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 become the New Hanover Community Endowment's vice president of external affairs. According to a news release, BASE, a ...

I am an ‘always leading from the front’ type of guy,” said Jason Smith, recently elected district attorney for New Hanover and Pender counties. “Whether at home or while practicing law or serving in the military, I can’t sit back and let someone else lead.” So when Ben David, the then-New Hanover and Pender County DA, announced his re ...

As an intellectual property and privacy attorney who has spent almost two decades at the intersection of law and technology, I have seen firsthand the profound impact that artificial intelligence (AI) is having on the legal industry. From streamlining mundane tasks to enhancing decision-making processes, AI is revolutionizing the way legal professionals operate. The Promi ...

Hundreds of lawyers made Business North Carolina magazine’s Legal Elite list this year. The group included Wilmington-area lawyers. To compile the annual list, the publication Business North Carolina (businessnc.com) asks the thousands of active N.C. State Bar members to vote for recommendations of top lawyers in various areas. Lawyers were not able to vote for th ...

Another legal industry accolade that comes out each year is the Super Lawyers list, which is a publication of Thomson Reuters. Super Lawyers is a rating service of lawyers across the nation. Peer nominations and evaluations along with third-party research are used to review candidates. A number of local attorneys also were named to Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars list. T ...

Helen Tarokic, a longtime immigration attorney in Wilmington, was already involved in victim visa work when nonprofits began referring T visa-related cases they couldn’t handle to her law office more than 15 years ago. A T visa, or T nonimmigrant status, is a temporary immigration benefit, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as of March 31. ...

Some area residents say it’s too much, but a recent increase in daily parking fees at Wrightsville Beach is necessary to meet growing service demands and maintain a safe, high-quality beach experience, town officials said recently. “Parking revenue plays a crucial role in funding essential municipal services, particularly those required to maintain a safe an ...

The Antique Automobile Club of America Cape Fear Chapter and the British Motor Club of the Cape Fear are two area clubs that provide a way for residents to create a community sharing what they love with like-minded people. Lisa Schnitzler is president of the Antique Auto Club of America’s Cape Fear chapter. She purchased her 1968 convertible Buick Skylark while sh ...

Following the announcement of a pause last month, Northside Food Co-op Executive Director Cierra Washington offered an update during a community meeting this week. The co-op’s board opted to pause the construction of the proposed store after local developers submitted a bid last year to build a grocery store on a city-owned property on Chestnut Street. The grocery ...

A company that makes products for the construction industry plans to build a manufacturing facility in Leland Innovation Park, creating at least 35 jobs and investing $5 million. US MgO, which makes magnesium oxide cement sheathing panels for mainly larger structures, such as apartment buildings, is buying 22 acres in the innovation park from Brunswick County. ...