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The Brooks Group earns 2026 Best Employers honor in North Carolina
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The Brooks Group has been named one of Business North Carolina’s 2026 Best Employers in North Carolina, with winners to be recognized June 24 in Greensboro.
Growing Legacy Early Learning Center wins 2026 Best of North Carolina Award
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Growing Legacy Early Learning Center has been named a 2026 Best of North Carolina Award winner in Durham, recognizing its role in serving infants through preschool-aged children and supporting working families.
North Carolina opens first state audit of its school voucher program
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North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship program is under its first state audit after 11 years and $1.6 million in taxpayer spending.
Chesterbrook Academy wins 2026 Best of North Carolina Award
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Chesterbrook Academy in Weddington, North Carolina, was named a 2026 Best of North Carolina Award winner, recognizing the preschool’s role in early childhood education and family support since opening in 2009. The award spotlights its 4-star…
Rural North Carolina founder opens preorders for local AI operating system
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Anthony S. Owens’ Vibe Software Solutions has opened pre-sale orders for HYVE Ether OS, an AI operating system that runs on a user’s own hardware instead of remote data centers.
Jessica Aguilar champions culturally responsive disability support for Latino families
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Jessica Aguilar, co-founder of Grupo Poder y Esperanza, is building family-centered disability support for Latino communities in North Carolina.
Massey Brothers Automotive wins 2026 Best of North Carolina Award
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Massey Brothers Automotive, a Durham repair shop serving the Triangle since 2000, has been named a 2026 Best of North Carolina Award winner.
Sunstates Security lands third 2026 Forbes honor for new-grad employers
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Sunstates Security ranked No. 145 on Forbes’ 2026 list of America’s Best Employers for New Graduates, adding a third Forbes honor this year.
Axios Security Group graduates first executive protection class
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Axios Security Group completed its inaugural Executive Protection Certified Training Program in Fayetteville, North Carolina, after four days of live-fire drills, scenario training and protective-operations instruction.
Rhonda Greene spotlights commercial risk consulting career at Morrow Insurance
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Rhonda Greene, a commercial risk consultant at Morrow Insurance Agency in North Carolina, brings more than 20 years of experience to clients in camps, construction, manufacturing and faith-based organizations.
Champion Hills ranks No. 153 among Golfweek’s top modern courses
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Champion Hills, the Tom Fazio-designed private club in Hendersonville, North Carolina, placed No. 153 on Golfweek’s America’s Top 200 Modern Golf Courses list.
Mebane Buc-ee's prompts concerns over traffic, water, and local impact
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Construction has begun on North Carolina’s first Buc-ee’s in Mebane, with supporters pointing to jobs and tax revenue while community advocates warn about traffic, infrastructure costs, environmental risks, and impacts on nearby cultural…
Reckitt validation lead Laura Everette spotlights people-first leadership
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Influential Women featured Laura Everette, Validation Lead at Reckitt in Wilson, North Carolina, for her 15+ years in pharmaceutical validation and her focus on mentorship, quality systems and risk-based approaches.
Entrinsik Enrole wins EdTech Breakthrough award
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Entrinsik said its Enrole platform was named “Enrollment Management Solution of the Year” in the 2026 EdTech Breakthrough Awards.
FFTC fundholders top $1 billion in 2025 grants
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Foundation for the Carolinas says its fundholders gave more than $1 billion to nonprofits in 2025, the first time grantmaking at the 67-year-old community foundation crossed that threshold.
Annetta Crumel recognized for licensing leadership at McGriff Insurance Services
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Annetta Crumel, a senior licensing specialist at McGriff Insurance Services in Wilson, North Carolina, is being recognized for more than two decades of banking, insurance compliance, and leadership experience.
TMU to host Global Africa Summit Toronto 2026 on trade and investment
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Toronto Metropolitan University’s Diversity Institute and Africa Investment Network will bring business, policy and investment leaders to Toronto on July 30, 2026, for a summit on Canada-Africa trade and commercial ties.
CAIN sets 25-city Fall 2026 worship tour with special guests
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CAIN will launch a 25-city Live and In Worship tour Sept. 17 in Grove City, Ohio, with special guests including Jenn Johnson, Jon Reddick and bodie.
Sweet Paris lands on FastCasual.com’s Top 100 list again
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Sweet Paris Creperie & Café was named to FastCasual.com’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers for the second straight year, giving the Houston-born chain fresh national recognition as it keeps expanding.
ACPMP marks 20 years of appendix cancer walks, nears $2.5 million for rare cancer research
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The Appendix Cancer PMP Research Foundation is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its signature walk series this June, with events in seven U.S. locations and more across the country.
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