This month, I concluded six years on the Wilmington Planning Commission, most recently as chairman. Before that, I served four years on the N.C. Board of Transportation, along with service on the New Hanover County Airport Authority and Global TransPark Authority. I know the transportation planning process well and what we must do to get the most out of it for our regio ...

GE Aerospace has invested more than $130 million in its Wilmington-area plant since 2024, according to company officials. The company also has announced plans to spend millions of dollars on its facilities nationwide and is marking the first year of its Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) apprenticeship program. A major employer in the region, GE Aerospace operates a man ...

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO OPEN STRING THEORY GUITARS INC.? ALLISON & LEE WILLIAMS: “We are lifelong musicians with a passion for playing. We love Wilmington and the live music scene here, and we wanted a way to be a part of the music community without having to start work at 9 p.m. We also want to be a destination for residents and musicians performing in and arou ...

Wilmington is no exception to trends in membership-based sports clubs. More than just a place for sports, those in the industry say the clubs leverage technology and offer curated amenities, such as lounge seating that encourages social connection, plus dining experiences with elevated food and sports-themed drinks. Mike Harms is the managing partner at The Club at Midt ...

This summer, Frontier Scientific Solutions moved into its newly constructed 530,000-square-foot facility near Wilmington International Airport. The building serves as the North American headquarters for the company, which provides temperature-controlled storage and transportation for the life sciences industry, and will be a hub for its growing pharmaceutical logistics ...

SpeedPro, a Denver-headquartered printing and visual solutions franchise, has launched a location in the Wilmington area. SpeedPro Cape Fear has opened at 5740 Park Ave., Unit A, near the Seagate area, according to a press release. The firm offers vehicle wraps, custom signage, murals, trade show displays, window graphics and other large-format printing services, the re ...

For more than 50 years, the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge has connected New Hanover and Brunswick counties. It has served our region well, but Wilmington has changed dramatically since the bridge opened in 1969. Our population has grown, our economy has expanded and about 69,000 vehicles now cross the bridge every day, including more than 8,000 trucks. By 2050, NCDOT expects t ...

The New Hanover Community Endowment is committing $5.24 million across four grants tied to behavioral health needs, healthcare access and entrepreneurship.  The grants support Coastal Horizons, the Salvation Army’s Center of Hope, the Cape Fear Clinic and UNCW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE).  “These grants put the endow ...

Creative Outdoor Solutions, a Wilmington-based provider of hurricane shutters, motorized screens and retractable awnings, acquired Port City Hurricane Shutters, another locally based business, earlier this month. The transaction, which closed Aug. 1, expands Creative Outdoor Solutions' hurricane-protection expertise and purchasing capabilities for homeowners across ...

A recently released environmental assessment of two alternatives for the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge outlines potential impacts on both sides of the bridge. The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) released the assessment, which details the anticipated impacts to natural, human, environmental, physical and biological resources for the proposed alte ...