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Wilmington-based Fishing App Wins NC IDEA Grant

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May 1, 2024

Wilmington Law Firm Partners With Former SEC Official In Expansion

Officials from Cranfill Sumner LLP, a nationally renowned law firm with an office in Wilmington, announced the launch of an affiliate boutique group based in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.  Cranfill partners Patrick Mincey and Stephen Bell ha ...

May 1, 2024

ILM Requests Economic Development Funding To Widen 23rd Street

Wilmington International Airport is requesting economic development funding from state transportation officials to help pay for the widening of 23rd Street – the roadway that provides travelers with primary access to and from the airport. Of ...

Apr 30, 2024

Wilmington-based Fishing App Wins NC IDEA Grant

Local blue economy startup Local Catch was named a spring 2024 recipient of NC IDEA’s MICRO grant, injecting $10,000 of capital into the young technology company.   One of sixteen companies in the state awarded the grant, Wilmington-base ...

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Paving the Way to Better City Streets

Posted Nov 20, 2023
Good quality streets are important to residents and businesses alike. That’s why improving Wilmington’s street infrastructure is a continued priority for City Council. In recent years, the city has developed a data-driven approach to street maintenance, which is producing real results.

While the North Carolina Department of Transportation is responsible for mos...read entire article
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Design-build Firm Welcomes Falvey As Director

Apr 30, 2024

Intracoastal Angler To Grow With Two New Hampstead Stores

Wilmington-based Intracoastal Angler has plans to grow with two new locations in Hampstead. The expansion “marks a significant milestone” for the long-time fishing gear and tackle shop, according to a news release Tuesday announcing th ...

Apr 29, 2024

Following Product Launch, Local Startup Will Present At Tech Event

As Artemis Immersive, a health tech startup out of Ocean Isle Beach, nears its first birthday, co-founder Adam Isley finds himself juggling developing his product and acting as a spokesperson for the company.   The company was founded in May 2 ...

Apr 29, 2024

Apartment Plans Move Ahead On Wooster Street

Plans for a new apartment complex are moving ahead near downtown Wilmington. The project, which site plans refer to as Sapphire on 5th, would include 82 apartments and just over 850 square feet of commercial space. Planned for 418 Wooster St., the ...

Apr 26, 2024

Industrial Building, Land On U.S. 421 Sells For Nearly $12M

On U.S. 421, an industrial building changed hands last week for nearly $12 million. The roughly 93,500-square-foot building at 3881 U.S. 421 has been home to Ferguson, a nationwide distributor of residential and commercial plumbing products, since ...

Apr 26, 2024

Build-to-rent Neighborhood To Rise In Bolivia

Developers broke ground recently on a single-family and townhome rental community in Bolivia. Ohio-based Stark Enterprises, in collaboration with affiliated companies Stark Living and Arbor Construction, is building Oak Harbor Village at the inter ...

Apr 25, 2024

Live Oak Bank First-quarter Earnings Miss Analyst Expectations

Wilmington-based Live Oak Bank reported its first-quarter earnings for the 2024 fiscal year Wednesday afternoon, followed by a 17% decrease in earnings-per-share, as of press time on Thursday. In its first quarter ending in March, Live Oak officia ...

Apr 25, 2024

With Jordan Museum Out, Developers Adjust Project Grace Plans

Following last week’s announcement that a museum dedicated to Michael Jordan and his family won’t be moving forward as part of Project Grace, developers are reshuffling their plans for the downtown Wilmington site. Without the museum i ...


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