A Wilmington-based maker of sparkling teas partnered recently with a national distributor as it works to grow its reach. Tama Tea partnered with United Natural Foods Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) to expand across the east coast adding retailers, college campuses and restaurant chains, according to a news release. “We have some lofty 2020 goals and they are just t ...

Rocky Point-based Filmwerks International Inc. is opening a new warehouse next month that will expand its Pender County base on top of plans to add employees this year. The moves are all part of the company's strategy for growth in 2020, said Michael Satrazemis, CEO and president of Filmwerks, a company that builds sets and provides an array of other services and eq ...

Atlantic Packaging is putting the final touches on its newly expanded headquarters and opening a new location this month.   The moves are just some of what company leaders have in store for the firm, which has grown from its humble beginnings as a small-town newspaper to a national, multi-generational family-run business.   But as the firm grows, it’s a ...

South Atlantic Services Inc. (SAS) 3527 U.S. 421, Wilmington   No. of employees: 62 local employees with approximately 276 total between Wilmington and locations in Houston   Year founded: 1971   Top local official: Frank Hamilton III, president/owner   Company description: SAS is a Wilmington-headquartered contract manufacturing and packagin ...

The Wilmington business owned by husband and wife Devin and Brooke Skipper began with Devin as the sole employee about eight years ago before Brooke joined him.   Since then, Salt Air, which offers heating and cooling services and is located at 3119 Kitty Hawk Road, has grown to about 18 employees.   The couple answered questions recently about their company ...

As it has done each year for the past 14, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recently released its top 20 fitness trends for this year based upon a worldwide survey.   Wearable technology tops the list as it did in 2016. The category includes fitness trackers, smartwatches, HR monitors and GPS tracking devices, according to an article by Walter M. Thomps ...

The Wilmington International Airport has landed a seasonal nonstop flight to Boston, on top of reaching a major milestone for 2019: more than 1 million passengers. Starting May 9, American Airlines will operate a Saturday nonstop service to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Julie Wilsey, director of the Wilmington International Airport (ILM), said during a news ...

The sun could come out this year for the regional economy after experiencing a cloudy outlook in the fall of last year, said Adam Jones, regional economist at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Swain Center, as he shared his predictions Thursday. Jones presented the region's forecast along with a look back on the area economy over the past 10 years ...

New Hanover County and the city of Wilmington are considering reorganizing Wave Transit, the region's public transportation system provider. ​The two government entities plan to evaluate and potentially restructure Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority, which does business as Wave Transit, stated a county news release about the joint announcement. City and co ...

Layoffs are taking place this month at Corning Inc. in Wilmington, while overall the company is facing some challenges in its Optical Communications segment, anticipating that final 2019 numbers will show a decrease in segment sales. There will be a small reduction of the workforce at the company's optical fiber plant in Wilmington, said Joe Dunning, spoke ...