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Jun 15, 2026

Atrium Joins Novant, UNC Health In Race For 225 New Hanover Hospital Beds

Atrium Health has filed an application to build a new community hospital in New Hanover County. According to a news release on Monday, Atrium Health has filed a Certificate of Need (CON) application to build a full-service hospital in the Wilmingt ...

Jun 15, 2026

Wilmington-based The Forward Fund Gets $1M Grant From Golden LEAF

The Forward Fund has received a $1 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation to expand its financing program for students in short-term, high-demand workforce training programs. The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded the funding through its Strate ...

Jun 12, 2026

OPINION: Set The Record Straight

As physician leaders at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, we are also members of this community. We attend the same churches, eat at the same restaurants, cheer from the same sidelines and share the same love of coastal living as our ...

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Nominations open for North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce Awards

Posted May 8, 2026



BELVILLE, N.C. —  The North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for its 2026 Annual Awards. The awards are presented in six different categories based on the organization or individual’s outstanding performance and contribut...read entire article

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Dowdy Named To Compliance Leaders To Watch List

Jun 12, 2026

Novant’s $294M Scotts Hill Hospital Set To Open June 16

Novant Health is celebrating the completion of Scotts Hill Medical Center, which will open to the public on June 16.  The 66-bed hospital is located at 151 Scotts Hill Medical Drive on property that straddles the Pender and New Hanover c ...

Jun 11, 2026

Federal Funds Could Buoy Bulkhead Replacement

City officials plan to submit an application in the coming weeks for a $14 million federal grant to replace an aging bulkhead in downtown Wilmington. In 2023, the city purchased a 1.6-acre site at 201 N. Water St. from the U.S. Coast Guard for $1. ...

Jun 11, 2026

In Brunswick County, Fate Of Development Pact Uncertain For 12,500-home Project

A proposed development agreement between Brunswick County and developers seeking to create a project with nearly 12,500 homes is scheduled for a public hearing on Monday. But the hearing might not happen. Brunswick County Board of Commissioners ...

Jun 10, 2026

Thalian Hall Transformation Project Lauds Largest Corporate Donation Yet

Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday announced a $100,000 naming gift from REV Federal Credit Union to its ongoing capital campaign for the center's transformation project. The $25 million renovation project would nearly do ...

Jun 10, 2026

Carolina Beach Startup Skillmaker Closes $4.5M Seed Round

AI-based workforce training startup Skillmaker has officially closed its seed funding round with $4.5 million in total, an amount officials say is oversubscribed.  The Carolina Beach-based company plans to use the capital to continue deployin ...

Jun 10, 2026

Betting On A Startup Movement

For most aspiring entrepreneurs in the Wilmington area, Jim Roberts is an entry point into a broadening network of founders, mentors and, of course, capital. The founder of the Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (NEW) and Wilmington Angels fo ...


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Cybercrime hit home locally when two cyberattacks on the town of Carolina Beach resulted in the theft of nearly $500,000 in December....


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