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HOP Program Prepares For Regional Restart

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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 ...

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How a Few Unsolicited Calls Led Me Into the Truck Parking Business 

Posted Sep 8, 2026

Truck parking was not a business I originally set out to build. 

I was fortunate to own the properties where my other company, Badger Box Mobile Storage, operates, and we had some unused space. Over time, I started receiving unsolicited calls from truck drivers asking if they could park there. 

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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 ...

Sep 16, 2026

Wilmington Medical Office Building Changes Hands For $11.2M

A medical office building on Iron Gate Drive in Wilmington recently sold for more than $11 million. The building at 2739 Iron Gate Drive, occupied by Wilmington Surgical Associates, a Novant Health affiliate, was purchased by HPIV Wilmington ...

Sep 15, 2026

Wilmington-area Companies Named Finalists For NC Tech Awards

Several Wilmington-based organizations have been named as finalists for this year’s NC Tech Awards.  The annual awards ceremony celebrates North Carolina-based organizations and businesses across technology, entrepreneurship, academia&n ...

Sep 15, 2026

Pipe And Valve Distributor Opens Wilmington Branch

The Macomb Group, a distributor of pipe, valves and fittings, will soon open its newest branch in 22,000 square feet at 3940 U.S. 421 North, Suite 300, according to a news release. The Wilmington facility, located in the Wilmington Trade Cent ...


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