As COVID-19 cases increase in the region, and hospitals around the country brace for expected peaks, we checked in with New Hanover Regional Medical Center President and CEO John Gizdic on the latest medical info to know locally. During Wednesday's BizTalk, we also discussed how NHRMC is preparing for patients and the outbreak’s impact on operations, employees ...

Editor's note: The Business Journal will be running regular features on area businesses and how they are adjusting operations, innovating and coping in general with the economic impacts of the coronavirus. For story or subject suggestions, email [email protected] Wilmington-based Rulmeca Corp. has been recognized as providing essential critical infras ...

An Open Letter to Congressman Rouzer,   My name is Jud Watkins, and I am owner/operator of Wrightsville Beach Brewery. As you well know, the brewery/restaurant/hospitality industry has been harshly impacted by COVID-19 and the associated mandated closures.   For the record, I think it is important to state that I support the closures, even though they have ta ...

Kim Hufham, president and CEO of the New Hanover County Tourism Authority, and Fredia Brady, general manager of the Wilmington Convention Center, discussed the state of the hospitality industry during Tuesday's BizTalk interview. They talked about impacts on tourism jobs, convention plans and hotel bookings because of coronavirus control measures and the outlook for ...

New Hanover County had received 27,000 pieces of personal protective equipment as of Monday morning, county officials said, and continues to take donations for health care workers. A couple of the donors so far have included at least one of the dentist offices in Wilmington and, according to a Halloween Daily News post, the producers of Halloween Kills. The movi ...

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the economic strain it has caused across the U.S., loans have been made available to small businesses and banks are coping with an influx of applications. Wilmington-headquartered Live Oak Bank is the nation's largest SBA lender. On BizTalk Monday, Live Oak Chairman and CEO Chip Mahan and bank President Huntley Garriott di ...

The head of Wilmington-based retailer Outdoor Equipped wants to make sure the firm is ready to do business through any restrictions that may come now and in the future. That’s why Outdoor Equipped has applied through the N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) to be deemed an essential business, said Chad Hankinson, president and CEO of Outdoor Equipped. The co ...

A new grant program to help local entrepreneurs and small businesses in downtown Wilmington has started taking applications, according to an announcement Monday.  Wilmington Downtown Inc. (WDI) and the Longleaf Foundation revealed Re-3, a program that will award grants of up to $3,000 to help businesses add inventory, stay open and recover from the economic turmoil ...

The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce has released a survey to assess the impact of the novel coronavirus on Southeastern North Carolina's business community. The chamber launched the survey Thursday with a link for area businesses to use to participate.  The survey, titled "COVID-19 Business Response Survey," asks several questions about business res ...

The coronavirus pandemic is putting a strain on the nonprofit community. And some are feeling the impact as community demands for many services rise. With the closure of Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity's ReStore locations and the canceling of its spring fundraising event, the nonprofit organization is facing a loss in vital funds. But it continues to keep its 60-m ...