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Liberty Health Acquires ECU Health’s Home Health, Hospice Unit

Wilmington-headquartered Liberty Home Care and Hospice has completed its acquisition of ECU Health’s home health and hospice division.  ECU Health announced in March that it had entered into an agreement to sell its home health and hosp ...

Nov 2, 2026

UNCW Buys Apartments Off Randall Parkway For More Than $16M

The University of North Carolina Wilmington recently purchased Plato’s Lofts, a 54-unit apartment building off Randall Parkway, for more than $16 million. UNCW Corporation II Randall Parkway LLC completed the acquisition last week, according ...

Oct 30, 2026

Canapi Ventures Bets On The Future Of Fintech

Canapi Ventures, a fintech venture capital firm investing in early- to growth-stage startups with an office on Live Oak Bank’s Wilmington campus, is nearing the end of deploying its $750 million second fund, with about $150 million remaining.&n ...

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The Real Impact of Working On Your Business, Not In It

Posted Nov 1, 2026

Most owners start a business to gain freedom, then discover they've built themselves a demanding job. They answer every email, approve every decision, and fix every problem. Revenue may grow, but so does the company's dependence on one person. Shifting from working in the business to working on it changes this, and its impact is larger, and harder won, than most expect. 

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Monroe Receives America's SBDC State Star Award

Oct 30, 2026

Report: Brunswick Co. Home Sales Exceed $2.5B For The Year So Far

Brunswick County’s residential real estate market recorded its strongest September sales since 2020, with 579 homes sold and year-to-date sales volume exceeding $2.56 billion, according to a report released Thursday. Year-to-date through Sep ...

Oct 29, 2026

OPINION: Setting The Record Straight On Cape Fear's Water

Television ads and mailers from Sen. Michael Lee’s opponent and outside groups say he sponsored a bill to roll back water contamination testing. That is not true. We know because we were there. Between us we spent nearly 40 years on the Wilm ...

Oct 29, 2026

Investor Roadshow Highlights Wilmington's Startup Scene

The Virginia-based Lighthouse Network hosted its first investor roadshow in Wilmington this week, in collaboration with Idea Fund Partners, Launch Chapel Hill and the Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program (RAMP).  The event, held&nb ...

Oct 29, 2026

Public Comment Opens On Local Transportation Priorities

A public comment period is underway as part of a process that could help determine which local transportation projects receive funding in the coming years. They include the estimated $1.63 billion Cape Fear Crossing, a potentially tolled bridge south ...

Oct 28, 2026

OPINION: Who Pays For Growth?

Brunswick County’s wastewater challenges are a reminder of how difficult it can be to keep infrastructure capacity ahead of growth. According to an Oct. 22 report by Port City Daily, the county is considering wastewater treatment expansions ...

Oct 28, 2026

Novant Health Prepares For Major Expansion In 2027

Earlier this year, Novant Health announced plans to embark on a multiyear, billion-dollar plan to expand and modernize its health care facilities across the region.  While the provider awaits a decision from state officials on its plans& ...

Oct 28, 2026

Industrial Building On U.S. 421 Sells For Nearly $3.8M

An office and warehouse building on U.S. 421 recently changed hands for nearly $3.8 million. Moving company Miracle Movers Inc. sold its more than 32,000-square-foot office and warehouse space at 5228 U.S. 421 N. in a $3.78 million transaction, ac ...


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While the state’s charter school sector grows, Wilmington charter schools are seeing demand of their own – presenting both opportunities and...


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