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EY cites Greenville’s Balot as Southeast Entrepreneur of the Year

Rich Balot, a Greenville businessman who has built the largest U.S. chain of Verizon retail stores over the past two decades, was recently named a winner of EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Southeast...

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Community Crossroads Center Launches Capital Campaign

Community Crossroads Center, Pitt County’s only homeless shelter, has launched a capital campaign to construct a resource center to support the residents in their journey toward self-sufficiency. The...

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Growth Potential: Basketball Jamboree field increases again in fourth year

Since its inception, the annual High School Basketball Jamboree’s field has increased each year: last year it had 40 teams, the year before, 22. The year before that, 16.

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ECU Health CEO, Brody Dean Dr. Michael Waldrum named chair-elect of AAMC Board of Directors

Michael Waldrum, MD, MSc, MBA, ECU Health chief executive officer and dean of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, has been named chair-elect of the AAMC (Association of American...

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Coach RV was inducted into the 41st NFHS Hall of Fame

Ronald Vincent, the legendary baseball coach at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, North Carolina, has been inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Hall of...

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Kelly Andrews named NCEDA Economic Developer of the Year

PITT COUNTY, N.C. – Kelly Andrews, Pitt County Economic Development (PCED) director, received one of two 2024 North Carolina Economic Development Association’s (NCEDA) Economic Developer of the Year...

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