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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 ...

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. ...

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Wilmington Is Outpacing Larger Markets, But Many Businesses Aren’t Prepared

Posted Jun 1, 2026

Wilmington has always had momentum, but lately it feels different.

Recent reporting shows the region is outpacing larger markets like Raleigh and Charlotte in job growth rate. That is a strong signal for the local economy. It is also a sign th...read entire article

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Shastri Promoted To Project Manager At Mark Loudermilk Architecture

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 ...

Jun 10, 2026

Shipping Shifts: Officials Map Future Cargo, Container Growth At Port

Last spring, the Port of Wilmington saw some of its largest container ships on record coming from ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, an Israeli cargo shipping firm. According to Brian Clark, executive director of the N.C. State Ports Authority, the ...


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Hive Expands Tools For Its MLS

“We’re trying to give control back to the broker,” said the CEO of the Wilmington-headquartered company’s business approach. “We wanted to b...


Union Welcomes Film Program Expansion

To Darla McGlamery, recent news that an ABC TV series would be coming back to Wilmington to shoot its second season is partly a testament to...


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In February, Chase announced it would be opening more than 160 branches in 30 states this year alone. That includes multiple locations in th...

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