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THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC From classical to rock, this city hits all the high notes

BRING ON THE INVASION Area military population to grow by 20,000

What’s Online ine ne Video tour of the historic 1897 Poe House

Going, Going – Green Cape Fear River Trail part of national urban greenway

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FAYETTEVILLE BUSINESS 22 Bring on the Invasion

8 THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC Fayetteville hits all the high notes with its wide variety of musical offerings.

Fayetteville’s military population is set to grow by 20,000 by 2011.

26 Biz Briefs 28 Chamber Report

12 CREATING A SANCTUARY From baby showers to auto repair, support for military families is this city’s mission.

29 Economic Profile

D E PA R TM E NT S 19 GOING, GOING – GREEN The Cape Fear River Trail is part of a national, city-to-city urban trail.

36 FASCINATING FUN FOR KIDS Kids won’t want to miss the fun exhibits at the Fascinate-U Children’s Museum.

6 Almanac: a colorful sampling of Fayetteville culture

16 Local Flavor 17 Portfolio: people, places and events that define Fayetteville

30 Image Gallery

37 GOLF IS IN FULL SWING Head to Fayetteville to enjoy a day out on the links.

35 Health & Wellness 39 Community Profile: facts, stats and important numbers to know

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Holding Court The Cumberland County Courthouse, located at 117 Dick St., is looking a lot spiffier these days.

The county spent approximately $3.1 million to improve security at the courthouse, which was constructed in the late 1970s.

The work was recently honored with a Marquis de Lafayette Appearance Award by the city of Fayetteville planning department, which said, “The renovation of the front plaza and entrance to the Cumberland County Courthouse is deserving of an award for having achieved not only improved functionality of the main entrance to the building but also an enhanced aesthetic that befits a public building visited by so many citizens.”

Honor and Heroics The Airborne & Special Operations Museum tells a story. It’s a story of invention‚ bravery‚ honor and heroics – the story of hundreds of thousands of Americans who served their country in the airborne and special operations units of the armed forces.

Visitors to the 59‚000-square-foot museum travel through a war-torn village in France‚ enter a grass hut for a military briefing in the Philippines and view all types of weapons, ranging from brass knuckles to M642 machine guns used against American paratroopers by the German army.

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Barking Allowed Fayetteville area dogs have a new place to play. Riverside Dog Park, at 355 N. Eastern Blvd., is the city’s newest puppy playground.

The park sits on 5 acres and has separate fenced areas for big and small dogs to run off-leash while owners can relax and chat with other dog owners on the park’s benches.

Dogs must be legally licensed, have current vaccinations and must be at least 4 months old to play at the park.

Members of the Bark for a Park committee hope the new dog park will eventually connect with Cross Creek Linear Park and the Cape Fear Botanical Garden.

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Hail to the Chancellor Fayetteville State University has a new chancellor. James A. Anderson took the helm of FSU in June 2008 and has been described as “a dedicated teacher, seasoned administrator and proven leader.”

He has held leadership positions at several different universities, including University of Albany, Xavier University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and North Carolina State University.

Founded in 1867 as the Howard School for the education of African Americans, today FSU serves a growing student body of nearly 6,700 and is one of the most diverse UNC campuses.

Fast Facts The Source of Life A community’s water system is a highly prized commodity and one worth paying homage to. The Fayetteville Public Works Commission did just that when Fountainhead Spring Park opened in 2008.

The small park offers a historic glimpse into the city’s early water system, including signage that explains how the system worked.

“It is a piece of history,” says Carolyn JusticeHinson, communications and community relations manager for the Fayetteville PWC. “With today’s lifestyle, it’s kind of nice to look back and see what life was like back then.”

Fayetteville At A Glance Fayetteville

POPULATION (2007 ESTIMATE) Fayetteville: 171,853 Cumberland County: 312,696 Linden

LOCATION Fayetteville is in south-central North Carolina, 110 miles east of Charlotte and 65 miles south of Raleigh.

BEGINNINGS Many cities have been named for Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, but Fayetteville became the first in 1783.

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Q Babe Ruth slugged his first home run as a professional baseball player in Fayetteville in 1914.

Q The University of North Carolina system, the oldest state university in the United States, was chartered in Fayetteville in 1789.

Q Henry Evans was the first black preacher to establish a congregation in the Methodist System, when he founded the Evans Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church more than 200 years ago.

Q Fayetteville’s diverse population includes residents representing 29 ethnicities.

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ew cities the size of Fayetteville boast an internationally known symphony with a world-class conductor. And few host their own annual folk festival. Not many cities turn their streets into an arts celebration every month either. And only a few can support an annual pop concert series.

Fayetteville does all these things.

“Fayetteville is a wonderful community and very supportive of the arts,” says Margo Jarvis, director of marketing and development for the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County. “Here you find that even if someone doesn’t attend the symphony regularly or the theater, if you ask them if those are important assets to the community, they’ll

say yes. The arts are a fundamental part of us.”

The council funds arts organizations throughout the community and hosts a number of events each year, including a popular Fourth Friday celebration each month. Musicians and performers roam the streets, and you can catch music as diverse as an organ recital, a musical petting zoo, a classical tenor or cool jazz in many downtown galleries, shops, bistros and bookstores.

Folk music comes into its own each fall at the council’s annual International Folk Festival. Now in its 31st year, the festival brings the best in folk music from around the world to town, in addition to arts, crafts and food.

Pop music and theater shine in the city’s Community Concerts, a volunteersupported tradition now in its 74th season.

Luminaries such as Natalie Cole and Michael Bolton have appeared at the 2,461-seat Crown Center in seasons past, and the 2009-10 schedule includes The Doobie Brothers, the musical Hairspray, Paul Anka and others.

Classical music lovers are especially fortunate in Fayetteville, where the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra has become an ensemble known widely for its talent and that of its dynamic young conductor, Fouad Fakhouri.

Since Fakhouri took over the podium in 2004, the symphony has grown in quality and stature, widened its audience,

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increased its season from two to five concerts annually and has launched a busy schedule of outreach programs that have attracted wide support from the community at large.

“We feel strongly that we are lucky to be in this community, and we want to give something back,” says Linda Frenette, the symphony’s executive director. “We are placing ensembles at community events, playing for the military, playing at public and private schools. We’re doing everything we can – playing music on the sidewalks – so that people know we are here and accessible to everyone. Partnering with this community and serving this community is our No. 1 mission.”

Frenette describes a typical week of community outreach: participation in the national Orchestras Feeding America food drive, recording a patriotic CD for the Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and participating in the city’s Picnic in the Park, in addition to an ongoing schedule of educational and youth programs.

“These are things that were unheard of just a few years ago, and they have paid off in more people in more seats, and more people that are financially supporting this organization because they see we are giving back and supporting the community.”

If “partner, partner, partner” has been the symphony’s strategy the past four years, “popularity, popularity, popularity” may be the community’s response, Frenette says.

So popular is Fakhouri, for example, that in addition to life-size cutouts of his photo, orchestra fans have made a Fakhouri bobblehead a popular item.

“Everybody does love our conductor,” Frenette adds. “He’s young, dynamic and he’s fiercely building an amazing career and reputation that spans the entire globe.”

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hen it comes to military troops and their families, you could say that Fayetteville Cares. Yes, that is the name of an organization begun by Joanne Chavonne, wife of Fayetteville Mayor Anthony Chavonne, to promote community support of local soldiers and their families. But seriously, Fayetteville really cares.

The city is home to Fort Bragg, which is known as the United States’ most combat-ready and active military installation – and with 50,000 soldiers stationed here, the largest. In September 2008, Fayetteville and surrounding Cumberland County adopted the slogan, “America’s First Military Sanctuary Community,” and through organizations such as Fayetteville Cares and The Army’s Army, hundreds of community volunteers help make it so.

Supporting the troops and their families takes many forms here, from job placement services and scholarship funds for active-duty family members to free flat-tire repair and discounted auto repair for military spouses. It’s a patriotic duty Fayetteville residents carry out with pride, and their service has been recognized at the highest levels.

In February 2009, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. paid a visit to Fort Bragg specifically to honor the citizens of Fayetteville for what he called “exactly the type of

Vice President Joe Biden and Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg commanding general Right: Soldiers honor the creation of our country at the annual Flag Ceremony on July 4.

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community support and sentiment that we hope to generate.”

Casey presented Army Certificates of Achievement to Kirk deViere, chairman of Fayetteville Cares, and Joanne Chavonne, treasurer, for organizing Boots and Booties – The World’s Largest Military Baby Shower, held in November 2008 at the Crown Center.

About 1,000 new and expectant mothers from Fort Bragg and nearby Pope Air Force Base attended the mass shower, which drew national attention thanks to coverage by The New York Times as well as Time magazine.

Time also named Fayetteville “America’s Most Pro-Military Town,” praising the Army’s Army, a 900-member-strong group of civilian volunteers who have pledged their moral, physical and spiritual support to the organization’s mission: “Watching over those who watch over us.”

First Lady Michelle Obama also affirmed the Army’s Army during her March 2009 visit to Fayetteville to meet with soldiers, families and volunteers. The First Lady praised the city as a “model community when it comes to taking care of military families.”

But providing a haven for service members is a win-win situation for all involved.

The Base Realignment and Closure Act passed by Congress in 2005 is expected to bring some 20,000 new soldiers to Fort Bragg by 2011.

The Army’s Army maintains a comprehensive Web site, www.FayettevilleWantsYou.com, to provide information for relocating families as they prepare to call Fayetteville their new home.

Thousands more troops and their families will not only be welcome in Fayetteville, but will provide an added boost to the economy, deViere says. “Many of those married soldiers and their families, along with civilian defense contractors, will need new housing and schools for their kids.

“In addition, businesses should be attracted to our community, because when military personnel retire from Fort Bragg, many want to remain in Fayetteville,” deViere adds.

According to estimates by the Cumberland County Commission, the military’s current annual economic impact of about $5 billion could reach $6.5 billion by 2011.

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Prescription for Success HORNE’S DELI CAFÉ PRIDES ITSELF ON FRESH FOOD AND FAST SERVICE

ere’s a little food for thought: The old landmark building that now houses Horne’s Deli Café in downtown Fayetteville was originally home to a successful pharmacy.

“A Dr. Horne opened this place in the early 1900s, and he served as the community pharmacist for many years,” says Marie Johnston, owner of Horne’s Deli Café. “In fact, an old photo of Dr. Horne still hangs on one of the walls of this restaurant.”

The pharmacy eventually added a soda fountain in the 1930s, but business waned during the Great Depression and the building eventually closed. It reopened and closed a few more times until Johnston decided to establish a downtown café.

“The entire building was refurbished in the 1990s by a previous restaurant owner, and then I finally decided to make it a deli/café when I took over in 2006,” Johnston says. “I love being a part of downtown Fayetteville, and I like the clientele we attract.”

The café at 124 Hay St., serves breakfast and lunch six days a week, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Workers from neighboring offices line up for breakfast during the week.

“We pride ourselves on fresh food and fast service – the office people want a good meal served quickly so they can get to work on time,” Johnston says. “Our breakfast items include eggs Benedict, eggs Florentine, hash browns, bacon, sausage, ham, roll-ups and bacon and egg sandwiches.”

As for lunch, Horne’s features panini sandwiches, Philly cheese steaks, grilled burgers and interesting salads.

“We always have a steady business, even in this current economy,” Johnston says. “Horne’s is a nice place to eat, and our service is excellent.”

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Fayettevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest hot spot for dining and entertainment has a variety of venues that the whole family can enjoy. The attraction along the east bank of the Cape Fear River has become a popular gathering place for good food, shopping and live concerts.

There is a Kidsville Bounce House on site that includes inflatable slides, a jump house, obstacle course and bungee trampoline. It also can be booked for private parties for children of all ages.

As for dining, the LocksCreek Seafood Grille & Oyster Bar at Campbellton Landing offers upscale dining in a casual, nautical atmosphere. The lunch and dinner menus feature fish and seafood entrees, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a separate Oyster Bar on the premises. LocksCreek also boasts one of the best-stocked cocktail bars in all of Cumberland County.

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The other dining attraction at Campbellton Landing is Riverside Grill, which has everything from breakfast sandwiches and pancakes to burgers and hot dogs.

The grill also packs picnic baskets to go and serves hot and cold coffee drinks. Riverside also added hand-dipped ice cream at Campbellton Scoops during spring 2009.

For outdoor enthusiasts, Riverside Sports Center at the Landing has one of the largest live bait selections in this part of North Carolina, plus it offers hunting and fishing licenses, and boat registrations. The store also rents canoes and kayaks, and books canoe-and-kayaking adventure trips on the Cape Fear River.

Finally, Campbellton Landing is also home to Sol Rose Amphitheatre, which has a seating capacity of 3,000 for concerts and other shows. The amphitheater can also be booked for private parties, weddings and other catered affairs.

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Ponytails and Football Cleats I June, with home games taking place at Daskyll Stadium behind Reid Ross High School.

Other teams that play in the IWFL are the Carolina Queens, Carolina Phoenix, Central Pennsylvania Vipers, Louisville Nightmare and the Tennessee Valley Tigers.

“Any woman age 18 or older who has the heart to play football is welcome to try out for this team,” says Jennifer Shank, general manager of the Cape Fear Thunder and a wide receiver and

kicker on the football team. “We get a lot of women from the nearby Fort Bragg base who want to play, but also nonmilitary women as well. If you want to play football, we can teach you how it’s done.”

Shank says some of the women come from sports backgrounds, but some are competing for the first time.

“There are a few players who have never played organized sports in their entire lives, but they decided that football would be a fun thing to try. So they did it.”

Shank says most of the players are at equivalent skill levels because not many girls have had the opportunity to play organized football prior to competing in the IWFL. “We should have a pretty good team in 2010, after going through a rebuilding season in 2009,” she says. “I hope folks come out and watch us. Tickets are only $5, so it’s a good deal for some pretty good entertainment.”

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f you like football, you’ll want to check out the Cape Fear Thunder, a women’s professional tackle football team that has called Fayetteville home for the past seven seasons.

The team played in the Women’s Professional Football League for four years prior to joining the Independent Women’s Football League, where the women have competed for the past three seasons.

The Thunder plays an eight-game season from mid-April through mid-

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ere is the latest dirt on the continuing Cape Fear River Trail expansion project in Fayetteville.

The $2 million effort to lengthen the existing trail began in the fall of 2008 and is scheduled to be completed in spring 2010.

Currently, the 10-foot-wide paved path measures 3.5 miles and is used by walkers, joggers, bikers and skaters.

The expansion project will add four more miles to the existing trail, extending it to the nature trails that are already in place at Cape Fear Botanical Gardens.

Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation is overseeing the river trail expansion project because officials there believe that all great cities have great greenways. The trail runs alongside the Cape Fear River, weaving through marshes and wetlands that include hundreds of different plants and trees.

In fact, more than 700 species of plants and trees and 150 species of birds can be found in the woods surrounding the trail. Frogs, lizards and turtles and deer are also common sights, as well as beautiful views of the Cape Fear River.

The terrain of the existing trail is both flat and slightly hilly, and a number of local and regional high schools have hosted cross-country running meets here.

Wooden bridges along the way include one covered bridge, plus a 700-foot boardwalk that extends through the wetlands near Clark Park for pedestrians and nature enthusiasts to use.

The Cape Fear River Trail has actually become classified as part of the East Coast Greenway, which is destined to eventually become the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first long-distance, city-to-city urban trail.

When completed, the East Coast Greenway will connect Maine to Key West, Fla., and will be likened to an urban Appalachian Trail.

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A new program called Tourism Ambassadors, believed to be the first of its kind in North Carolina, teaches local hospitality industry employees about area trivia and attractions.

The program began in January 2009 after Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau officials noticed that hospitality employees, who were occasionally quizzed by visitors on what there was to do in Cumberland County, often didn’t know what attractions to suggest.

As a result, the FACVB initiated the program so these front-line workers can become “certified tourism ambassadors.” Participants in the program are charged a fee and must take a test to become an ambassador.

Cumberland County has 4,100 workers who are employed in restaurants, hotels, car rental companies and taxi services, and the FACVB estimates that an FAY E T T E V I L L E

average of 160,000 visitors stay in Cumberland County each month.

The half-day workshops cost $35 per person, and participants are given a 192-page book on area trivia and attractions that they must read in advance.

After the workshop, attendees take an open-book exam to test their knowledge.

Workshops are scheduled about every two months until the FACVB is satisfied that a sufficient number of hospitality employees have become certified tourism ambassadors.

Two examples of the information that the ambassadors must know include the term Skibo, as in Skibo Road. It is a Celtic word that means place of peace.

Also, the tallest building in Fayetteville is the 11-story Systel building.

Hospitality employees are also encouraged to ask tourists a variety of questions that will encourage them to visit more local sites during their stays.

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ereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a salute to the military, which is a big reason why Fayetteville-Cumberland County is such a great place to live.

With Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base located in this community, Fayetteville and Cumberland County have steady economic growth. In fact, while most of the country has been mired in a recession, the overall Fayetteville-Cumberland County region has not suffered nearly as much.

Now more good news has arrived. A large military command called FORSCOM is being moved from Atlanta to Fort Bragg, bringing 40,000 military personnel and their families to Fayetteville-Cumberland County and 10 surrounding counties by the end of 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;FORSCOM is an acronym for United States Army Forces Command, which is a strategic military initiative that will

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Cumberland County is preparing for an increase in its population, which is expected to rise significantly by 2013.

basically turn Fayetteville into a mini-Pentagon,” says Kristie Meave, senior vice president for marketing and communications for the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce.

“With all of these people moving to our region, there will be lots of action related to real estate.”

The FORSCOM move is part of a Congress-backed Base Realignment and Closure law that will consolidate military bases throughout the United States by the end of 2011.

“This infusion of military, civilians and supporting contractors – together with the investments needed for construction and related activities – is expected to provide a boost to the Cumberland County economy of more than $525 million in 2013,” says Renee P. Lane, communications and outreach director with the BRAC Regional Task Force. “The total population for Cumberland County in 2013 is expected to be 336,342 [up from 312,696 in 2008], including 17,249 new residents that are a specific result of military expansion.”

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That population increase means a lot of new homes will be constructed across the county. Real estate research group Zillow.com ranked Cumberland County No. 1 in the nation in percentage of home value growth for the last quarter of 2008.

Besides homebuilding, a future Interstate 295 loop is being planned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation to finally give Fort Bragg direct access to Interstate 95.

Currently, soldiers and civilians at the base must drive directly through Fayetteville’s city limits to get to I-95.

“Existing companies in Cumberland County will also benefit from FORSCOM because they will see an increase in federal contracts that they will be securing,” says Scott Dorney, executive director with the North Carolina Military Business Center that is headquartered in Fayetteville. “The U.S. Department of Defense is already spending $1.3 billion a year on military contracts in Cumberland County. Get ready for that number to significantly jump in the near future.”

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Scorecard BUSINESS AT A GLANCE

$2,350,733 Retail sales ($1,000)

$17,842 Retail sales per capita

$268,498 Accommodations and food services sales ($1,000)

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GREEN BIZ NURSERY Biz: landscaping products and services Buzz: For more than 30 years, this Fayettevillebased business has been supplying all types of nursery products to customers, from flowers and fish to patios and walkways. In addition, Green Biz Nursery provides residential and commercial landscaping services, including irrigation, arbors and water gardens, and offers grounds management. The company has recently built a new garden center. www.greenbiznursery.com 26

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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Biz: health organization Buzz: The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization with more than 3,400 local offices. The society’s signature event, the Relay For Life, is designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs, and allows the community to participate in the fight against cancer. Cumberland County’s Relay for Life takes place every May. www.cancer.org PARNELL POOL & SPA Biz: pool supply store Buzz: Since 1955, Parnell Pool & Spa has been the business to go to for pool and spa products. The company, located at 4206 Cumberland Road, sells aboveground pools, pool and spa chemicals, hot tubs and pool cleaning equipment, and also has a complete parts department. Parnell Pool & Spa’s second location is at 1380 Linkhaw Road in nearby Lumberton.

(910) 425-6138 CROWN CENTER Biz: entertainment venue Buzz: The Crown Center hosts a variety of events, from concerts and cheerleading tournaments to circuses and homecoming dances. The center, which opened in 1967, is also home to the Fayetteville FireAntz hockey team and the Fayetteville Guard arena football league. The Expo Center is a premier convention and meeting space, and houses the Cumberland County Cooperative Extension. www.atthecrown.com CARDINAL ANTIQUE REFINISHERS Biz: antiques refinishers Buzz: Finding people to repair old furniture isn’t easy these days. Cardinal Antique Refinishers on Front Street in nearby Stedman provides a wide variety of services, including furniture repair, restoration and refinishing; custom cabinetry; and architectural and millwork stripping and refinishing.

The company also does veneer work, grain fill, color matching, paint, stain, upholstery and rush and cane seats.

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Rather, they invest in the bottom lines of their respective companies through chamber membership.

“We bring value to our members, including looking for any ways to save our companies money that they can redirect into additional jobs and equipment,” says Peters, president and CEO of the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce. “The chamber’s primary mission is to create jobs and wealth in the community, and we take that role very seriously.”

One of ways the chamber helps member businesses is through a health insurance savings program called ChamberCare, which is administered by WellPath and Doctor’s Direct Health Care. Small business members who sign up for ChamberCare can provide a good benefit package to their employees – all at affordable premiums.

“Members who utilize ChamberCare can choose from a network of physicians and providers in the Cumberland County area,” Peters says. “Another plus with ChamberCare is that the program helps employers and their employees develop a healthy lifestyle, thus reducing overall premium increases and maintaining affordability.”

The Fayetteville-Cumberland County chamber also offers a program called

Eye on Our Business. Members who sign up become privy to information compiled

by Corporate Research International, which provides “mystery shoppers” that stop in companies unannounced to provide helpful feedback to business owners.

“This chamber service helps small employers improve in areas such as customer service, efficiency and other important facets of business transactions with customers,” Peters says.

The Fayetteville-Cumberland County chamber has also become involved with a local SCORE program. The program uses seasoned, retired executives from the local community who contribute their time to assist small businesses – whether startup or existing – with management assistance.

“Shortly after my arrival here as chamber CEO, I recognized that the chamber had a service-delivery gap in the area of assistance to the largest segment of our membership – small businesses,” Peters says. “However, what does exist in the area are a variety of strong, wellorchestrated, small business-assistance programs that aren’t generally accessible through a one-stop shop or single source. Now there is that single source with SCORE.” SCORE counseling assistance is free to small business owners.

“The chamber does what it can to help members,” he says. – Kevin Litwin

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FAYETTEVILLE BUSINESS CLIMATE Cumberland County is the economic growth center of southeastern North Carolina, offering an unusually favorable combination of labor factors. Key industries include defense, distribution, customer care and automotive.

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Fayetteville Downtown Alliance 222 Hay St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 (910) 222-3382 www.fayettevillealliance.com

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eing able to identify the needs of its members and responding in a meaningful way is the hallmark of an effective chamber of commerce.

What the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce unveiled in January 2009 answered its members’ call in a way unprecedented in the organization’s history. It made health insurance possible for small-business owners and their employees.

“We know that there are a lot of uninsured people out there, and most of them are employed by small businesses,” says Gary Cooper, the chamber’s chief of staff. “In fact, about 75 percent of all our chamber members are businesses with less than 10 employees, so we just wanted to come up with a plan.”

Cooper says there are two goals: to provide small businesses that already offer their employees health insurance an option that’s potentially more cost effective and includes a strong wellness component, and to offer a cost-effective inroad to businesses that couldn’t afford a plan before. Businesses have several coverage options, and all plans include standard emergency care and coverage when away from home.

“WellPath has priced this thing to the point where it’s less costly than most of the big competitors in our marketplace,” Cooper says.

Dubbed ChamberCare, the small-business program is administered by WellPath Select, a North Carolina-based purveyor of health plans.

In addition to the chamber, the other partner in the mix is Doctors Direct Healthcare, a health-care management

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company that is headquartered in Fayetteville.

Doctors Direct is a physician-owned venture designed to reel in health-care costs by encouraging and enabling employee wellness. Its Know Your Numbers program is a health-risk assessment that includes a questionnaire and laboratory work.

“What’s really unique about ChamberCare is the wellness piece of the program, which means that Doctors Direct will have qualified nurses come on site to the employers and take their employees’ vital signs like blood pressure and screen for cholesterol,” Cooper says. “It really is unheard of that a small business health-care plan would have a wellness feature at no additional cost to the employer. Because of that, we’re calling this plan small-business coverage with big-business benefits.”

It’s the chamber’s job to market and promote the program, not only among chamber members but also throughout the entire community.

“The value-added feature of ChamberCare to our membership is that it is only for chamber members, and it can only be sold by insurance agents who are chamber members,” Cooper says. “It has generated new members for the chamber and has helped to retain members.”

Yet, the biggest selling point is ChamberCare’s feel-good vibe – people in the community taking care of other people in the community.

“Just about every doctor in Fayetteville and Cumberland County is in the network,” Cooper says.

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watch themselves on the monitor, while older kids become directors.”

In addition to standing exhibits, the children’s museum offers Science Saturday classes, Girl Scout badge workshops and art classes.

The museum was born 15 years ago, just as children’s museums were becoming popular across the country, through the efforts of two local moms. Housed in an old recreation center for a few years, the state- and city-supported museum

just celebrated 10 years in its current facility and now boasts a growing membership of 350. Volunteers include local high school students who help out as part of their graduation requirements.

While a tight economy may be hard on some cultural activities, it has actually increased visits to Fascinate-U, Daniels says.

“If people are looking for more value for their money, they’re coming here.”

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f you’ve ever watched a toddler intently “driving” a plastic Cozy Coupe down the sidewalk, you know how kids yearn to do what grown-ups do.

Whether it’s shopping for groceries, serving as a soldier or being a television announcer, at Fayetteville’s Fascinate-U Children’s Museum, kids can try on a grown-up role for size, learning about daily life in a whole new way.

“Our motto, which we borrow from the Boston Children’s Museum, is ‘I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand,” says Fascinate-U Children’s Museum Director Susan Daniels. “This kind of museum gives kids a chance to understand the things they see around them every day – it helps to make abstract concepts more concrete.”

The museum’s 12,000 square feet, located in the historic former city hall building in downtown Fayetteville, are a child’s paradise – a serious playground that attracts 50,000 visitors a year who take advantage of the facility’s nominal fees to enjoy fun and educational activities and exhibits.

On a given day you might see kids learning about physics on the gear wall, where they can make 37 magnetized plastic gears do amazing things, or perhaps pedaling off the calories they gained on the Nutricycle after eating the pretend cheeseburger they chose over the healthy grapes. Some kids are deep into the dress-up area, while others delve into the military exhibit, where they can don uniforms and backpacks to guard a fort or play with Fred, the museums muchloved green rat snake.

The TV studio, where kids can see themselves on a TV monitor while they deliver the weather report, is always a favorite with visitors, Daniels says. But the most popular exhibit is the realistic grocery store.

“We do add exhibits as we can, but what really changes is the way kids use the exhibits as they grow up,” Daniels explains. “In the grocery, for example, little kids punch the buttons on the cash register or shop for groceries, while older kids ring things up, total prices and make change. On TV, little children

Madison Bishop, Lindsey Knoll and Ericka Knoll (left to right) play in the grocery store at Fayetteville’s Fascinate-U Children’s Museum.

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olf has become so popular in Fayetteville that a local college even offers a bachelor’s degree in the sport.

Methodist University features a four-year Professional Golf Management program that is accredited by the PGA of America, with classes that include golf shop operations, agronomy, turf grass management, tournament operations and instructional teaching methods.

The college has a 100 percent job-placement record for students in the 24-year history of the program, with graduates going to work for companies such as Calloway Golf Co., Cleveland Golf, Mizuno, Nationwide Tour and Titleist.

Away from the classroom, the Fayetteville region has more than a dozen quality golf courses and three military base courses that are closed to the public. Top area golfing venues include Anderson Creek, Bayonet at Puppy Creek, Baywood, Cypress Lake, Carolina Lakes, King’s Grant, Old Bluff and Tobacco Road, and the military courses are Ryder, Stryker and Willow Lakes.

“Golf is a big deal in this area – it just seems to be getting more and more popular all the time,” says Bobby Ashburn, head professional at Baywood Golf Club.

“The weather in Fayetteville allows golfers to play yearround, and our location near Interstate 95 attracts many wintertime motorists who often stop here to play a course or two before they get back on the road to Florida,” he says. “Then

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they often return here on their way back home to the north.”

Ashburn says Baywood is especially nice because it features a championship 7,200-yard layout that is challenging yet fair to golfers of any skill level.

“The course is mostly flat, and water comes into play quite a bit, plus the Bermuda grass greens are in good shape yearround,” he says. “Our signature hole is the 17th, a par 3 that measures 165 yards from the back tees. It’s over water and almost always into the wind, and that wind always makes it a tricky tee shot.”

The 17th at Baywood is just one of several dozen signature holes that make golfing in the Fayetteville area such an enjoyable experience.

Jon Hockaday, general manager at the Davis Love IIIdesigned Anderson Creek Golf Club, says Anderson Creek actually features two holes that are especially interesting.

“The fourth hole is an excellent par 3, with a 205-yard tee shot over water and then onto a sloping ridge going through the middle of the green that makes putting especially challenging,” Hockaday says.

“Meanwhile, the 13th hole is a short par 4 at 335 yards, with the fairway well-bunkered all the way up the left side,” he adds. “Both the 4th and 13th holes are really fun to play, which is what golfing is all about throughout the Fayetteville region.”

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criminal justice, dental hygiene, radiography and nursing can work on simulated models created at the center.

For example, these students might use a simulated head that they can rotate and manipulate, even “removing” layers of skin. Students can also access these models over the Web and study them at home. The i3D department has simultaneously worked on 39 simulation projects for faculty members in diverse fields.

The program’s reach is not limited to FTCC. As a global center of excellence, Interactive 3D has created models for schools in other states and in countries such as Great Britain and Romania.

Not only does the center train students for today’s high-tech world, it also plays a big part in attracting new businesses.

“We’re reaching out to 11 counties around us to help them attract business and industry to the region,” Ervin says.

The program has created models for regional and national companies such as Goodyear, Sumatsu and Immersion Media.

In one project for Goodyear, for example, FTCC created a simulated hydraulics system to help new employees understand the flow of liquid through pipes.

Ervin says FTCC is a natural location for this unique program because it’s near Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base.

“FTCC has always been known as an innovative college,” Ervin says. “We were the first in the state to offer online courses, for example. We’ve led the state in technological innovation.

We hope this is going to transform our community.”

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earning by doing. It’s the best way to acquire any new skill. Fayetteville Technical Community College is taking that idea to a whole new level with its Advanced Visualization and Interactive Design Center.

The center’s Simulation Modeling Technician program, also known as the Interactive 3D (i3D) program, is the only one of its kind in the country, according to Bob Ervin, vice president of learning technologies at FTCC. The mission of the center is “advanced visualization for learning and workforce and economic development.”

The center focuses on three areas: training students to become simulation modeling technicians; creating interactive objects for other collegiate disciplines to use in training their respective students; and creating models for businesses to use in workforce training and development.

The program, which is housed in the Virtual College, started in mid-2008 and is the brainchild of FTCC President Dr. Larry Keen.

“Dr. Keen saw an opportunity to bring visualization into our state,” Ervin says. “He saw this as a possibility of getting students more engaged and changing the way we train the workforce.”

The program currently consists of four courses and a capstone project.

“Students learn basic modeling, drafting, geographic information systems and programming languages to tie models together and turn them into interactive models,” Ervin says.

Students in other disciplines, however, also benefit from the work of the i3D program. Students in fields such as

Don Seidel, deputy director and program manager of the Advanced Visualization Center, and Jessica Powell work in the Immersive Learning Lab, a part of the Interactive 3-D (i3D) program, at Fayetteville Technical Community College.

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FAYETTEVILLE SNAPSHOT Fayetteville is the sixth-largest city in North Carolina and boasts a thriving arts and cultural community, abundant recreational activities, affordable housing, excellent health care and quality educational opportunities. The city is next door to Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base.

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CLIMATE The climate of Cumberland County is comparable to other communities in the Carolinas.

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