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		<description><![CDATA[We wish to expose the various businesses providing the variety of services that support the marketplace within the various communities of northeastern North Carolina, which is the region that Beaufort County NOW serves.]]></description>
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		<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:53:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Calf Creek Preserve Exposition: January, 2026 Edition, Volume One - Tract S, Lot #10 Hillcrest]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/81038.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">This effort in exposition begins the noble experiment of many years of understanding this land, deep within the Chocowinity Bay /Pamlico River watershed, its essence in totality, and, ultimately, the planning of that benefit to the collective will of humankind.<br><i>( Published Sunday, January 25th, 2026 @ 4:05 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:05:46 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Beaufort Marketplace Launches a New Concept for Small Business Growth and Future Business Development in Washington NC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/91340.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Affordable vendor spaces, community partnerships, and shared marketing create a launchpad for entrepreneurs.<br><i>( Published Friday, September 5th, 2025 @ 9:18 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 5 Sep 2025 09:18:47 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Beaufort Market Place Set to Become Washington's New Go-To Shopping and Business Destination]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/89872.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Come out and support your local business community!<br><i>( Published Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 10:38 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:38:16 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Beaufort County Leadership Continues to Miss the Point]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/88680.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The county needs better leadership in community issues from education to economic development.<br><i>( Published Monday, May 5th, 2025 @ 1:28 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 5 May 2025 13:28:08 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Last Commercial Corner in the Center of Washington, NC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/26996.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Extending over 2.57 acres (if purchased in one block), this Commercial Corner, the former John H. Small property, is now for sale, and may be sold as one tract, or sold in building lots of varying sizes.<br><i>( Published Thursday, May 1st, 2025 @ 8:25 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 May 2025 20:25:46 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Life for an Empty Building: Beaufort Marketplace Set for Grand Opening May 3]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/88537.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Come explore the vendors and shopping May 3rd at the Beaufort Marketplace!<br><i>( Published Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 @ 4:19 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:19:55 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump Urges Companies 'Like Apple' To Move Production To U.S. As China Trade War Intensifies]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/88364.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">"DON'T WAIT, DO IT NOW!"<br><i>( Published Sunday, April 20th, 2025 @ 7:10 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 20 Apr 2025 07:10:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chocowinity EMS Issues]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/81568.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Changes at Chocowinity EMS does not mean you are loosing EMS services<br><i>( Published Friday, August 2nd, 2024 @ 9:20 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 2 Aug 2024 09:20:33 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Calf Creek Preserve Exposition: July, 2024 Edition, Volume Two - Tracts A, B, C, G]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/81432.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">This effort in exposition begins the noble experiment of many years of planning this land, deep within the Chocowinity Bay /Pamlico River watershed, and how capture its essence, and its true value as an eclectic mixed use community.<br><i>( Published Tuesday, July 30th, 2024 @ 5:03 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:03:33 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Belhaven Trout Tournament Donates $40,000 to Beaufort CCC for Marine Scholarships]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/76658.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">WASHINGTON, NC-- The Beaufort County Community College Foundation received a $40,000 donation from the First Annual Belhaven Trout Tournament and Festival.<br><i>( Published Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 @ 5:02 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:02:51 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VinFast's losses continue to mount, officials still optimistic]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/72993.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Coming on the heels of a second-quarter report that saw losses of $526.7 million, VinFast reported Thursday that it lost an additional $623 million for the third quarter of 2023.<br><i>( Published Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 @ 2:06 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 3 Feb 2024 02:06:24 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Charlotte consortium places bid for national tech hub recognition]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/71924.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Charlotte has joined a list of major US cities who recently placed a formal bid to designate the Queen City as a nationally recognized regional tech hub.<br><i>( Published Monday, December 4th, 2023 @ 3:55 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 4 Dec 2023 03:55:45 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Here are the 'best' TV shows set in North Carolina]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/71363.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">As North Carolina is America's ninth most populous state, film and television producers are working with the Tarheel State in mind.<br><i>( Published Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 4:12 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Nov 2023 16:12:12 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Company with local roots relocates to Beaufort County]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/70879.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Beaufort County officials on Thursday helped the Beaufort County Committee of 100 welcome renowned e-commerce, digital marketing, and consulting firm BTW Global, LLC to its new headquarters in Washington.<br><i>( Published Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 5:50 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 5 Nov 2023 17:50:52 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Disney Will Dismiss Large Chunk Of Entertainment Staffers Next Week: Report]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/67494.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Disney plans to eliminate thousands of jobs next week, dismissing as many as 15% of entertainment staffers, according to a recent report from Bloomberg.<br><i>( Published Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 1:05 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:05:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Musk Hopes Neuralink Brain Chip Will Play Role In 'Civilizational Risk Reduction']]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/72546.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Neuralink founder Elon Musk said he hopes implanting wireless brain-computer chips in humans will play a role in the existential risk of population reduction posed by artificial intelligence.<br><i>( Published Thursday, October 12th, 2023 @ 8:48 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:48:25 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford Halts Controversial Battery Plant Amid Strikes From Auto Workers Union]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/72685.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Ford announced on Monday that it is pausing construction on a multi-billion dollar battery plant in Marshall, Michigan that had drawn scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers over the company's partnership with Chinese battery-maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., or CATL.<br><i>( Published Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 10:23 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 5 Oct 2023 10:23:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Speaker Moore: NC ranks #1 in business in spite of Cooper]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/70346.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">On Tuesday, for the second year in a row, North Carolina earned the top spot in CNBC's annual "America's Top States for Business" rankings out of all 50 states.<br><i>( Published Sunday, October 1st, 2023 @ 11:22 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 1 Oct 2023 23:22:14 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Report: The pandemic solidified NC as economic powerhouse]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/70128.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">North Carolina is one of six southern states that, together, have become an economic powerhouse, overtaking the once dominant Northeast region of the United States. That's according to a new analysis from Bloomberg.<br><i>( Published Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 10:55 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 25 Sep 2023 22:55:01 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[NC receiving over $1.5 billion in federal funding for high-speed internet]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/69837.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">North Carolina is set to receive over $1.53 billion in federal funding to help with expanding high-speed internet across the state. The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) made the announcement Monday.<br><i>( Published Monday, September 11th, 2023 @ 7:30 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:30:55 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[North Carolina's "Top State for Business" Ranking Further Undercuts the Case for NCInnovation]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/70552.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">With such a business-friendly climate, why would NCInnovation even be necessary?<br><i>( Published Friday, September 8th, 2023 @ 12:26 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 8 Sep 2023 00:26:39 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Millions Of Americans Give Up Hope They'll Ever Be Able To Retire, Poll Finds]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/71204.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">It's not just young people who are getting screwed by the current economy.<br><i>( Published Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 @ 1:23 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:23:02 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fed Raises Interest Rates To Highest Level In Two Decades]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/70854.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates to the highest level in 22 years on Wednesday, despite easing inflationary pressures.<br><i>( Published Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 12:10 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 13 Aug 2023 12:10:31 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Former Obama Housing Commissioner Slams Biden Rule That Will Raise Mortgage Fees To Subsidize Low-Income Buyers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/67451.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">David Stevens, a senior housing official under former President Barack Obama, condemned a proposal from President Joe Biden that will effectively penalize financially stable homebuyers to subsidize those with higher risk.<br><i>( Published Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 @ 11:08 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 3 Aug 2023 11:08:02 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[NC saw influx of small businesses during the pandemic]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/69241.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">North Carolina benefitted from the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of small business migration. That's according to a new Bureau of Labor Statistics report.<br><i>( Published Monday, July 31st, 2023 @ 1:05 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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