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Sep 23, 2026

Chase Bank Opens First Branch In Wilmington Market

Chase Bank held a grand opening event Wednesday at its Hampstead branch – the first of four planned locations to open in the Wilmington market. The bank plans to open additional branch locations in Calabash, the Mayfaire area and Ogden durin ...

Sep 23, 2026

Health Care Partnership Outlines Workforce Progress

More local nursing graduates are staying in the region, according to officials offering an update on the progress of the New Hanover Healthcare Career Partnership at a public forum last night.  According to Jack Watson, dean of UNCW’s C ...

Sep 23, 2026

Tech Wilmington: Upcoming Events Calendar

Here is a look at upcoming events of interest to the region’s tech and startup industry. To share an event, email [email protected].  Sep. 23  Every week, UNCW’s CIE hosts 1 Million Cups Wilmington, a forum for ...

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Sep 22, 2026

City To Consider Nearly $3M For Thalian Hall Renovations

The Wilmington City Council will consider on Tuesday approving renovations at Thalian Hall and appropriating nearly $3 million for several proposed improvements. The projects coincide with a $25 million renovation that began in April at the histor ...

Sep 22, 2026

HOP Program Prepares For Regional Restart

North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot (HOP) program is expected to return to the Cape Fear region soon, though officials can’t yet say exactly what it will look like.  In July, the General Assembly passed its most recent bu ...

Sep 21, 2026

State Charter Board Denies Proposed Wilmington ASL School

The North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board has denied an application for a proposed New Hanover County charter school that would offer English-American Sign Language dual-language instruction.  While the review board expressed support fo ...

Sep 18, 2026

Novant Health Drives $4.33B In Regional Economic Impact, Study Says

Novant Health Coastal Region generates an annual overall economic impact of $4.33 billion in the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), according to a new report. Commissioned by Novant Health and conducted by Mouhcine Guettabi, associate ...

Sep 18, 2026

County Commissioners Share Their Take On Bridge Replacement Options

In a letter sent to lawmakers this week, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners outlined its preferences related to replacing the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. The letter, signed by all five commissioners and sent Thursday to Sens. Thom Tillis ...

Sep 17, 2026

Hotel Sold For Nearly $13M On Medical Center Drive

A 109-room hotel on Medical Center Drive in Wilmington sold for nearly $13 million this week. The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Wilmington West-Medical Park at 839 Medical Center Drive changed hands on Monday in a $12.95 million transaction, ac ...

Sep 16, 2026

Wilmington-based Keep To Launch Addiction Recovery Platform

Dino Miliotis, a shareholder in Wilmington-based OpiAID and the founder of Bug-Ban, an all-natural insect-repelling wristband that launched in the early 1990s, is bringing a new company to market this winter.  Keep is an addiction recove ...


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Nonprofits Stretch To Meet Food Needs

Rising food costs have hit low-income families particularly hard, a nonprofit organization official said, while cuts and other changes to th...


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John Thomason used the loan he received from the fund, which now provides up to $15,000 for high-demand workforce training, to help cover mo...


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