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Oct 5, 2026

Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center, Delivery Station Now Open In Wilmington

On Monday, North Carolina’s largest and most advanced robotics fulfillment center marked its launch in the Wilmington region. The robotics fulfillment center, located on the New Hanover-Pender county line, has been ramping up its operations ...

Oct 5, 2026

Carolina HealthWorks Gains Ground As Small Business Health Insurance Costs Rise

Almost a year after its launch, Carolina HealthWorks, a health insurance option for small businesses through participating local chambers of commerce, has covered thousands of employees and their families, officials said. The program, a multiple-e ...

Oct 5, 2026

Ports Chief Seeks Suspension Of Harbor Deepening Proposal Amid Contamination Questions

The Wilmington Harbor deepening proposal could be dead in the water for now. In September, Brian Clark, executive director of N.C. State Ports Authority, wrote a letter to federal officials requesting that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) ...

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Five Years After Surfside: What HOA Boards Can Learn About Structural Integrity and Long-Term Planning 

Posted Oct 1, 2026

Five years after the tragic collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, homeowner’s association (HOA) boards across the country continue to wrestle with an important question: How can we ensure our community's buildings and shared assets remain safe, functional, and financially susta...read entire article

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Oct 2, 2026

Crews Begin Building Major Expansion Of Midtown YMCA

Construction started this summer on the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina's $15 million midtown expansion. The project will include transforming the midtown location's existing 16,000-square-foot facility at 709 George Anderson Drive int ...

Oct 2, 2026

Course Change With New UNCW, CFCC Research Vessels

Two vessels arriving in Wilmington this fall could help shape the next generation of marine research and technology training at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Cape Fear Community College. The newly built R/V (Research Vessel) Ospr ...

Oct 2, 2026

Newly Launched Wilmington Firm Offers AI Workers

Augwork AI, a Wilmington-based artificial intelligence company, announced its launch Thursday, describing itself in a news release as "a practical platform for businesses seeking to move beyond AI experimentation and apply artificial intelligenc ...

Oct 2, 2026

Investors Buy Leland Apartments In Nearly $58M Deal

An Indianapolis-based firm has purchased an apartment complex in Leland. BAM Capital, the private equity arm of The BAM Companies, bought The Marling at Town Creek, a 334-unit community completed in 2024, for nearly $58 million, according to the d ...

Oct 2, 2026

Trends To Watch: Economic Development

In 2026, economic development trends impacting the Wilmington region encompass a range of sectors and areas of growth potential, from a roadmap for investment at the Port of Wilmington to new industrial spaces, competing healthcare systems and the ex ...

Oct 2, 2026

Editor's Letter: The Job Creators

A recent report placed Wilmington among the top cities nationally when it comes to job growth over the past decade.   The city ranked fifth among the 150 largest metro areas in the U.S. for percentage growth of total employment (29.6%) between ...

Oct 2, 2026

The Takeaway: Disc-o Fever

Disc golf players travel to Good Hops Brewing at 811 Harper Ave. in Carolina Beach to take advantage of its award-winning course. Using rules and scoring similar to golf, disc golf is a flying-disc game where players aim to get their disc in eleva ...


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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...


Classes Stir Up Culinary Skills

Multiple Wilmington-area establishments offer classes for those looking to learn more about or brush up on their culinary skills....

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