Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP has announced the addition Catherine Holland and Lisa Williams, who have joined the firm's  Wilmington office as paralegals, according to a news release. Holland supports the firm’s Admiralty and Maritime Practice Group, stated the release. She attended Rutgers University and obtained her associate's degree from Carte ...

UBS Global Wealth Management announced that Courtenay Bickler has joined the firm's Wilmington location, according to a news release. Bickler, a client service associate, is a member of the Pearson Patterson Smith Wealth Management Group at UBS, stated the release. Bickler assists with client administrative and operation needs. She brings a we ...

PPD was named Best CRO Provider at the sixth-annual World ADC Awards, according to a news release. The awards, which recognize distinction within antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) research, were held in October in conjunction with the 10th annual World ADC San Diego Conference. Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC (PPD), a global contract research organizatio ...

Four people have been named the 2019 Cucalorus Leadership Fellows, a recognition by the Cucalorus Festival. The fellows include Tom Looney, Tobin Geatz, Rep. Deb Butler (D-New Hanover), and Rhonda Bellamy, according to the festival. The Cucalorus Connect Conference took place Nov. 14-15. Looney is the past president of the Cuclorus Connect Conference and founder emer ...

Several members of Cronick & Associates team at Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage recently completed training for the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Property Specialist designation, according to a news release. The group included Christine Cronick, Cindy Young, Neva Cardwell, Shelly Morrow and Cheryl Lowery, who earned the designation, which recognizes their abilit ...

Wilmington Downtown Inc. has been recognized for its work related to the OverFlo Hurricane Recovery Campaign. WDI received the Downtown Achievement Pinnacle Award (right) in the category of Leadership and Management from Washington, D.C.-based International Downtown Association (IDA), according to a news release.  The IDA recognizes projects as wi ...

​Stephen Meinhold, professor of political science at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, has been named to the College Board's national Academic Assembly, according to a news release. The Academic Assembly works to expand academic standards and standards for curriculum and instruction, stated the release. The College Board is a nonprofit organizatio ...

Dosher Memorial Hospital has named Mark Wagaman as its Surgical Services clinical nurse manager, according to a news release. Wagaman has 10 years of experience in nursing leadership in an operating room, officials said. He has certifications as a certified nurse-operating room and as an RN first assistant. Wagaman recently relocated from Coatesville, Pennsylvania ...

Wilmington-based Apiture has named Chris Babcock as chief technology officer and Matt Ellis as chief revenue officer, according to a news release. Babcock joins the firm with more than 25 years of experience in financial services technology, business, sales and delivery, officials said in the release.  He was a co-founder of the Americas office of Clea ...

Wilmington-based nonprofit Canines for Service has welcomed Susan Heaton as CEO, according to a news release. Heaton brings to the organization a range of operational and development experience in both for-profit and nonprofit industries, stated the release. Canines for Service (CFS) trains and provides service animals for individuals with disabilities in the U.S. ...