ROGO: Handheld security options
CEA winner in Emerging Company: Rogo LLC
Wilmington-based ROGO was started in 2008 by entrepreneur David Shucavage and software developer Cyr...
N2 publishing reaches into neighborhoods
CEA winner in Professional Services: N2 Pulishing
Duane Hixon moved to Wilmington without a clear plan for work prospects here. “My wife an...
Medical sales trainers find niche market
CEA winner in Healthcare: Proficient Learning
Most pharmaceutical and medical companies have an in-house department that trains new employees abou...
LoadMatch keeps trucks full both ways
CEA winner in Distribution: Loadmatch Logistics
Started in 2006 by Gary Winstead, LoadMatch Logistics arranges the transportation of shipping contai...
Teaching kids building block business skills
CEA winner in Nonprofit: Kids Making It
What started out as a pipe dream in 1989 for lawyer Jimmy Pierce, has turned into a real, working wo...
Local special effects firm has lofty goals
CEA winner in Technology: DigiEffects
When fog rolls in during a scene in a movie or video, Wilmington’s Digieffects may have had a ...
Cucalorus a rising star on festival circuit
CEA winner in Film: Cucalorus Film Festival
Each fall, filmmakers and fans from all over come to the Port City to share a celebration of indepen...
Holts say success comes from hiring good people
CEA winner in Retail & Hospitality: Holt Oil Co.
The first convenience store opened by Holt Oil in Wilmington was in “the boonies” when i...
Cortech has business on the brain
CEA winner in Biotechnology: Cortech Solutions
Before Lloyd Smith founded his own company, Cortech Solutions, in 2001 he had been pitching some ide...
Beachside machine shop serves global clients
CEA winner in Manufacturing & Distribution: CMS Tool & Die
Nick Chambliss explained that his reason for moving his business, CMS Tool & Die, to Carolina Be...





















