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The Berry Amendment has been in effect since 1941, basically requiring that the military buy American when it comes to clothing and textiles. According to a recent article in a textile industry publication, the military wants to loosen up its Buy American restrictions.
By: Dan Barkin
A big push in Washington to build up the maritime industrial base, which is struggling to build enough Navy ships and repair the current fleet fast enough, could benefit many North Carolina businesses.
By: Movers Shakers, Jim Pomeranz, Tucker Mitchell, David Mildenberg, Bob Dedman, James Dodson, Dan Barkin, Vanessa Infanzon, Bill Horner, Caroline Khalaf, Kevin Ellis, Chris Burritt, Teri Saylor
There’s more than meets the obvious when it comes to dissecting the North Carolina Golf Panel’s Top 100 golf courses. The panel includes nearly...
By: Dan Barkin
A big federal construction conference takes place next week at the convention center in Wilmington. It is the Southeast Region Construction, Infrastructure and Environmental Summit, held by the North Carolina Military Business Center. Courtney Smedick at the NCMBC says that the conference is about to sell out, so if you want to attend, you should […]
By: Dan Barkin
Steven and Jean Moore are turning their marketing firm, Moore Exposure in Fayetteville, over to their daughter, and this is a good time to mention one of the things that has separated the company from a lot of other marketing and promotions companies. There are around 1 million military “challenge coins” out there, produced by […]
By: Dan Barkin
Monday was the official opening of the Carolina Museum of the Marine in Jacksonville. I recommend a visit. It is off Lejeune Boulevard near the complex convergence of U.S. 17 and NC 24. Set your GPS to 109 Montford Landing Road, is my advice. The museum is located on a part of the 27-acre Lejeune […]
By: Dan Barkin
Scott Dorney, who has run the North Carolina Military Business Center for nearly 22 years as executive director, will step down at the end of the year. Dorney, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and former deputy garrison commander at Fort Bragg, launched the NCMBC in 2004 to help North Carolina businesses secure more military and […]
By: Dan Barkin
The University of Mount Olive has turned things around in six years. It didn’t have to turn out that way. Lots of small, private non-profit colleges and universities are hurting. Some 138 nonprofit colleges closed or merged between 2016 and 2025. But Mount Olive seems to be thriving. The short answer is Ed Croom, who […]
By: Dan Barkin
The 12th Dragon’s Lair competition, which is a contest among soldiers in the XVIII Airborne Corps, took place earlier this month at Fort Bragg. It’s a competition to come up with the most innovative ideas. The XVIII Airborne covers a lot of territory, from Fort Bragg in Fayetteville to Fort Stewart in Georgia to Fort […]
By: Dan Barkin
Martin J. “Jimmy” Hendrix III, a retired Army colonel, will become executive director of the North Carolina Military Business Center Oct. 1, succeeding Scott Dorney, the NCMBC’s founder and leader for more than two decades. Dorney is retiring at the end of the year. A Fayetteville native, Hendrix was appointed by Fayetteville Tech President Mark […]
