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Aug 25, 2026

7-Eleven Planned At Carolina Beach Road Intersection

Planning is underway for a new 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station at the corner of Carolina Beach Road and Shipyard Boulevard. The project is proposed on the 2.6-acre site of a former Dollar Tree store, which closed earlier this year. ...

Aug 24, 2026

As It Vies To Build Hospital Here, Atrium Health Buys 65 Acres In New Hanover County

Atrium Health has purchased 65 acres bordered by Military Cutoff and Crooked Pine roads in New Hanover County as part of its planned expansion into the region, according to a deed recorded Aug. 12. The deed shows a purchase price of $16.4 million ...

Aug 21, 2026

Rezoning Approved For PNC Bank Planned For Uptown Market Site

A rezoning by New Hanover County leaders this week allows plans for a new PNC Bank branch to move forward on Market Street. The bank is proposed on a nearly one-acre property at 8086 Market St., the current site of Uptown Market, a store that sell ...

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ILM Insights – Part 2: Construction Update: Building ILM for the Future 

Posted Aug 1, 2026

This Insights article was co-written with Erin McNally, Marketing, Air Service Development, & Public Relations Manager. 

In 2025 and so far in 2026, Wilmington International Airport (ILM) participated as a speaker or panelist at more than 100 community meetings, industry conferences, and business events. During these conversations, several common quest...read entire article

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Aug 21, 2026

Upcoming N. 23rd St. Facility To Aid Firm's Growth

Zephyr Development Co. on Thursday announced a project with R.E. Michel Co. for a site on North 23rd Street in Wilmington. The developers plan to create a class A, build-to-suit facility with nearly 26,000 square feet, a news release stated. Ac ...

Aug 20, 2026

UNC, Atrium, Novant Pitch Competing Hospital Plans At CON Hearing

Community members and health system officials gathered in the Arboretum Education Center Thursday for a public hearing on competing applications from three major healthcare providers vying for acute care beds in New Hanover County.  In June, ...

Aug 20, 2026

Creative Outdoor Solutions Acquires Local Hurricane Shutter Company

Creative Outdoor Solutions, a Wilmington-based provider of hurricane shutters, motorized screens and retractable awnings, acquired Port City Hurricane Shutters, another locally based business, earlier this month. The transaction, which closed Aug. ...

Aug 19, 2026

Leland Shopping Center Signs On 11 New Retailers, Restaurants

Eleven new tenants recently signed leases at Leland Village, a Publix-anchored shopping center under construction in Leland. The new tenants include Handel’s Ice Cream – a first for the Wilmington area, restaurant chain First Watch, fa ...

Aug 19, 2026

Affordable Housing Project Secures $2M In Gap Financing From City

After some negotiation, Wilmington leaders committed $2 million in gap financing on Tuesday to an 86-unit affordable housing project planned along Dawson Street. The project, called the Dawson Lofts II at Jervay, would offer rents ranging from 30% ...

Aug 18, 2026

N.C. Health Secretary: Wilmington Has Opportunity To Reshape Healthcare Delivery

State and local health leaders highlighted the Wilmington region’s rapidly expanding healthcare infrastructure at the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce’s Healthcare Summit on Tuesday. While N.C. Department of Health and Human ...

Aug 18, 2026

Public To Weigh In Thursday On Competing New Hanover Hospital Plans

Three major healthcare systems are competing for permission to develop acute care beds in New Hanover County, and the public hearing for the review cycle will take place on Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Arboretum Education Center, 6206 Oleander Driv ...


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