As technology becomes increasingly more embedded into our everyday lives, some Wilmington startups are utilizing the medium to further provide solutions in relation to health, business, education and more.   From tackling opioid addiction to getting kids to do their chores, Jim Roberts, founder of Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington, and Diane Durance, director ...

Dave Sweyer, who has had a presence in the Wilmington real estate industry for many years as founder of Sweyer Property Management and Community Association Management Services, is further delving into the industry with Vantaca, a software company that has seen recent growth.   “We currently serve about 1 million homeowners who access our portals to make payme ...

Wilmington-based startup Vantaca is now occupying MegaCorp Logistics’ former headquarters at 7040 Wrightsville Ave. in a move that will allow the company to continue to grow. “It's set up for us perfectly, so we will be able to ultimately probably hire up to a hundred people and operate out of that office," said Dave Sweyer, CEO of Vantaca. Vanta ...

A Wilmington-based startup recently received recognition and others are raising money. SWELL Systems Inc. was announced as a winner of the “Top 10 Startups to Watch” category at the 2019 NC TECH Awards Thursday night in Durham. SWELL Systems is a software company that developed SWELLEnterprise, a cloud-based application for small businesses that manages c ...

When it comes to or marketing technology, knowns as martech, Jennifer Manocchio said during a Cucalorus Connect Conference session Friday, marketers can be overwhelmed with the number of platforms currently available. Manocchio, president of Sweeney, a Cleveland-headquartered marketing agency with a location in Wilmington, led a talk Friday on martech, what some ex ...

An unwelcome visitor arrived in 2011 on the beaches of Punta Cana, a private resort community in the Dominican Republic. Brown seaweed called sargassum covered the white sand of the main tourist attraction and kept visitors away, harming what is usually a thriving industry. Jake Kheel, vice president of Fundación Grupo Puntacana, said the problem forced his no ...

This year’s Cucalorus Connect Conference brings in speakers from Wilmington and all over the world to discuss how innovative technology can address economic, personal, health and societal issues.   Two topics at the conference, from Nov. 14-15 at the Brooklyn Arts Center, include how two Wilmington organizations are using artificial intelligence and the latest ...

Grunt Touch Inc. 207 Antilles Court, Suite H, Wilmington No. of employees: 5 Year founded: 2016 Top local official: Brandon M. Noel, founder and CEO Company description: Grunt Tough is a software and traditional manufacturing company; products are made and distributed out of its Wilmington facility. It is service-disabled veteran-owned and currently has an ...

Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) and a Maryland-based firm today announced a collaboration to produce a low-cost, high-quality type of nuclear fuel that can be used by the military and NASA. It's called TRi-structural ISOtropic (TRISO) particle nuclear fuel. The companies, Wilmington-based GNF and X-energy, have signed a teaming agreement for the purpose of develop ...

With two recent acquisitions and employee growth, EMS LINQ Inc., a Wilmington-headquartered software company, is aiming for further growth. EMS LINQ, which provides an education resource management platform for K-12 schools and districts, in September acquired SRC Solutions Inc., a Pennsylvania-based company that developed an online registration suite for schools called ...