{"id":178,"date":"2012-06-29T21:07:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T21:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2018-11-07T16:38:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:38:44","slug":"economy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/FayettevilleNC3\/?page_id=178","title":{"rendered":"Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEMOGRAPHICS \/ ECONOMY<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Fayetteville Metropolitan region is the economic growth center of  southeastern North Carolina. Location and demographics both play an important  role in this expansion. This area is situated halfway between New York and  Miami along the Interstate 95 corridor and within close proximity to Interstate  40. An outstanding workforce is enhanced by the continual influx of exiting  military personnel from Ft. Bragg and Pope Air Force Base that are highly  disciplined, well-trained in many technical fields, and have an outstanding  work ethic. Many major manufacturers have found fertile ground in North  Carolina&#8217;s soil, although the largest employers in this area are government  installations that pour billions of dollars into the regional and state  economies.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Largest Private Employers<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Black &amp; Decker Corp.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackanddecker.com\/\">www.blackanddecker.com<\/a><br \/>\nManufacturing<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Cape Fear Valley Health System<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.capefearvalley.com\/\">www.capefearvalley.com<\/a><br \/>\nHealthcare<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Cingular Wireless<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cingular.com\/\">www.cingular.com<\/a><br \/>\nTelecommunications<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>DuPont<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dupont.com\/\">www.dupont.com<\/a><br \/>\nManufacturing<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Eaton Corp.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaton.com\/\">www.eaton.com<\/a><br \/>\nManufacturing<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Fayetteville Publishing<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fayettevillenc.com\/\">www.fayettevillenc.com<\/a><br \/>\nPublishing<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Kelly-Springfield Tire Company<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kelly-springfield.com\/\">www.kelly-springfield.com<\/a><br \/>\nManufacturing<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>M.J. 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