Business
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Four County EMC earns safety accreditation
BURGAW — Four County Electric Membership Corporation received national recognition for its compliance with a comprehensive safety program called the Rural Electric Safety Accreditation Program. RESAP is one of the few programs in the country that provides electric cooperatives a management tool for continuous safety and loss control assessment. The…
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BCC offering no-cost business seminars in May
DUBLIN — The Small Business Center of Bladen Community College is offering no-cost business seminars in May. They are: — How to Start a Drone Business is planned for Saturday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to noon in building 2, room 202, on the Dublin campus. — Owning a Rental…
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Grant to aid interactive learning at Tom Thumb
CLINTON — Ansley Herring’s eyes lit up when she saw the new iPads given to Tom Thumb Academy as part of a Smart Rural CommunitySM Collaboration Challenge grant awarded to Star Communications. Herring, like the nearly 90 other students at the Salemburg daycare, will now have the opportunity to use…
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No-cost business seminars being offered at BCC
DUBLIN – The Small Business Center of Bladen Community College is offering the Non-Profit Academy and other business seminars during April at no-cost to participants. Included are: — Business Basics for Artists is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to noon on the main Dublin campus. — On…
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Sargent joins Elizabethtown branch
ELIZABETHTOWN – Dedicated to agriculture and to customer-owners, Cape Fear Farm Credit recently welcomed Kaleb Sargent to the team as a loan officer in Elizabethtown. With a bachelor’s degree from N.C. State in agricultural business management and animal science, Sargent is looking forward to supporting individuals within the local community…
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Caption: Cape Fear Farm Credit Board of Directors, CEO Brad Cornelius and Senior Leadership Team announce a $15 million patronage distribution to its customer-owners.
FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Farm Credit announces a $15 million cash patronage to be distributed back to their customer-owners. The Association has paid over $240 million dollars in patronage to their customer-owners over the past 30 consecutive years. A patronage refund is a way of distributing the Association’s profits to…
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Will the new tax law’s inflation measure cost you?
The new federal income tax law is chock full of changes, alterations and adjustments that are keeping taxpayers, accountants and economists spending hours trying to understand it. It appears almost nothing has remained the same. A good example is the inflation measure used to make annual adjustments to tax brackets,…
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Small Business Center offers no-cost business workshops at BCC
DUBLIN — The Small Business Center of Bladen Community College is offering no-cost business seminars beginning in February. The Non-Profit Academy is scheduled for Thursday nights beginning Feb. 8, from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m., in building 2, room 202, on the Dublin campus. The classes are: — Feb. 8, How…
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Sharonview Federal Credit Union Continues Growth in Eastern North Carolina with Addition of Financial Advisor Alex Jones
WILMINGTON – Sharonview Federal Credit Union, one of the nation’s top 200 credit unions, announces the addition of Alex Jones to its financial advisors team. With 17 years of industry experience, Jones brings extensive knowledge to the team while enhancing Sharonview’s financial services in eastern North Carolina. “We are excited…
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BCC Small Business Center director receives state award
DUBLIN — Todd Lyden, director of the Small Business Center at Bladen Community College, has received the State Director of the Year Award from the North Carolina Community College System Small Business Center Network. According to a news release from the SBCN, the annual statewide awards honor small-business centers and…
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Employee retirement
Leslie Johnson and Jane Dodson celebrated Dodson’s retirement from the Johnson Law Firm in downtown Elizabethtown on Friday, Dec. 29. Dodson spent 20 years working with the firm. https://www.bladenjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/web1_20171229_165749-300x225.jpg
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Pittenger: Interstate 74 would spark economic growth
WASHINGTON – Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) is leading bipartisan efforts to upgrade Highway 74 into a modern interstate connecting Charlotte, Wilmington, and the challenged communities of southeastern North Carolina. “Highway 74 connects the economic and transportation assets in Charlotte with the port in Wilmington. In between are many challenged rural…
