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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 ...

Aug 18, 2026

Novant Health Aims To Build Emergency Department In Hampstead

Novant Health is seeking state approval to add a freestanding emergency department in Hampstead under the state’s certificate of need (CON) process, according to a news release. The 24/7 emergency department would be built on land near the i ...

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Stepping Away Without Losing Yourself

Posted Aug 1, 2026

A funny thing happens when business owners finally get what they’ve been working toward.  They may have successfully sold or transferred their business, but then they wake up one morning and nobody needs them.   

No phone ringing before breakfast.  No employee with a question.  No customer who wants “jus...read entire article

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King Named Head Of Commercial Real Estate Alliance, COO Of Cape Fear Realtors

Aug 17, 2026

Report Weighs Potential Impacts From Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Alternatives

A recently released environmental assessment of two alternatives for the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge outlines potential impacts on both sides of the bridge. The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) released the assessment, wh ...

Aug 17, 2026

NextBoat Revenue Surges 88% In Second Quarter Following Acquisitions

Wilmington-based NextBoat reported record revenue from its second-quarter earnings last week. NextBoat, a tech-focused boat marketplace company, formerly operated as Off the Hook Yachts before rebranding earlier this year to signal a new phas ...

Aug 14, 2026

NCDOT Announces Public Hearings On Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Replacement

The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) on Friday announced plans to hold public hearings on the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge next month and released an environmental assessment of the project. The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge w ...

Aug 14, 2026

Wrightsville Beach Bridge Project Could Finish 2 Years Earlier Than Expected

Wrightsville Beach’s three-bridge replacement project could finish two years earlier than originally expected because of a different construction delivery approach.  During a press conference on Friday, Trevor Carroll, the Division 3 En ...

Aug 14, 2026

OPINION: Wilmington's Economy Depends On Getting The Bridge Right

Every generation inherits decisions that will shape its economic future for decades. The replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is one of those decisions. The debate has too often been framed as a choice between economic growth and historic ...

Aug 14, 2026

GE Vernova Hitachi To Support Development Of Texas Gas-plus-nuclear Power Plant

GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy's facility in Wilmington is set to play a key role in the development of a new gas-plus-nuclear power plant in Texas. GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy announced this week the signing of an agreement with Blue ...

Aug 13, 2026

UNC Health, Wilmington Health Move Forward With Cancer Center Plans

UNC Health and Wilmington Health are taking steps to bring a potential comprehensive oncology program to Wilmington, with state regulators granting an exemption for the project's medical office building as another part of the& ...


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To date, the region’s only dedicated, comprehensive cancer center is the Novant Health Zimmer Cancer Institute, which originally opened in 2...


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