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All American Drug Card Keeps Money In Your Pocket The All-American Drug Card is available 24 hours a day, 7 days
Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce is the FIRST Chamber of Commerce in North Carolina to off er its resi- dents a Free Prescription Drug Card? Your Chamber is
Doug Peters your prescriptions. Business ssSpotlightSpotlight Cumberland County Unemployment Rate Below 9 percent According to the Civilian Labor Force Es-
timates report published by the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, Cumberland County reported an unemployment rate of 8.6% for the month of April, breaking an eleven-month streak of unemployment rates reaching over 9.0% (NCESC Estimates). What sectors are seeing the most job growth?
A review of the North Carolina Occupational Trends for the Fastest Growing Occupations in Cumberland County (2006-2016) by total growth openings is Personal and Home Care Aides, with 780 total growth openings, followed in second by
Preschool Teachers with 480 total growth openings. With community strengths such as below average cost of living and cost of doing business, a large, stable and growing military presence, a strong and diversifi ed existing industry base, and an aff ordable housing market, Cumberland County will continue to see success and regain its footing amidst these diffi cult economic times. For more information on economic develop- ment, please call Amber Quinn at 484-4242 ext. 244.
North Carolina Occupational Trends, Cumberland County, NC , Source: www.ncesc.com.
proud to off er all resi- dents of Cumberland County and the surrounding areas savings of up to 70% on their prescriptions! This program has “LOWEST PRICE” logic to guarantee that you pay the lowest price on
a week, 365 days a year! Just click on the logo below or visit our website at www.fayettevillencchamber.org and down- load your card today! “I would like to thank the Chamber for the All-American Drug Card. I am a cancer survivor and last August my insurance was cancelled. I had to stop taking some of my prescriptions because I could not aff ord them. My daughter sent me the All-American Drug Card and I honestly didn’t ex-
pect much, but to my surprise it really worked! “One of my prescriptions I now pay less than $10.00 and an-
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