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Open For Business: New Announcements (Sept. 25)

By Staff Reports, posted Sep 25, 2018

Businesses have continued announcing openings after Hurricane Florence had forced closures in the days before and after. Below is a running list of some of those locations. To see a full list of opening announcements, click here.

Banks and Credit Unions

• CresCom Bank, 4710 Oleander Drive, is open, drive-through only, 8:30 a.m.– 5 p.m.  Lobby is closed until further notice.

Business Services

• Coworx, a coworking space at 1608 Queen St. in Wilmington, is offering day passes for $8 (normally $25) through the end of October as people and places get back on their feet after the storm. "Our space is equipped with fiber internet, coffee, water, beer, fridge, microwave, and cool art by Dallas Clarke Thomas," a Coworx post on Facebook stated.


Construction Services

• Seegars Fence Co. Inc. of New Hanover County at 2954 Orville Wright Way reopened Monday "after finally getting power back over the weekend." Phone; (910) 343-8246; Hours: 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday. Website: www.seegarsfence.com


Health

• BrightStar Care of Wilmington and Brunswick County, 2709 Market St., Suite 201, is open 24/7 via telephone for home care and medical staffing needs. Phone: (910) 599-9555: website: www.brightstarcare.com/wilmington-brunswick-county.
 

Real Estate Services

• Crystal Glass Photography, 1608 Queen St., which offers real esate photography and drone photos including roof, land, etc. for inspections, insurance, is open. Phone: (910) 599-3076; website: [email protected]


Retail

• GEMS4U, 10 North Front St., Wilmington, will reopen Wednesday. "We will be creating new wire wrap designs and our beaded repair shop will also be open! All beaded and wire wrap jewelry made in store by Mary and her Mom! It's so good to be back!" Phone: (910) 742-5938; website: www.gemsbymary.com.
• Strickland's Blinds, Shades Shutters & Home Organization, 5422 Oleander Drive, is open for business. 
Phone: (910) 762-0944; websites: www.StricklandsBlinds.com and www.StricklandsClosets.com. "Unfortunately our showroom sustained minor water damage, but not enough to stop us. We are open for business. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those that suffered much worse than us." 
• Woodies Woodshop, 6845 Market St., Suite A, is open, noon to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday (or by appointment) and 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday (or by appointment). Phone: (910) 350-3550; website: [email protected].


Repair Services

• Modern Mosaic Marble & Tile is open to help with tile tear-outs, repairs and remodels. It is CTEF certified licensed and insured. Call Kevin Faris at (910) 612-1505.
• O’Brien Service Company is open, "working nonstop to get Wilmington and surrounding areas cool again!  We’re running normal business hours this week, and if needed into this upcoming weekend. For new installs please call to get your free estimate soon since we’re getting backed up in the installation department." Call
(910) 799-6611; website: www.obrienservice.com. The company's address is 3308 Enterprise Drive, Wilmington.

Technology

• CMIT Solutions of Wilmington, 244 Princess St., Suite 202, Wilmington, has been open since last week. Phone: (910) 444-0594; Website: Www.cmitsolutions.com/ilm; tech support helpline: [email protected]. "CMIT Solutions is open and providing enterprise-level IT Support to our community. We have local and remote staff available to help resolve any IT problem."

Editor's note: The Business Journal is running “Open for Business” stories with a roundup of companies and other organizations that have reopened to help spread the word for as long as necessary. To be included in these, send an email to [email protected]. Include the name of your business, address, phone number, website and a brief update (for example, if you have limited hours, a high-demand item in stock or other relevant information).
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