For Dick Jones, the man who’s been at the helm of the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina since the early 2000s, the Y’s singularity comes down to its ability to offer programs that run the gamut from youth sports and after-school child care to group fitness classes and resources for active seniors. “The Y is unique in that it does a lot of diffe ...
MarineBean 921 Princess Street No. of local employees: 3 Year founded: 2021 Top local officials: Co-owners Dale Lacy, president, and Chris Lacy, vice president Company description: Marine Bean is a family-owned and -operated business that supports local. The company buys all of its materials in the U.S., makes its marine-grade bean bags in Wilmington and suppo ...
When certain military aircraft fly over Jeff Edwards’ house on Grace Street, the windows vibrate, and a deafening noise enters the home. “All conversation stops, and fingers go in the ears when this happens,” he said Wednesday. Edwards was one of dozens of Wilmington residents who attended a public meeting this week to discuss an ongoing noise ...
The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is expected to fully open Wednesday at 7 p.m., N.C. Department of Transportation officials announced this morning. The bridge’s opening will come 16 days ahead of schedule, Chad Kimes, NCODT's Division 3 engineer, said during a press conference at Surry Street's Dram Tree Park on Tuesday morning. The reopening will begin at 7 ...
As Southeastern North Carolina’s only commercial mead maker, Retro Meadery has given many local customers their first taste of mead – a fermented mixture of honey, water and yeast. Many first-time customers have never heard of mead before, said Michael Fields, who co-founded Retro Meadery in 2020 with friend Matthew Clemmons. Others come with assumptions abo ...
Tracey Ray can relate to victims of violence. Ray, executive director of Safe Haven of Pender Inc., learned the toll intimate partner violence and domestic violence can take firsthand. As a teenager growing up in New Hanover County, she experienced dating violence in the late 1980s. “I was in high school, and I sought to get a protection order and I was unable ...
It’s been more than 50 years since passenger rail linked Wilmington and Raleigh, but there’s a renewed push to bring back a passenger route between the two cities. A recently released draft of the Southeastern North Carolina Passenger Rail Feasibility Study examined the proposed rail line. The study recommends running the line through Goldsboro and off ...
Officials from Cranfill Sumner LLP, a nationally renowned law firm with an office in Wilmington, announced the launch of an affiliate boutique group based in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. Cranfill partners Patrick Mincey and Stephen Bell have partnered with Christina Zaroulis Milnor, a former assistant secretary of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ...
North Carolina was named CNBC’s Top State for Business back-to-back in 2022 and 2023; could it go for a “three-peat”? During N.C. State Ports Authority’s annual Cold Chain Summit at Wilmington’s Hotel Ballast, Scott Cohn, a CNBC special correspondent gave a keynote speech about the news organization’s state business ranking. Cohn laud ...
Kimberly Belfer, founder and education director of Marine CSI: Coastal Science Investigations, has taught area students about the region’s ecosystem through fun, interactive activities since 2014. Belfer has continuously updated her lessons, and she now provides curricula that relate to state science education standards as well as lessons developed specifica ...
Vantaca’s Balancing Act
Audrey Elsberry
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May 17, 2024
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Channel, UNC Law School Aid Wilmington Small Businesses
Audrey Elsberry
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May 16, 2024
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Developers Mark Opening Of $78M Apartment Project At Riverlights
Staff Reports
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May 17, 2024
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Two Apartment Projects Pitched For Kerr Avenue
Emma Dill
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May 17, 2024
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As Hurricane Season Heats Up, How Do Builders, Laws Prep Homes For Storms?
Emma Dill
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May 17, 2024
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Ocean City Beach was established in 1949 and became the first community in the state where Black people could purchase oceanfront property....
A museum would continue to support those military families and honor submarine veterans but also serve as a way to provide science and math...
“We want to swing big, and we have a vision of building a really massive company that is the industry standard for software in our space."...
The 2024 WilmingtonBiz: Book on Business is an annual publication showcasing the Wilmington region as a center of business.