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Oct 15, 2026

Capone & Associates Launches Nonprofit Capacity Building Arm

Capone & Associates, a bookkeeping and fractional CFO firm, is launching a capacity-building firm for nonprofits and social sector organizations called The Impact Division.  The Impact Division will be headed by JC Lyle, who currentl ...

Oct 15, 2026

With HUB Office Gone, Business Owners Worry About Future Opportunities

A level playing field. A seat at the table. Those are some of the descriptions that come to mind for Euran Daniels, president of ground transportation firm Daniels Tours, when talking about the state’s Office for Historically Underutilized B ...

Oct 15, 2026

Japanese-inspired Matcha Shop, Eatery In The Works Downtown

A new Japanese-inspired matcha shop and eatery is slated to open later this year in downtown Wilmington. Upfits for the business, called Uji, are underway in the former Dunkin’ space on the ground floor of 101 N. Third St. Uji’s owner, ...

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North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce

North Brunswick Is Growing. The Chamber Is Growing With It

Posted Sep 2, 2026
Drive through northern Brunswick County today and it is almost impossible not to notice the change.

New neighborhoods are taking shape. Businesses are opening. Commercial development is expanding. Roads that once felt quiet are carrying more traffic, and t...read entire article
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Oct 14, 2026

Girls With Dough LLC Buys Smoke On The Water Restaurant Property For $1.5M

Riverlights restaurant Smoke on the Water is closing later this month after the building it’s occupied since 2017 was purchased by Girls with Dough LLC in a more than $1.5 million transaction that closed Tuesday. Despite Smoke on the Water&r ...

Oct 14, 2026

County, City Set To Consider Incentives For 414 Jobs, $585M Investment

A manufacturing expansion in Wilmington could create 414 new jobs and bring $585 million in investment over five years, according to the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners’ agenda for Monday’s meeting. Agenda documents state tha ...

Oct 14, 2026

Cambridge Village Sells For Nearly $141M

Cambridge Village, a 222-unit senior living facility near the Mayfaire area, has sold for $140.9 million, according to a deed recorded Wednesday.  The deed shows that Wilmington SL Property Owner L.P. purchased the facility, which spans a lit ...

Oct 14, 2026

Tech Wilmington: Upcoming Events Calendar

Here is a look at upcoming events of interest to the region’s tech and startup industry. To share an event, email [email protected].  Oct. 14 Every week, UNCW’s CIE hosts 1 Million Cups Wilmington, a forum for entre ...

Oct 13, 2026

Membership-based Approach To Primary Care Grows

Some Wilmington medical practices have been taking a membership-based approach to primary care, offering patients more time with providers for an annual fee and aiming to improve health outcomes through a holistic, preventive approach to care. ...

Oct 12, 2026

Landscape Equipment Business Buys Property In Winnabow, Opens New Location

The owners of Landscape Depot, a landscape equipment and supply store, have purchased a retail property in Winnabow and opened a new location. Landscape Equipment Depot LLC bought the property, formerly occupied by a golf cart business, at 6525 Oc ...

Oct 12, 2026

Bitty & Beau’s Expands Mobile Coffee Franchise Network

Bitty and Beau’s Coffee is seeking new franchise owners for its mobile coffee program.  Founded in Wilmington in 2016 by husband-and-wife Amy and Ben Wright, the company employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities an ...


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“Our vision is to create a mini-golf experience that becomes a welcoming space for everyone who enjoys a fun adventure with friends and fami...


Election 2026 Q&A: N.C. Senate Candidates Share Their Views

Among the races this year is the contest between incumbent Sen. Michael Lee, R-New Hanover, and newcomer Jessica Bichler for N.C. Senate Dis...


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