Atlantic Packaging is putting the final touches on its newly expanded headquarters and opening a new location this month.   The moves are just some of what company leaders have in store for the firm, which has grown from its humble beginnings as a small-town newspaper to a national, multi-generational family-run business.   But as the firm grows, it’s a ...

South Atlantic Services Inc. (SAS) 3527 U.S. 421, Wilmington   No. of employees: 62 local employees with approximately 276 total between Wilmington and locations in Houston   Year founded: 1971   Top local official: Frank Hamilton III, president/owner   Company description: SAS is a Wilmington-headquartered contract manufacturing and packagin ...

The Wilmington business owned by husband and wife Devin and Brooke Skipper began with Devin as the sole employee about eight years ago before Brooke joined him.   Since then, Salt Air, which offers heating and cooling services and is located at 3119 Kitty Hawk Road, has grown to about 18 employees.   The couple answered questions recently about their company ...

As it has done each year for the past 14, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recently released its top 20 fitness trends for this year based upon a worldwide survey.   Wearable technology tops the list as it did in 2016. The category includes fitness trackers, smartwatches, HR monitors and GPS tracking devices, according to an article by Walter M. Thomps ...

The Wilmington International Airport has landed a seasonal nonstop flight to Boston, on top of reaching a major milestone for 2019: more than 1 million passengers. Starting May 9, American Airlines will operate a Saturday nonstop service to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Julie Wilsey, director of the Wilmington International Airport (ILM), said during a news ...

The sun could come out this year for the regional economy after experiencing a cloudy outlook in the fall of last year, said Adam Jones, regional economist at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Swain Center, as he shared his predictions Thursday. Jones presented the region's forecast along with a look back on the area economy over the past 10 years ...

New Hanover County and the city of Wilmington are considering reorganizing Wave Transit, the region's public transportation system provider. ​The two government entities plan to evaluate and potentially restructure Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority, which does business as Wave Transit, stated a county news release about the joint announcement. City and co ...

Layoffs are taking place this month at Corning Inc. in Wilmington, while overall the company is facing some challenges in its Optical Communications segment, anticipating that final 2019 numbers will show a decrease in segment sales. There will be a small reduction of the workforce at the company's optical fiber plant in Wilmington, said Joe Dunning, spoke ...

City officials recommend adding 60 days to a predevelopment period for city-owned property on Castle Street. The request is part of a resolution that will be considered by Wilmington City Council on Tuesday, according to the council's agenda. "To date, the Developer, Clark Hipp, has met milestones and continues to work on objectives outlined in his prop ...

Texas was North Carolina’s main competition for Polyhose Inc.’s North American headquarters, Jonathan Pressler, the company’s senior vice president, said weeks after Gov. Roy Cooper and area economic developers announced Polyhose’s location in the Pender Commerce Park.   The company considered about half a dozen different locations, including ...