Ben Cobb, COO of Greenville’s LBA Group, recently completed the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Institute.
Friday, July 30, 2021
Youngsters served by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region got a technological boost on Thursday when US Cellular donated 115 wireless hotspots valued at more than $75,000 during a ceremony in the technology lab at the club’s Lucy Ann Boddie Brewer Unit.
Thursday, July 29, 2021
The Station Square business and professional complex downtown is the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Year.
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
In the aftermath of recent media coverage and social media posts about the Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse, the restaurant owner faces a dilemma about how to handle the impact that actions of his employees have had on his business.
Monday, July 26, 2021
New business creations in 2021 are breaking the record set at this point in 2020 and very nearly match all new business creation filings in 2019, according to Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall.
Sunday, July 25, 2021
As a youngster, Daniel Dupree remembers walking across the street from Roberson & Dupree Shoe Store to make deposits at Tarboro Savings Bank from his parent’s business.
When the Elks Lodge of Rocky Mount suffered a devastating fire a few years ago, rather than rebuilding, lodge members opted to move to a new location.
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A newly established minority-owned business, Four Seasonal Nursery, opened to the public on June 26 on South Church Street.
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The future CSX intermodal facility is scheduled to be complete sometime in September.
In order to win the war on opioids, Ward Specialty Pharmacy is aligning with opioid prescribers on a collaborative care approach using cannabinoids, such as CBD, that is proving to significantly reduce opioid use in their pain patients.
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Family-owned businesses are the primary form of business in the country, but few of them are able to last for a second or third generation.
Cargo Transporters Inc., a regional and national carrier, recently announced a second pay increase for its OTR drivers in 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic created a tumultuous landscape in education for Rocky Mount students and teachers who juggled the everchanging in-person, remote and hybrid learning models.
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The workmen are gone and new signage is up at The Bridges of Hendricks Creek, which will soon become Tarboro’s newest residential care facility when it opens in July.
The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina has launched a national advertising campaign focused on increasing awareness and choice of North Carolina as a place where diverse businesses and workforce talent can thrive.
Skip Carney, founder of CarneyCo, an innovation-focused marketing communications agency, recently announced that Jessica Carney McKnight has been named president of the 41-year-old company.
Edgecombe County’s unemployment rate dropped for the seventh straight month in April.
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With more rain in the forecast into early next week, Edgecombe County farmers, particularly those in the southern part of the county, are praying for some relief.
Quest Diagnostics and Cary Medical Management are teaming up to provide quality and cost-effective diagnostic services at Rocky Mount Family Medical Center, a primary care facility in Rocky Mount.
Ann Winstead, who has been a part of Tarboro Savings Bank since Oct. 21, 1984, is retiring.
A new business has opened in Rocky Mount that allows its customers to take selfies called the Selfie Shop.
