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Sep 29, 2026

CIE's Ocean Innovation Conference Highlights Local Startups, Blue Economy

UNCW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) held its fourth annual Ocean Innovation Conference Tuesday, highlighting local startups and the blue economy.  The conference, hosted at UNCW’s Burney Center, drew a crowd of ...

Sep 29, 2026

Regulators Issue First U.S. Construction Permit For GE Vernova Hitachi Reactor

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a construction permit Tuesday for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Tennessee – the first permit issued in the U.S. for the construction of the technology developed by GE Vernova Hitachi Nuc ...

Sep 29, 2026

Redevelopment Of Market Street Shopping Center Makes Progress

Vertical construction is underway on The Grove on Market, the redevelopment of the former North 17 shopping center site on Market Street. The proposed five-story, mixed-use project at 3402 Market St. is expected to include about 12,000 square feet ...

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Cape Fear Energy Systems

AI Is Driving Up Rates -- and Battery Value

Posted Aug 1, 2026
Has your electric bill felt higher lately? You're not imagining it.

Three things are changing at once for homeowners across North Carolina and South Carolina: rates are climbing, the way you're billed is shifting, and the grid itself is under more pressure than it has been in decades.

Any one of these on its own would be worth a homeowner's attention. Together, they...read entire article
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Sep 29, 2026

Much Of $15.8M In Endowment Grants To Impact Local Swimming Pools, Beach Towns

New Hanover Community Endowment officials announced Tuesday that the endowment is awarding seven grants totaling $15.8 million, with two of the largest sums aiding local swimming pool facilities. An endowment grant of $6.5 million has been awarded ...

Sep 28, 2026

Report: Wilmington Ranks Among Top U.S. Metros For Job Growth

Wilmington’s total number of jobs grew by close to 30% between 2015 and 2025 – the fifth-highest growth percentage among metro areas nationwide, according to a recently released report.  The report from Economic Leadership, an eco ...

Sep 28, 2026

ProSource Wholesale Opens Wilmington Showroom

ProSource Wholesale, a wholesale home improvement franchise, has expanded to Wilmington with the opening of its new showroom at 4274 U.S. 421 North, Suite 130.  Brothers Jeffrey, Curt and Rusty Williams co-own the ProSource of Wilmington show ...

Sep 25, 2026

Updated Comprehensive Plan To Go Before New Hanover Leaders Next Month

A revised version of New Hanover County's proposed comprehensive plan is slated to go before officials for adoption early next month. Since holding a public hearing on the plan in February, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners ha ...

Sep 25, 2026

Hive MLS Chief Writes MLS Stewardship Principles

Hive MLS CEO Daniel Jones has written a Declaration of MLS Stewardship Principles, which a news release described as "a proposed 'MLS constitution' designed to establish a common foundation for what an MLS is, what it protects and what i ...

Sep 24, 2026

Wilmington, Leland Officials Ask For Updated Study Related To Bridge Replacement

Elected officials in Wilmington and Leland want federal and state officials to facilitate additional study around the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. The Wilmington City Council sent a letter addressed to Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Bu ...

Sep 24, 2026

OPINION: We Asked About A Lower Bridge. Here’s What Happened.

A recent WilmingtonBiz.com opinion piece argued that if Wilmington wanted other replacement options for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge considered, “the time for that was two years ago.” The historical record says otherwise. In March ...


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Jengo’s Cultivates Community, Artists

Dan Brawley, head of the Cucalorus Film Festival and founder of Jengo’s Playhouse, recently discussed the venue’s year-round efforts and thi...


Soda Pop District Brims With Potential

The expanding footprints of Perennial Harbor and Blossom Bay are among the latest examples of growth in the Soda Pop District, which stretch...


Nonprofits Navigate Funding Shifts

In a tumultuous federal and state funding environment, nonprofits are feeling the pinch and the looming uncertainty of policy changes, offic...

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