Creative Outdoor Solutions, a Wilmington-based provider of hurricane shutters, motorized screens and retractable awnings, acquired Port City Hurricane Shutters, another locally based business, earlier this month. The transaction, which closed Aug. 1, expands Creative Outdoor Solutions' hurricane-protection expertise and purchasing capabilities for homeowners across ...

A recently released environmental assessment of two alternatives for the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge outlines potential impacts on both sides of the bridge. The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) released the assessment, which details the anticipated impacts to natural, human, environmental, physical and biological resources for the proposed alte ...

The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) on Friday announced plans to hold public hearings on the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge next month and released an environmental assessment of the project. The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge was originally constructed in 1969 and currently carries over 65,000 vehicles per day between New Hanover and Brunswick counti ...

Wrightsville Beach’s three-bridge replacement project could finish two years earlier than originally expected because of a different construction delivery approach.  During a press conference on Friday, Trevor Carroll, the Division 3 Engineer for the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT), announced that the department's decision to use a construction ...

Every generation inherits decisions that will shape its economic future for decades. The replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is one of those decisions. The debate has too often been framed as a choice between economic growth and historic preservation. That is the wrong question. The real question is this: Which bridge alternative delivers the transportation ...

GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy's facility in Wilmington is set to play a key role in the development of a new gas-plus-nuclear power plant in Texas. GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy announced this week the signing of an agreement with Blue Energy, a vertically integrated deployment platform for financeable, prefabricated nuclear power plants. The agreement launc ...

Brunswick County planning officials approved Victaulic’s planned expansion of its Leland Innovation Park facility this week, which is expected to grow the company’s local capabilities and create new jobs. The proposed 230,000-square-foot addition would more than triple the company’s current 108,135-square-foot facility at 2010 Enterprise Drive NE in Le ...

In five years, the Proto companies, which include Protocase and subsidiaries 45Drives, Protospace Mfg and Protomentum, plan to generate $1 billion in annual revenue, according to Protocase co-founder Doug Milburn. Much of that growth is slated to happen in Wilmington. “All of our growth in the near future will be focused here,” said Milburn, who also serv ...

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO OPEN BLUE HERON ROOT CANAL SPECIALISTS? OWNER SARAH ERMOSHKIN: “I’ve always been an entrepreneur at heart. When I was 23 years old, I owned a cafe in Seattle, where I even fought to oppose oppressive sales taxes on espresso drinks. After selling that business, I got married and started a family. Once my children were in school, I attended ...

If finding a one-of-a-kind piece to complement a room or discovering a token of nostalgia from childhood sounds like fun, then local vintage and antiques stores might have whatever it is you seek. Kristy Louden, owner of Tri-County Vintage & Consignment, has seen her business grow exponentially in the year she has been open at 4715 Oleander Drive. “I found ...