Corning Inc. announced plans Wednesday to move forward with an expansion that could bring $585 million in investment and create 414 jobs at its Wilmington campus over five years.  “We’re proud to expand our presence in Wilmington, where Corning made history with the world’s first optical fiber manufacturing plant and where our peopl ...

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 incentive agreement, Eric Credle, the county’s chief financial officer, told the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners o ...

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 familiar with the details of the proposal spoke on background because the potential deal is ongoing. The Business Journal ...

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 Business (HUB). The N.C. General Assembly eliminated the office, a 27-year-old program, in July as part of the state budget ...

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 that Wilmington Business Development, the main economic development agency for New Hanover and Pender counties, has proposed tha ...

Now that Wilmington officials have adopted detailed comments on the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, they'll be part of what the N.C. Department of Transportation takes into consideration, but that doesn't necessarily mean they will halt or change the process.  NCDOT officials have said they plan to review and respond to all public comments, wh ...

A cheaper, less disruptive Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement would be welcome news. Residents deserve to know that every reasonable way to reduce the project’s cost and impact was explored. They also deserve apples-to-apples comparisons and a fair accounting of the process that brought us here. A new report commissioned by the city of Wilmington suggests the b ...

The town of Burgaw has begun levying a municipal service district tax on its downtown properties to further revitalization. The 10-cent-per-$100 tax will collect about $7,800 this fiscal year, according to the town’s website. Pender County’s reappraised values, which take effect in fiscal 2027-28, would increase the district’s taxable value from $7.8 m ...

New buildings have opened or will soon open in Burgaw this year to support the growing county, including a new law enforcement center and the new Pender County Health and Human Services building at 298 Progress Drive. As of Sept. 17, officials expected the new law enforcement center at 1417 Old Savannah Road to open by December, said Brandi Cobb, Pender County communica ...

This year’s New Hanover County and state races involve multiple candidates campaigning on topics ranging from infrastructure to film incentives. Five candidates are vying for two seats on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners, while two candidates are running to represent District 7 in the state senate: incumbent Sen. Michael Lee, a Republican, and newcome ...