Business View Civil and Municipal l December 2022

25 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 animal killings in the area. For the last 15 years, the folks of Bladenboro have capitalized on that historic week that a vampiric beast held locals captive, with a creative community event that celebrates that lore. “There’s been a valiant effort to restore our County’s towns, through these cultural events,” Peterson insists. “But one of our biggest pushes to revitalize has been county-wide strategic planning,” says Chuck Heustess, Executive Director of the Bladen County Economic Development Commission. “Out of that initiative, a number of issues came up as areas to improve over the next decade. Growth was one of the stand-out elements—we’re in a cycle of declining population. We think a good percentage of that loss was due to an inadequate census count during Covid-19, and the on-the-ground follow-up not being done. But we don’t deny that we aren’t growing and so some of the endeavors Our full service team will help you from M O B I L E H O M E D E A L E R S Cromartie Enterprise Proudly serving Bladen County and all surrounding counties in North and South Carolina since 1998! LET US BE A PART OF YOUR DREAM HOME EXPERIENCE (910) 872-5302 OFFICE 2775 Us 701 Hwy N, Elizabethtown, NC 28337, United States (910) 876-5302 CELL www.cromartiehomesale.com BLADEN COUNTY , NC