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May 31, 2024

Wilmington Entrepreneurs Win Awards, Capital

The greater Wilmington startup ecosystem gained some attention in recent statewide announcements, including a pitch challenge win, capital awards and a new global ranking.   Last week, the NC Tech Association hosted its State of Tech Exponenti ...

May 30, 2024

NCino Beats Analyst Expectations, Reflects On NSight Conference

nCino issued its first quarterly earnings report of its 2025 fiscal year Wednesday afternoon, beating analysts’ expectations in both revenue and earnings-per-share.   The Wilmington-headquartered cloud-based banking software company repo ...

May 29, 2024

Wilmington's SBTDC Center Names Director

Gloria Monroe, interim director of the Small Business & Technology Development Center at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, was named the center's permanent director on Tuesday, according to an announcement from SBTDC.   Monr ...

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May 29, 2024

Endowment Reveals $19M Affordable Housing Strategy

The New Hanover Community Endowment released its Affordable Housing Investment Strategy on Wednesday – an effort that could allocate up to $19 million to support existing and future housing programs. According to a news release, the endowmen ...

May 29, 2024

Shallotte Wine Shop, Tasting Room Celebrates Expansion

Vinofiore Wine Shop & Tasting Room – Shallotte’s only wine shop – recently held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate its reopening and expansion. The event, which was hosted in conjunction with the Brunswick County Chamber of Commer ...

May 29, 2024

Sip Tiki Bar Gears Up For Busy Summer In Downtown Wilmington

Downtown Wilmington’s Sip Tiki Bar is gearing up for a busy summer season.  The family-run business already has a loyal following among its neighboring Water Street businesses and River Place residents and has seen a steady increase in ...

May 28, 2024

United Bank To Acquire The Piedmont Bank

United Bankshares, Inc., the parent company of United Bank, will acquire Atlanta-based Piedmont Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of The Piedmont Bank, officials announced this month.   The deal will expand the bank’s markets to the grea ...

May 28, 2024

Novant To Sell, Leaseback Four Wilmington-area Properties In Statewide Effort

Novant Health closed on the sale of 16 of its North Carolina properties earlier this month, a transaction that included four facilities in the Wilmington area. The sales are part of a “larger, multi-phased sale/leaseback transaction with Rem ...

May 24, 2024

Three Friends Coffee To Grow With New Skyline Center, Ogden Locations

A local coffee shop is growing its footprint with two new locations in the coming months, including one on the ground floor of Wilmington’s Skyline Center. Three Friends Coffee will open on June 3 in an approximately 800-square-foo ...

May 24, 2024

NC Biotech Southeast Venture Final Names Winner, Highlights Area Life Sciences

If you had the chance to help diagnose sepsis, save stored human cells from dying in cryogenic tanks or measure brain data with just a pillowcase, which would you pick?   These are the missions of the three local companies that vied Thursday n ...


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Area YMCA Continues To Expand

The YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina has about 13,000 members; approximately 11,000 live in the greater New Hanover County area....


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