Nash UNC Health Care has hired Rocky Mount native Dorsey Tobias as director of marketing and communications to replace long-time director Jeff Hedgepeth, who recently announced his retirement.

Tobias most recently managed national public relations for PNC Bank’s asset management group.

Tobias…

In today’s digital age, it’s more important than ever to pay attention to your online reputation.

Just like your home or office, your online presence needs a spring cleaning to get rid of old unwanted items, brush the dust off what’s valuable, and make sure there are no surprises…

NEW YORK — Texas and Florida are usually the biggest markets for ReelSonar’s fishing devices and apps. But recreation isn’t a priority right now — and may not be for a while — in the states amid the devastation left by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Though ReelSonar is…

Bob Allen and Michael Allen of Boone, Hill, Allen & Ricks Real Estate recently welcomed new agents Leslie Hudgins and Stephanie Webb.

Hudgins has been a resident of Rocky Mount for 26 years. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Darius. They have three adult children, Tanika, Terrell…

World Properties International Dwyer & Associates recently introduced its newest associate, Mike Blankenship.

Blankenship has resided in Edgecombe and Nash counties for the past 19 years. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Fairmont State University as well as a…

Brandon Wheat, a junior at N.C. Wesleyan College, recently completed an internship with Northwestern Mutual, the No. 1 provider of financial services internships in the country.

Northwestern Mutual is also ranked fourth overall in internships across all industries in the U.S. by Vault.com, and they…

On Sept. 22, we celebrate American Business Women's Day. If you're a woman planning to go into business for yourself, keep these five tips in mind:

Balance your goals. It’s possible — perhaps even likely — that your business goals will conflict with your personal financial…

Most business folk have a general idea of the executive summary that comes with the traditional business plan. However, in business, summaries can be useful much more often than just in the business plan.

Here are four uses with when and how to put them to work for your business.

The summary to…

Whether they're snatching your purse, diving into your dumpster, stealing your mail or hacking into your computer, they're out to get you.

Who are they? Identity thieves.

Identity thieves can empty your bank account, max out your credit cards, open new accounts in your name and purchase furniture,…