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Bespoke Unveils Renovations, New Bar Concept

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Apr 18, 2025

Bespoke Unveils Renovations, New Bar Concept

Serving coffee and cocktails from morning to night, the newly renovated and newly concepted Bespoke (previously Bespoke Coffee & Dry Goods) is now open in downtown Wilmington. By leaning into the overall vibe of Italian apertivo drinking cultu ...

Apr 18, 2025

Developer Of Port City Marina Undergoes Rebranding, Plans Industrial Park

Port City Marina developer USA InvestCo has rebranded to Zephyr Development Co. with plans to create a new industrial park near Wilmington International Airport. Founded in 2009 by Chuck Schoninger, USA InvestCo is known for its development of the ...

Apr 17, 2025

Patterson To Take Helm Of Business Advocacy Group BASE

Business Alliance for a Sound Economy (BASE) chose Jerod Patterson as the business advocacy group's next president and CEO. Patterson, currently corporate affairs director for the city of Wilmington, succeeds Tyler Newman, who left the role to ...

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It’s Child’s Play

Posted Apr 1, 2024
When conducting your next job interview, one question you may want to add is “How much did you play as a young child?”
 
The implications of what science is discovering about the importance of free play for children’s brain development are important for growing businesses.  If we want colleagues and employees who are creative, team players, get along ...read entire article
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Four County EMC Honors Retirement Of East Pender District Director

Apr 17, 2025

FedUp Foods Marks Opening Of Wilmington Facility

FedUp Foods marked the opening of its Wilmington facility this week in a building formerly occupied by TRU Colors Brewing. The kombucha, cold brew coffee and other products that FedUp Foods, one of North America’s largest private fermented b ...

Apr 16, 2025

Downtown Building Changes Hands For $2.25M

The downtown building housing Wilmington nightclub Ibiza recently sold for $2.25 million. A deed recorded last week shows Global Property Holdings LLC purchased the property at 118 Market St. from its former owner, CJCC LLC. The transaction was a ...

Apr 15, 2025

Avelo To Offer Nonstop Flight To Miami At ILM

Avelo Airlines plans to offer nonstop service from Wilmington International Airport to Miami International Airport, according to an announcement Tuesday. The new ILM seasonal route is set to begin June 6 and will operate Fridays and Saturdays thro ...

Apr 14, 2025

Two Convenience Store Chains Submit Plans For Local Stores

Two convenience store chains have plans to add locations in New Hanover County. A new Sheetz is in the works along a southern stretch of Carolina Beach Road, while a RaceWay-branded gas station and convenience store is planned off U.S. 421. The lo ...

Apr 14, 2025

YMCA Takes Expansion Funding Case To City Officials

Officials with the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina hope to begin expanding the Y's midtown location this year, possibly by this summer, in a project that would include a pool, expanded fitness center and the potential capacity to serve thousa ...

Apr 11, 2025

Novant Bonds To Fund Scotts Hill Facility, Other Upgrades

Up to $855 million in tax-exempt bonds could help Novant Health finance projects across the Carolinas, including upgrades at facilities in the Cape Fear region. Proceeds from the sale of the bonds would help fund various Novant projects, incl ...

Apr 10, 2025

Trends To Watch: Residential Real Estate

While interest rates and rising prices are major topics of conversation in the residential real estate community these days, other trends are emerging, some of them familiar and some of them new. Examples include an increase in townhome development, ...


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