Wilmington-headquartered NextBoat, a pre-owned boat company formerly known as Off the Hook Yachts, has secured up to $7.2 million in debt financing to support its boat inventory. According to SEC filings from late October, the financing incl ...
Wilmington-headquartered Liberty Home Care and Hospice has completed its acquisition of ECU Health’s home health and hospice division. ECU Health announced in March that it had entered into an agreement to sell its home health and hosp ...
The University of North Carolina Wilmington recently purchased Plato’s Lofts, a 54-unit apartment building off Randall Parkway, for more than $16 million. UNCW Corporation II Randall Parkway LLC completed the acquisition last week, according ...

Lately I have had several conversations with owners about giving equity to employees or key contributors. The impulse is a good one. Someone has helped build the company, and the owner wants that person to share in what it becomes. The difficulty is that equity is t...read entire article
Canapi Ventures, a fintech venture capital firm investing in early- to growth-stage startups with an office on Live Oak Bank’s Wilmington campus, is nearing the end of deploying its $750 million second fund, with about $150 million remaining.&n ...
Brunswick County’s residential real estate market recorded its strongest September sales since 2020, with 579 homes sold and year-to-date sales volume exceeding $2.56 billion, according to a report released Thursday. Year-to-date through Sep ...
Television ads and mailers from Sen. Michael Lee’s opponent and outside groups say he sponsored a bill to roll back water contamination testing. That is not true. We know because we were there. Between us we spent nearly 40 years on the Wilm ...
The Virginia-based Lighthouse Network hosted its first investor roadshow in Wilmington this week, in collaboration with Idea Fund Partners, Launch Chapel Hill and the Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program (RAMP). The event, held&nb ...
A public comment period is underway as part of a process that could help determine which local transportation projects receive funding in the coming years. They include the estimated $1.63 billion Cape Fear Crossing, a potentially tolled bridge south ...
Brunswick County’s wastewater challenges are a reminder of how difficult it can be to keep infrastructure capacity ahead of growth. According to an Oct. 22 report by Port City Daily, the county is considering wastewater treatment expansions ...
Earlier this year, Novant Health announced plans to embark on a multiyear, billion-dollar plan to expand and modernize its health care facilities across the region. While the provider awaits a decision from state officials on its plans& ...
Report: Brunswick Co. Home Sales Exceed $2.5B For The Year So Far
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Canapi Ventures Bets On The Future Of Fintech
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While the state’s charter school sector grows, Wilmington charter schools are seeing demand of their own – presenting both opportunities and...
Mitchell is facing many of the same struggles as other restaurants. Despite the challenges, Mitchell said she won’t compromise on food quali...
Candidates vying to represent local districts in the N.C. House of Representatives answer questions on timely topics....
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