A company that previously moved its headquarters to Lela
Viamark Carolinas Advertising has the hired Michele Daley as the agency’s new marketing coordinator. Daley brings sales, social media strategy and marketing campaign experience to
Economists with the University of North Carolina Wilmington are moving forward with efforts to study the effects of GenX on the regional population through a survey set to be mailed out sometime this
Six people were recognized as this year's Emergent Leadership Fellows at last week's Cucalorus Connect conference, part of the annual Cucalorus Festival. The awards were present
An agricultural business looking to establish itself in the Leland Industrial Park could receive more than $183,000 in state and county economic incentives to outfit a manufacturing facility. <
Tidewater Equity Partners, a Wilmington-based private investment firm, has announced the addition of Adam Keen to its leadership team, according to a news release. Keen joins Tidewater
The University of North Carolina Wilmington is working on several projects to research GenX, now that funds have been made available through a law passed this month. The university aims
Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina will host its signature culinary event, Wish Upon a Chef, at UNCW’s Burney Center on Nov. 30. Wish Upon a Chef is a gourmet food-tasting e
Student housing in a mixed-use development would replace a South Kerr Avenue shopping center under a proposal that city of Wilmington officials are expected to review soon. In the plan,
WILMA magazine, sister publication to the Greater Wilmington Business Journal, held its sixth annual Women to Watch Awards event Oct. 13 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. Winners of s
An engineer and mother of three, Heather McWhorter came to the Wilmington area from central Pennsylvania with a purpose: to help area businesses succeed. McWhorter became the new region
Developers plan to build student housing and commercial space on the former Kmart property near the University of North Carolina Wilmington at 815 South College Road. Wilmington-based G
Two local Republican lawmakers said they hope to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of House Bill 56, a bill containing a series of environmental laws including regional funding for GenX researc
David Congdon returned recently to UNCW, his alma mater, and provided a tutorial on the trucking industry, including the entrepreneurial journey of Old Dominion Freight Line. University
A UNCW professor has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate ways public policies will affect economic decisions and the coastal environment in the fut
Van Dempsey, dean of the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Watson College of Education, has been named to a new education commission created by the N.C. General Assembly during the 2017 le
The University of North Carolina Wilmington was recently selected in a grant competition by the NOAA Marine Debris Program. UNCW was one of four recipients of the 2017 grant awards, whi
A program aimed at boosting existing and aspiring educators and lower-performing students could be coming to Wilmington next school year, in what would be a collaboration between New Hanover County Sc
Joseph Pawlik, a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, is the recipient of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professorship of Marine Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences
The Hub, University of North Carolina Wilmington’s newest dining space, opened its doors Aug. 12, just in time for the university’s move-in day. The 10,000-square-foot, two-
The University of North Carolina Wilmington has announced the hiring of its new regional director of the Small Business and Technology Development Center. Heather McWhorter took o
This month, thousands of students are coming back for their fall semesters at Wilmington’s higher education institutions, which are considered key pieces of the area’s economic development
To drill or not to drill? That is the question a forum in Wilmington will address in October, with explorer and environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and fo
The media production team in the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Office of University Relations has collected two more Telly Awards, the university announced in June. &ldq
Alcami Corp., a pharmaceutical development and manufacturing firm with a major presence in Wilmington, has teamed up with the University of North Carolina Wilmington for a new laboratory course this f
