Wilmington Downtown Inc. has been recognized for its work related to the OverFlo Hurricane Recovery Campaign. WDI received the Downtown Achievement Pinnacle Award (right) in the category of Leadership and Management from Washington, D.C.-based International Downtown Association (IDA), according to a news release.  The IDA recognizes projects as wi ...

​Stephen Meinhold, professor of political science at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, has been named to the College Board's national Academic Assembly, according to a news release. The Academic Assembly works to expand academic standards and standards for curriculum and instruction, stated the release. The College Board is a nonprofit organizatio ...

Dosher Memorial Hospital has named Mark Wagaman as its Surgical Services clinical nurse manager, according to a news release. Wagaman has 10 years of experience in nursing leadership in an operating room, officials said. He has certifications as a certified nurse-operating room and as an RN first assistant. Wagaman recently relocated from Coatesville, Pennsylvania ...

Wilmington-based Apiture has named Chris Babcock as chief technology officer and Matt Ellis as chief revenue officer, according to a news release. Babcock joins the firm with more than 25 years of experience in financial services technology, business, sales and delivery, officials said in the release.  He was a co-founder of the Americas office of Clea ...

Wilmington-based nonprofit Canines for Service has welcomed Susan Heaton as CEO, according to a news release. Heaton brings to the organization a range of operational and development experience in both for-profit and nonprofit industries, stated the release. Canines for Service (CFS) trains and provides service animals for individuals with disabilities in the U.S. ...

Retired Brunswick County Manager Ann Hardy has received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, according to a news release. The award was presented to Hardy at the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners meeting on Oct. 21. Hardy on Nov. 1 retired as the county's manager, a role she held since May 2013. Hardy had previously served the county in many other ...

Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has received a N.C. Travel Industry Association award for its Comeback campaign, according to a news release.  Wilmington CVB has earned the Platinum Award in the Meetings & Conventions category as part of the 2018-2019 Tourism Marketing Achievement Awards presented by the N.C. Travel ...

John Downing has been named vice president of Continuing Education at Cape Fear Community College, according to a news release. Downing's new role with the college began Nov. 1, officials stated in the release. Downing has served as dean of Continuing Education since April 2018. He joined CFCC as director of Workforce Training and Development in August ...

Chad Kimes has been appointed as the N.C. Department of Transportation's Division 3 engineer, according to a news release. Kimes previously served the division as deputy engineer. He started his new role last week, replacing Karen Collette, who retired this month. Collette, who began her career with NCDOT in June 1990, was the agency's first an ...

McKim & Creed has announced that Tim Cawood has been promoted to president of geomatics, according to a news release. The new role comes with a restructure of the company’s leadership team announced by the firm’s CEO John Lucey Jr. In his new role, Cawood will oversee geomatics services companywide. Prior to the role, he served the firm as a senior vi ...