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Town Square Plans Wilmington Senior Care Center

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Sources: Corning In Incentives Talks With Local Governments

Cierra Noffke and Cece Nunn - Oct 16, 2026

Apartment Complex Trades For $117M

Emma Dill - Oct 16, 2026

Oct 19, 2026

Town Square Plans Wilmington Senior Care Center

An adult day service provider will open in Wilmington at the end of the month.  Town Square, a Maryland-headquartered senior day care company, is opening a franchise location at 1929 Oleander Drive, Suite F, in Wilmington, next to the Fo ...

Oct 19, 2026

New Hanover Officials OK $3M In Incentives For Corning Expansion

New Hanover County leaders approved up to $3 million in incentives Monday for Corning Inc., which plans to add 414 jobs and invest $585 million in the region. Corning's investment target is the largest ever to be considered as part of an incen ...

Oct 16, 2026

Apartment Complex Trades For $117M

Wilmington apartment complex The Cordelia has new owners. The 426-unit complex at 4711 Azalea Landing Drive changed hands for $117 million, according to a deed recorded Thursday. The purchase included the apartments, completed in 2024, and the ...

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For many, the path from education to employment follows a familiar sequence: enroll, study, graduate, then begin a career. But across our region, that timeline is shifting. At Cape Fear Community College, students are not waiting until graduation to enter the workforce; they are building careers while still in the classroom.

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Oct 16, 2026

Longtime Downtown Pizza Restaurant Changes Hands

A downtown Wilmington pizza restaurant business has changed hands, according to a news release Friday. MoMentum Companies, a Wilmington-based commercial real estate and business brokerage firm, announced the sale of I Love NY Pizza to Megan Jackso ...

Oct 16, 2026

Sources: Corning In Incentives Talks With Local Governments

The city of Wilmington and New Hanover County next week are scheduled to consider granting up to $5 million in economic development incentives to optical fiber manufacturing firm Corning Inc., according to local government sources. The two sources ...

Oct 16, 2026

McKim & Creed Marks Growth With Expansion Of Facilities

McKim & Creed, an employee-owned engineering and geospatial firm founded in Wilmington in 1978, has expanded its presence in the Port City. According to a news release, McKim & Creed relocated its Wilmington engineering and corporate servi ...

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, ...

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 ...


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Hemp Industry Caught In Legal Weeds

Uncertainty hangs over the hemp industry, including businesses in Wilmington that depend on the sale of hemp-based THC products....


County Buildings Rise In Burgaw

New buildings have opened or will soon open in Burgaw this year to support growing Pender County, including a new law enforcement center and...


Shoulder Season Lifts Tourism Industry

Industry professionals say people seem much more willing these days to travel to the Wilmington area outside of the traditional summer vacat...

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