My wife is Dominican and we live in Sanford, in the center of NC. Sanford is a small city, about an hour south of the capital city of Raleigh, and about 45 minutes northwest of the main military city Fayetteville (Fort Bragg).
There are several Dominican families here. We have a Compare Foods, a Dominican owned supermarket, a new Dominican restaurant called El Rancho downtown opened by some of our friends that also have a restaurant in New York, a bail bonding company, and a karate class owned and operated by a Dominican man. My wife is hooping to add to the Dominican business presence here soon also... she is studying cosmetology and hoping to have her own shop here soon.
I am 31 and from NC originally. I would be glad to offer any information that I can to assist. From the mountains in the west to the beaches on the east, NC has so much to offer!