Business View Civil and Municipal l December 2022

24 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 designed to promote a healthy and active lifestyle. Although some of the townships, like Bladenboro, were undeniably devastated by the last two hurricanes to hit North Carolina, Bladen County Commissioner, Charles Ray Peterson, insists that the county’s rebuilding efforts will create enough ripples to embolden the local economy for years to come. “We’ve torn down an entire block of old buildings in Bladenboro and are in the process of building new retail shops,” he says. “We also have an organization called Boost the ‘Boro, which is a group of people in the 28320 ZIP code, that raises money to clean up and beautify the town. They’ve actually become the hosts of what we call the Beast Festival, which is happening this weekend. We’re talking about a two-day-long celebration of fun, live music, and great food to commemorate the infamous ‘Beast of Bladenboro’.” In the winter of ‘53, the township received national attention due to a string of mysterious Products made at our Fayetteville Works facility are essential for everyday life and support key industries, including defense, aerospace, electric vehicles, hydrogen economy, and other technologies. They are also critical to producing semiconductors, hospital ventilators, and countless other products. Chemours is the only domestic supplier of PFA fluoropolymers critical to semiconductor fabrication. Learn more about essential chemistry manufactured at Fayetteville Works Proud to be a part of Bladen County Chemours_BladenCounty_Ad_FNL.indd 1 11/23/22 9:01 AM