wilson DDM Services and Investments LLC 1144 Elliotte Circle Fayetteville Agent: Devon Mccrimmon SCJ Transport and Logistics LLC 1209 Coley Dr Fayetteville Agent: Stanley Irvin Clark Jr Mabe Land Company LLC 109 Shads Ford Blvd Fayetteville Agent: Christopher M Mabe Jr. Herreras Concrete & Pressure Washing Services LLC 2505 Wolvey Rd Eastover Agent: Arturo Geovani Herrera Calvillo Red Beret Transport LLC 822 Eagle Landing Dr Hope Mills Agent: Gerald Hilton Lord

Sanford Agent: Sarah Anne Richmond Clean Cut Lawn Care LLC 1633 Johnston County Road Angier Agent: Robert Chad Howard Bright & Brave Enterprises LLC 3351 Baileys Crossroads Road Benson Agent: Biancca T Sp riggs Edge of Saturn LLC. 3096 S. Horner Blvd. #375 Sanford Agent: Graciela Maria Valdez Soria Neipia LLC 483 Sea Mist Drive Sanford Agent: Kizzy Shipman Rivera Auto And Truck Repair LLC 3292 Fairgrounds Rd Dunn Agent: Juan Rivera Chopstick XU USA Inc 133 W Cornelius Harnett Blvd Lillington Agent: Jian Hui Xu

HARNETT COUNTY

10 Diamonds Realty LLC 142 Londontown Drive Spring Lake Agent: Maurice Griffin Sr.

Aligned Logistics & Solutions LLC 193 Angel Oak Drive Bunnlevel Agent: Diamond A McIver

5 Star Global Logistics LLC 200 Crest Circle Spring Lake Agent: Karen Montambo Dingle

DJ Fischer LLC 350 Crane Way Bunnlevel Agent: Delrae J Fischer

Peele Realty Group LLC 117 Maple Leaf Court Lillington Agent: Roshonda Chenise Peele

Notarial Needs LLC 292 Deer Vw

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Salon Hair Forte LLC 1411 West Cumberland St. Dunn Agent: Gwendolyn Coxum

Herd's Mercantile Ltd. Liability Co. 37 Harvest Court Linden Agent: Xavion Heard

Garage Shelving Pros LLC 146 Wheat Drive Angier Agent: Jonathon S Keith

Cookielicious Bakery LLC 111 Wild Winds Drive Coats Agent: Luann Dean Bumgardner

Goat Lawnmowers LLC 507 Line Rd Cameron Agent: Christine Bacosa

NERO LOGISTICS LLC 106 Silver Lake Pt Sanford Agent: Nelson Rodriguez

New Dawn Dynamics LLC 132 Gold Dust Ln Coats Agent: Tessa A Mclamb

Nearly New Drip LLC 15 N Brenda St Spring Lake Agent: Kelly Noel Murillo

Phase One Contracting LLC 110 Barnes Dr Erwin Agent: Rickey D Carr Celys Paint LLC 3405 Wrench Rd Dunn Agent: Celino Gonzalez Crossroads Septic Pumping Inc. 14288 NC Hwy 210 Angier Agent: Tyler Nordan Cape Fear Dumpsters LLC 100 Tom Byrd Lane Dunn Agent: Charles Jones KS Holdings LLC 820 N 14th St Erwin Agent: Kyle S Underwood ALENTCO LLC 701 S 6th St Lillington Agent: Carol Lent Shoes to Believe Corporation 283 Sandpiper Dr Sanford Agent: April Michelle Hanlin

WZAJ Consulting LLC 104 McGee Court Angier Agent: William Philip Jordan Allgood Enterprises Inc. 25 S Broad St E Angier Agent: Addison Allgood Natascia's Rental Properties LLC 58 Battery Way Bunnlevel Agent: Natascia Giuliana Epps-Hamlett Neza Transport LLC 71 Basket Oak Dr Bunnlevel Agent: Mario Ortega Beyond Blessed Services LLC 3282 Beaver Dam Rd Erwin Agent: Willie Spears Jr. BJ'S IN @ OUT LLC 434 Anna St Lillington Agent: Cornelius McMillian S74G L.L.C. 211 Fountain Park Circle

Spring Lake Agent: Michael E Ferreira Champion 6 Snacks Inc. 184 Buie Farm Ln Lillington Agent: Kevin Champion HOKE COUNTY Pamela Creech DBA Creech Insurance Agency Inc. 597 Johnson Pond Rd Red Springs Agent: Pamela Creech Ravissant Health and Beauty LLC 134 W Twelve Oaks Rd Raeford Agent: Sandi M Peterson Maritza LLC 105 Wilshire Ln Raeford Agent: Maritza Adriana Castilleja CIG&VAPE INC 1900 Club Pond Rd Ste 2 Raeford Agent: Mahmoud Taha Rockfish Lucky Mart Inc 8594 Rockfish Rd Raeford Agent: Mohamad Shahbain SOUTHERN PREP BOUTIQUE LLC 210 Wolfbridge Dr Raeford Agent: Carroll Breann Edmondson Peace Of Mind Oxygen Lounge LLC 1771 Lewis Farm Rd Shannon Agent: Tamara Washington BarBeaCora LLC 145 Yates Mill St Raeford Agent: Alcaeus Ladell Ford

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IN THE NEWS

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By Jenna Shackelford

NearU expands BUSINESS THAT RECENTLY PURCHASED LOCAL HVAC COMPANIES EXPANDS INTO CALIFORNIA

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earU, a platform for the HVAC industry that purchased locally-based companies Bass Air Conditioning and Mark Air last year, has seen tremendous growth in recent days with a recent expansion to the West coast.

The expansion is a part of NearU’s acquisition of the California-based Action Air Conditioning, Heating and Solar.

Action A/C has been a leader in the San Diego market for about 50 years.

“NearU continues to be well capitalized and is actively seeking other long-standing, highly reputable brands to join the rapidly growing NearU family,” said in a press release announcing the expansion.

Ashish Achlerkar, the founder and CEO of NearU, sees great opportunity in the acquisition and in the future of the leadership of the

company with the addition of Brian Amodio, the president and CEO of Action A/C. "Like NearU's track record, Brian Amodio and his management team have built a great culture based on servant leadership, taken great care of their team, and loyally served a large customer base. NearU is committed to further building upon this great foundation at Action A/C. Our team is focused on delivering a lasting impact through empowering the Action A/C team and leveraging our process-driven, training and technology-enabled execution approach.

We warmly welcome the Action A/C team and customers to the rapidly growing NearU family. I also welcome Brian Amodio to NearU's regional leadership team. Brian is a proven leader in the industry, and I am confident that he will play a critical role in NearU's growth in Cali-

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fornia and the surrounding states.

NearU is fully equipped and very well positioned for rapid national expansion and our partnership with Action A/C demonstrates that," said Achlerkar.

"Action A/C was established in 1975 with the goal of being one of the best home services companies in San Diego County, built on a foundation of honesty, trust, and highly trained technicians. Since joining in 2010 and owning the business since 2015, I am so proud to have continued that tradition and built one of the best home services companies for employees and customers alike. I am highly confident that the NearU team will continue to build upon the legacy of Action A/C and take the company to even greater heights.

NearU's unique vision, integrity, approach, and focus on employee and customer experience made them

NearU has seen tremendous growth in recent months and is looking for “reputable brands” to become a part of the “NearU family,” NearU said in a press release.

the best transition partner for our business. I could not be more excited about the future of Action as we join the NearU family. I am personally excited to join the NearU family as Regional General Manager and look forward to bringing NearU's full value proposition to the very valuable Action team, and all our customers," said Amodio.

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December 10 - December 21, 2021

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FIRST BANCORP CEO CONTINUES TO INSPIRE GROWTH OF COMPANY

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ichard Moore is the CEO of First Bancorp. Named CEO of the Year in 2019 by Business NC Magazine, Moore has overseen the company over the last eight years all while the company has experienced exponential growth.

According to Moore, the company now has assets of more than $10 billion and a market cap of over $1.7 billion. It operates more than 110 branches in the Carolinas and has been recognized by Forbes as its best bank in North Carolina for each of the last three years.

In October 2021, First Bancorp acquired Select Bancorp, Inc. in a highly visible acquisition that elevated the company to greater heights.

“The team at Select Bank & Trust had built a culture that was very similar to our own: focused on the community and on relationships.

We knew that by adding the Select Bank branches to our footprint, it would allow us to better serve those communities with additional financial options, to expand our presence in the Carolinas, and to continue growing in a way that felt organic.

We look forward to completing the systems conversion in March 2022, at which point we’ll have well over 100 branches across the two states,” said Moore.

“This acquisition is part of the larger goal we’ve set for First Bank, to be the best bank in the Southeast and to grow at a rate that is both intentional and beneficial for the communities we serve. It’s clear that this plan is working when you look at our stock price, which has increased from the teens back nine years ago to above 50 in the last couple of weeks, and when you look at the suite of products and services we can offer, especially to businesses.”

As far as what distinguishes First Bancorp from other companies, Moore said, “We’re competitive with every major player out there today.

We can do what they can, from commercial lending to an enhanced digital experience, but we do it in a way that’s grounded in service, in relationships, and in actually knowing about our customers and our communities.

This is what sets First Bank apart; we offer boutique banking no matter the size of the business we’re supporting.

And we have a comprehensive branch network in the small towns and in the larger metros, especially Asheville,

Greensboro, Wilmington, Raleigh and Charlotte.”

Before leading the helm at First Bancorp, Moore held some key roles within the state of North Carolina.

Prior to joining First Bank, he was a Managing Director with Relational Investors LLC, and served eight years as State Treasurer of North Carolina. While Treasurer he was named, "Top Public Official of the Year" by Governing Magazine for his national leadership on corporate accountability and guidance of the state's pension fund. He currently serves on the boards of the New York Stock Exchange and its affiliates and has served on the boards of numerous companies and nonprofits.

From 1995-1999, Moore was the Secretary of Public Safety in North Carolina, the state's top law enforcement position. He previously served in the NC House, representing six rural counties north of Raleigh. He is also a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, where he prosecuted numerous federal cases in the Eastern District of North Carolina.

For the future of First Bancorp, Moore is looking at the company from a business and philanthropic standpoint.

“Our focus for 2022 and beyond is on those and other growth markets. We want to be a part of the conversation when any business or a community is looking for a long-term banking partner. We’re also expanding our corporate social responsibility program, the Power of Good, in a big way in 2022, with more information coming about that in late January. It’s a great program and will be exciting to watch it unfold. Already this year over just two quarters, the employee donation match that is a part of the Power of Good has resulted in the commitment of more than $36,000, 415 volunteer hours, and 2,162 pounds of nonperishable food to 64 nonprofits. This is on top of the annual efforts and donations made by the local branches and from a corporate level to organizations throughout the Carolinas,” said Moore.

Moore ran for Governor of NC in 2008 and it was speculated that he would run again in 2012; however, he ultimately did not run.

There was no comment if he plans to run for office in the future. No matter, Moore has made a significant mark in the Carolinas.

Richard Moore CEO First Bancorp PHOTO COURTESY OF FIRST BANCORP

“Our focus for 2022 and beyond is on those and other growth markets. We want to be a part of the conversation when any business or a community is looking for a long-term banking partner.”

Age: 61 Family: Wife Noel, children Will, Charles and Mary Education: Honors graduate of Wake Forest University and its School of Law, Graduate degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics Background: Former N.C. Secretary of Public Safety, NC House Representative, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Wake Forest University trustee

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