Third-year UNCW head coach Takayo Siddle has been named a finalist for two national awards, according to a news release. Basketball website CollegeInsider.com named Siddle a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award and the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award in college coaching, the release stated. The Ben Jobe Award, presented annually to the nation's top NCAA Divisi ...

The Foundation of Brunswick Community College recently announced that it has named Teresa Nelson its new executive director. Nelson has more than 20 years of experience working with non-profit organizations. Most recently, she served as director of AmeriCorps Seniors at Southeastern Community College. BCC President Gene Smith said in the release that Nelson  ...

North Carolina-based Ivester Jackson, a real estate firm that has an office in Wilmington, has been named the Christie’s International Real Estate Affiliate of the Year, according to a news release. Broker-owners Lori Ivester Jackson and Reed Jackson accepted the award on behalf of the brokerage during the Christie’s International Real Estate Owners Conference ...

Jessica Weinkle, a UNCW associate professor and director of the graduate program in coastal and ocean policy in the Department of Public and International Affairs, testified March 1 before the United States Senate Budget Committee on the economic risks of climate change in coastal communities, a news release stated. U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, chairman of the Senate B ...

Ocean Fest, a Pender County-based festival, has gained national recognition "for its hard work and efforts to promote its festival’s mission," according to a news release. The awards were presented at the Southeast Festivals and Events Association (SFEA) annual conference.  Ocean Fest, a nonprofit eco-friendly, surf, arts and music festival held in ...

Every year, paramedics from across the state compete to be crowned the champions of the North Carolina Office of EMS Paramedic competition and carry the bragging rights of being “the best paramedics in the state. Pender EMS and Fire submitted two teams into this year’s competition, and the teams competed at regional sites in Johnston and Cumberland coun ...

The former CFO of Wilmington-based banking software firm nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO) has been named CFO at Unite Us. Unite Us, a cross-collaboration software firm, recently announced that David Rudow will lead Unite Us’ finance organization and financial activities in his new role, including accounting and controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, investor re ...