A Job Fair is planned for Tuesday, April 16, 2019, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Bladen Community College Auditorium. Vendor space is…
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By Erin Smith A long awaited Bojangles restaurant is taking another step towards becoming reality this week. Construction equipment has arrived at the proposed location…
The state’s seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, increasing 0.1 of a percentage point from December’s revised rate, according to a news release…
RALEIGH: Cellectis, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company is planning to create up to 200 jobs as it locates its U.S. commercial-scale manufacturing facility in Wake County, Governor…
Raleigh, N.C. – The State Library of North Carolina and the Broadband Infrastructure Office of the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NC DIT) are pleased to…
By Charlotte Smith One spec building in Elizabethtown could triple in size if the need is there according to Chuck Heustess with Bladen’s Bloomin’ Agri-Industrial,…
By Charlotte Smith HD3 Farms of the Carolinas a local agriculture company is introducing their inaugural Young Entrepreneur Agriculture Initiative. The program is similar to the…
Update: Our votes have been collected. Click the ribbon below to see 2019 Bladen’s Best of the Best winners! There are options to thank your…
Bladen Community College’s Small Business Center announced their new location and upcoming classes. The office for small business owners to seek assistance is now located…
AUCTION: In order to satisfy a lien for non-payment of rent and other charges, Dublin Self Storage, PO Box 207, Dublin NC 28332 will hold…
By Erin Smith PayPal is warning individuals and businesses who use PayPal to process payments for goods they sell online, to beware of a new…
By Erin Smith The issue that was causing Verizon Wireless users to be unable to call 911 in Bladen County and surrounding counties has been…
By Erin Smith Solar energy is a source of “clean” renewable energy that takes little to produce but requires a lot of the land and…
Sampson Bladen Oil Company, one of Bladen Counties oldest businesses, has been ranked 21st private company in the state by Business North Carolina Magazine for…
RALEIGH – Hickory-based Merchants Distributors, LLC, or MDI, has been named the 2019 N.C. Exporter of the Year by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and…
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 99 of North Carolina’s counties in December and remained unchanged in one. Hyde County had the highest…
CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 21, 2019 – CresCom Bank, the second largest community bank in North and South Carolina, is pleased to announce its planned expansion into the…
The state’s seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, remaining unchanged from November’s revised rate. The national rate increased 0.2 of a percentage point…
By Erin Smith A ribbon cutting was held on Thursday morning at Bladen Express Lube and Tire in Elizabethtown. The well attended event included a barbecue lunch.…
By Erin Smith Kuraray America, Inc. announced late Wednesday afternoon they are planning to invest $20 million at the Fayetteville Works site in Bladen County.…
By Erin Smith An Elizabethtown business was the victim of a breaking and entering early Tuesday morning. Lt. D. Cheshire with the Elizabethtown Police Department said…
Contributed All branches of the Bladen County Public Library will be closed on Monday, January 21 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Share:
The downtown area of Elizabethtown has been undergoing some changes for several years. One project that is finally being completed in the downtown is the…
By Dora Brogdon A familiar business in Elizabethtown is getting a new owner and new name. The business will be called Bladen Express Lube and…
Contributed The state’s seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, remaining unchanged from October’s revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent.…
SMITHFIELD, Va. — Smithfield Foods, Inc. is pleased to announce the grand opening of its new distribution center in Tar Heel, North Carolina, which will create…
Lumber River Council of Governments Present Regional Awards On December 13, 2018, the Lumber River Council of Governments (LRCOG) celebrated 46 years of excellence and…
The North Carolina Department of Commerce annually ranks the state’s 100 counties based on economic well-being and assigns each a Tier designation. This Tier system…
Governor Cooper announces expansion by Advance Auto Parts in Wake County RALEIGH: Advance Auto Parts, Inc., (NYSE: AAP) will designate Raleigh as its corporate headquarters and expand…
Cascades will expand its operations in Wagram RALEIGH: Cascades Holdings U.S., Inc. (Cascades) has selected Scotland County for a significant expansion of its operations. The company will…
RICHMOND, Va. and SMITHFIELD, Va. — Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods, Inc. are joining forces in an historic initiative to transform the future of sustainable…
Contributed Cape Fear Distillery® recently sold the first legal bottle of alcohol that was distilled in Bladen County. Cape Fear Distillery®, which is part of…
A proposed consent order between Chemours, the state Department of Environmental Quality and Cape Fear River Watch announced Wednesday night will require the Bladen County-based…
RALEIGH – Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that House Fitters, Inc.’s Vice President, Robert B.…
Contributed Brian Long, Plant Manager with Chemours Fayetteville Works plant, addressed the Elizabethtown Rotary Club on Wednesday regarding GenX and the company’s efforts to reduce…
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in September. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 6.2…
Online Portal Connects Veterans with Job Fairs, Training and Other Resources RALEIGH: North Carolina veterans now have new tools available to help them find jobs,…
Funding part of company’s new Powerful Communities philanthropic program Grants available to address summer reading loss and energy, engineering and environmental education CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy…
The Small Business Center (SBC) of Bladen Community College is offering many great no-cost seminars and webinars this November. Postponed due to Hurricane Florence, the…
Duke Energy aims to expand solar power to non-residential customers without large upfront investment 
Duke Energy aims to expand solar power to non-residential customers without large upfront investment
Duke Energy affiliate will construct, own, operate and maintain on-site solar facilities for customers Projects in the Carolinas could be as large as 1 megawatt…
Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC Social Security plays an especially important role in providing economic security for women. In the…
The Small Business Center at Bladen Community College has postponed the Drone Seminar which was scheduled for Saturday, October 27th. The seminar will be rescheduled…
Gov. appoints commission to work with communities across the state to “Make NC Count” Potentially billions of dollars in federal funding and congressional seat at…
By Erin Smith Chemours Fayetteville Works is preparing to break ground on a new emissions control facility on Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. The groundbreaking…
Raleigh, N.C. – Eric Boyette, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Information Technology and State Chief Information Officer, has been elected secretary/treasurer of the National…
By Erin Smith An expansion is in the works for the Oyster Shell Ridge subdivision off of Owen Hill Road near Elizabethtown. Christian Campbell said…
When you shop, eat or stay local you help create more local jobs. According to a report 28 more jobs are reported when you shop…
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – BB&T Corporation today announced it will build an approximately 100,000-square-foot office facility at 301 S. James K. Powell Blvd. in downtown Whiteville,…
By Brenda Brown Social Security Public Affairs Specialist Work means different things to different people, but it can give you a sense of self, a…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy has restored power to 180,000 customers in North Carolina and South Carolina following Tropical Storm Michael. *490,000 customers remain without power in the Carolinas as…
Some outages could last several days Crews will begin repairs as soon as conditions safely allow CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke Energy projects Hurricane Michael could…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy’s advancement of battery energy storage technologies in the Carolinas includes $500 million of projects in the company’s 15-year forecast – continuing the company’s…
The Small Business Center at Bladen Community College announced new classes for the month of October. CLICK ANY OF THE TITLES FOR MORE INFORMATION OR…
By Charlotte Smith The Cycle North Carolina Mountains to the Coast Ride took place as originally scheduled bringing around 1,200 tourists through Bladen County. The…
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 88 of North Carolina’s counties in August, increased in four, and remained unchanged in eight. Scotland County…
Fourteen applicant projects receiving funds for improvements RALEIGH – Fourteen short line railroads will soon be making improvements to their infrastructure thanks to approximately $7…
DUBLIN – The Small Business Center (SBC) of Bladen Community College is offering no-cost business seminars and webinars in September. Seminars offered on campus at…
MKE, LTD, owner John White, has promoted Terry Joyce to Vice-President of Sales Operations for the State of North Carolina. Mr. Joyce’s duties will consist…
Staff report Thursday afternoon NC Governor Roy Cooper visited Bladen County to discuss Hurricane Matthew recovery needs, Emergency Services Training Center, education, and Farmers. Watch…
By Erin Smith Shoppers are getting their lists ready, and merchants are preparing their stores for the upcoming Labor Day Sidewalk Sale in downtown Elizabethtown.…
The first of the appeals of the verdicts in the first three hog farm lawsuits against Murphy Brown, LLC may soon be moving forward after…
Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, has released tourist information for our state for 2017. With the tourist…
Bladen Women’s Health Specialists and Kid’s Care were recently awarded the Mother-Baby Award for Outpatient Healthcare Clinics. The recipients of this award represent the best…
Staff Report A new restaurant has opened in Tar Heel to the delight of many residents. Dani’s Kitchen, held their grand opening on Saturday. The…
Bladen Community College’s Small Business Center will offer seminars for non-profits/churches. On Thursday, August 23, the seminar How to Start a Group Home will be…
By Darius Spillman American jobs are continuously a controversial topic of discussion. More jobs and products are being outsourced, instead of Made in the USA.…
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will host a public information session on Thursday, August 30, 2018. The session will include updates on the…
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from June’s revised rate. The national rate…
By Erin Smith A new small business incubator in downtown Elizabethtown is entering the final stages of construction after more than two years of setbacks.…
When Danielle and Jimmy returned to their home state after three years in Germany, they spent the next six months looking for their first home.…
2018 has been a record-setting year for the North Carolina Ports. Over last fiscal year, the North Carolina Ports moved a record number of containers…
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 97 of North Carolina’s counties in June and decreased in three. Scotland County had the highest unemployment…
By Charlotte Smith The folks at Kinlaw Furniture are having a great celebration today, Wednesday, August 1st. The reason for the festivities is on this…
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL), a globally diversified financial services group providing insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance, will open an operational hub in Raleigh and…
By Erin Smith Clarkton’s business district is growing, as K & S Donuts has opened its doors. The store is located at 112 N. Elm…
The University of North Carolina Wilmington Board of Trustees elected a new chair for 2018-19, Whiteville native and businessman Ronald B. McNeill, a member of the…
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate was 4.2 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from May’s revised rate. The national rate…
By Erin Smith With lawsuits being filed against local hog farmers, the pork industry is facing yet another challenge with a federal anti-trust lawsuit which…
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Duke Energy Carolinas has achieved a major milestone in its support of solar energy as more than 5,000 of the company’s South Carolina customers have…
Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 23 grant requests totaling $17,021,540, N.C. Commerce Secretary Anthony M. Copeland announced today. The requests include commitments…
The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has a new member. The RIA is the appointed board that awards Rural, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two major Duke Energy solar energy programs are rolling out this month in North Carolina, making solar more abundant and affordable for…
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Committee of 100 conducted their annual meeting on Wednesday evening at Cape Fear Vineyard and Winery. The keynote speaker…
RALEIGH —Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 60 of North Carolina’s counties in May, increased in eight, and remained unchanged in 32. Scotland County…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced that it has received the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor the…
Contributed Reservations are still being accepted for the Bladen County Committee of 100 Annual Meeting and dinner on Wednesday, June 27th. The meeting will begin with…
Contributed RALEIGH, N.C. — Poyner Spruill partner and former North Carolina Congressman Mike McIntyre has been honored for a lifetime of public service by the…
By Erin Smith Some Bladen County businesses and government offices have spent the past few weeks moving to new addresses. The Bladen County Administration Department,…
By Erin Smith The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce conducted their 66th annual banquet on Tuesday evening at Lu Mil Vineyard. During the banquet,…
By Erin Smith The Bladen County Board of Commissioners adopted the fiscal year 2018-19 budget on Monday night. The budget carries a cost of living…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy has selected four properties in North Carolina and South Carolina for participation in the first half of its 2018 Site Readiness Program to enhance…
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted May unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from April’s revised rate. The national rate…
Wesley Pines was recently recognized as the Top Performer in the 2016-17 Life Care Services (LCS) Life Plan Resident Satisfaction Survey in the areas of…
By Erin Smith The site of the former Elizabethtown Post Office has become a hub of activity once more. The building is being transformed into…
By Erin Smith A new service is coming to Healthworks in Elizabethtown in the form of electrolysis. Anna Jacobs, who is board certified in…
By Erin Smith A family-owned Elizabethtown business is celebrating 70 years of service to the residents of Bladen County. One employee has remained with the…
By Erin Smith Big Blue Stores is gearing up to celebrate 40 years in business this weekend. The Big Blue Stores are planning a special…
By Erin Smith Smithfield Foods is investing in Bladen County with a $115 million expansion. Part of that expansion will see the NC Department of…
Staff report It is budget time for a lot of municipalities and the Town of Bladenboro is no exception. The Bladenboro Board of Commissioners met…
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