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Dina Simcox, the assistant general manager of Cross Creek Mall, has been a Fayetteville resident for eight years.
Dina has little free time between her work as chair of the Work Force Development Board and teaching both Girl Scouts and catechism classes at church.
"Because of the military and also BRAC, sales are always good at this mall," said Simcox. "We are the number one mall out of 89 malls in the portfolio for sales per square foot."
She shared that while she would also like to see some higher-end stores here, they do not have the room since there is little turn- over with their tenants. Also, Fayetteville's demographics affect business decisions.
SFc. Grant BeyerS, the 1st Brigade Food Services Supervi- sor, feeds an Army everyday and has done just that for the past 20 years, including in combat zones.
Serving two assignments at Fort Bragg, Sgt. Beyers has lived in Cameron since 2008 and enjoyed the familiarity of the community when he was assigned here the second time.
In his spare time he rides his motorcycle and spends time with his son. "Everything in Fayetteville and the expansion of Fort Bragg has helped the economy," said Beyers.
aDa iSley, the Kitchen Supervisor at the Salvation Army, has been a local resident since 1980, working in her position for 14 years.
"Cooking is something that I've always done to help people", said Isley. "I make sure people enjoy what they are eating."
Ada is old-school and does not cook with recipes, and focuses on cooking balanced nutritional meals both at work and at home for her husband.
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