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Apr 17, 2024

City Approvals Push Forward Plans For Former Wilmington Fire Stations

Plans for the sites of two former Wilmington fire stations are moving forward, following approvals from city leaders on Tuesday. Local nonprofit Leading into New Communities Inc. (LINC) secured a rezoning and special use permit on Tuesday to estab ...

Apr 17, 2024

Brunswick County Realtors Highlight New Listings Increase In March Report

According to a residential real estate report released Wednesday, new listings in Brunswick County increased by nearly 28% in March compared to the same period last year, while units sold fell about 4%. A news release from the Brunswick County Ass ...

Apr 16, 2024

City Club, Event Center On The Market For $7.5 Million

The City Club of Wilmington, a private dining and social club, and its adjacent event venue St. Thomas Preservation Hall are on the market for $7.5 million. The real estate listing, which became public at the beginning of April, includes the two h ...

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Spreading Wings for Flight: 2nd Annual Trade Show Highlights the Ingenuity of UNCW Business Students

Posted Dec 21, 2023
This article was contributed by Dr. Fredrika Spencer, Marketing Lecturer within CSB.

On Friday, December 1, 2023, adjunct marketing faculty Elaine Andrews and Charshae Marshall-Phillips hosted their second annual trade show in...read entire article
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Apr 15, 2024

Wilmington Tech Company Tapped For Federal Forestry Contract

Wilmington-based geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) company Geo Owl was awarded a $70 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with the United States Forest Service, the company announced last week. The contract ties Geo Owl’s ...

Apr 15, 2024

New Hanover Industrial Park To Get $3.3M In Incentives For Expansion, New Jobs

New Hanover County leaders approved more than $3.3 million in incentives Monday to help fund the expansion of an industrial park on a U.S. 421. When finished, the park could be “one of the largest of its kind in the state of North Carolina,& ...

Apr 12, 2024

UNCW Maritime Cyberdefense Program To Receive $625K In Federal Funding

The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Center for Cyber Defense Education secured $625,000 in federal dollars, the university announced Thursday. With help from U.S. Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC), UNCW is slated to receive funding from the ...

Apr 11, 2024

National Design-build Firm ARCO Grows Into Wilmington With New Office

A design-build firm with a nationwide presence is growing into the Cape Fear region by opening its newest office in Wilmington. ARCO Design/Build announced last month that the firm is putting down roots in Wilmington where ARCO aims to tap into th ...

Apr 11, 2024

New Hanover To Weigh $3.3 Million In Incentives For Industrial Park Expansion

New Hanover County leaders are slated to consider more than $3.3 million in incentives next week for the addition of 10 buildings at an industrial park along U.S. 421. The new buildings proposed for the Wilmington Trade Center could add betwe ...

Apr 10, 2024

'Slippery Slope': Carolina Beach Leaders Deny Request To Rezone Former Hotel Site

In a split vote Tuesday, the Carolina Beach Town Council voted down a request to bring another property into the town’s central business district, which some council members said could create a “slippery slope” of expansion for the ...

Apr 10, 2024

EPA Announces Standards For PFAS Regulation

About 100 miles up the Cape Fear River from Wilmington, Environmental Protection Agency officials announced on Wednesday the agency's first-ever standard for PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in drinking water. EPA Administrator M ...


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