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Jul 10, 2025

The Humphries Law Firm To Open New Carolina Beach Office

By Rickie Houston, posted About 3 hours ago

The Humphries Law Firm is opening a new office in Carolina Beach, an addition to its current location in Lumina Station.   The Carolina Beach office will offer civil litigation, maritime and admiralty, real estate, estate planning and probate services. In addition, the law firm will continue to tackle issues related to intellectual property.   Justin Humphrie ...

Jul 9, 2025

Overpass Plan Draws Opposition, Support

By Emma Dill, posted Jul 9, 2025

Each day, about 75,000 vehicles use the intersection of Eastwood and Military Cutoff roads, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation. By 2045, officials forecast 100,000 vehicles will use the intersection daily, which could drop its level of service to an F, according to N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) spokesperson Lauren Jenkins, signifying an unsta ...

Jul 9, 2025

Pender Commerce Park Goes Bananas

By Emma Dill, posted Jul 9, 2025

In recent months, Pender Commerce Park has been a hub of activity as park occupant Amazon broke ground on a massive robotics fulfillment center, Polyhose completed an addition that nearly doubles the size of its facility and tenant One Banana began upfitting its first U.S. facility. The projects mark ongoing growth and investment in the Pender County-owned business park ...

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With Housing Affordability, A Community Thrives

Posted Jun 23, 2025
A community where employees can afford to live close to where they work, reducing traffic and improving individual and shared quality of life. One whose workforce has disposable income remaining for savings, investment and entertainment after paying for housing expenses.  One where high performers can be retained and renters aspire to—and realize—their dream of becoming homeo...read entire article
Jul 9, 2025

Research Can Be A Pain In The Neck

By David Frederiksen, posted Jul 9, 2025

The Leland Tourism Development ASoldiers, athletes and others prone to head and neck injuries could soon benefit from a portable, AI-driven device being developed at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and funded by NCInnovation. The Neck Strength Assessment Tool (NSAT) and corresponding mobile app help identify individuals at risk for traumatic brain injuries, ...

Jul 9, 2025

Economic Development Funds Explained

By Emma Dill, posted Jul 9, 2025

In a spending plan that was expected to cut 70 employee positions, funding for non-county agencies and money for workforce housing, New Hanover County’s budgeted funds for economic incentives and development partners remained steady. The approved budget, however, did not include funds for major economic development partners, including more than $656,000 in combine ...

Jul 9, 2025

What is Canary Yellow? Giovannucci: “Canary Yellow is Wilmington’s first color-themed boutique hotel, retail and coffee shop (the rooms are under construction with the hope of being open by the end of the year).”   Why did you want to open Canary Yellow? Giovannucci: “My husband and I had been casually looking for something like this for a ...

Jul 2, 2025

When it came to choosing a site to develop its first U.S. facility, India-based Epsilon Advanced Materials cast a wide net, considering sites across six states. The company initially looked at sites in Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina and North Carolina for its new manufacturing facility, which was code-named Project Resilience by North Carolina offic ...

Jun 26, 2025

A $12 million road project could help provide access to a Brunswick County industrial park and the future site of Epsilon Advanced Materials’ proposed graphite manufacturing plant. The one-mile roadway is included in a final draft of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s next State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which outlines funding and sched ...

Jun 11, 2025

CFPUA Tackling Highest-priced Project Ever

By David Frederiksen, posted Jun 11, 2025

After years of planning, Wilmington’s Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant will undergo full replacement beginning later this year, according to Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) officials, eventually leaving the existing facility off River Road near Independence Boulevard obsolete. Opened in 1972, the plant receives wastewater from much of the city of Wi ...

Jun 11, 2025

Small Business Spotlight: Company Sinks Teeth Into Diving

By Staff Reports, posted Jun 11, 2025

What year did you start Black Water Recovery Divers/bring it to the area? Owner Matthew Hunt: “Black Water Recovery Divers moved to the area from Michigan in June of 2024. The company was founded by my uncle over a decade ago, and I have been with the company since the beginning. I purchased the rights in 2021 and formed Black Water Recovery Divers LLC.” Wha ...

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