Wilmington-based A to Z Equipment Rentals of North Carolina has acquired a South Carolina company for an undisclosed amount of money, leaders with the company said this week. The family-owned and -operated company purchased Hughes Party and Equipment Rental in December and is currently working on the finishing touches to the firm's expansion into ...

The regional economy for 2019 is forecasted to have another good year, though some uncertainty is on the horizon. That has regional economist Adam Jones, with the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Cameron School of Business, cautiously optimistic about the road of the regional economy ahead. Jones gave his regional forecast Thursday during the 27th ...

Record passenger totals at the Wilmington International Airport for 2018 came in stronger than expected, according to an announcement Wednesday morning. Airport offiicals, who have been projecting that ILM would exceed the 900,000 mark, reported that just over 934,000 passengers flew in and out of the airport last year. That is up 12 percent over the previous recor ...

Wilmington International Airport contributes an economic impact of $1.8 billion, according to a recent report on the state’s aviation industry. The latest report released Monday by the N.C. Department of Transportation called, North Carolina: The State of Aviation, shows much about the state of the local regional airport including jobs, tax revenues and labor inco ...

New Year’s resolutions often include goals to get in shape, lose weight or become more active. Some Wilmington gyms, including 9Round and Club Pilates, have plans to open new locations to meet the demand for more classes and workout options. Meanwhile, a new option is coming to South Kerr Avenue in the form of TF Fitness + Nutrition. After less than a year ...

The Wilmington International Airport is looking to identify an entity that would develop a 100-room hotel on airport property. The first steps in the push for an airport hotel development at ILM's Business Park is getting underway this year, said Carol LeTellier, business development director at ILM. “It’s bubbled up on the priority list,” LeTel ...

Although some economists and business leaders are starting to warn about a potential slowdown in the nation’s economy this year, many in the Wilmington area are holding onto high hopes for 2019 and continued expansions. For the Cape Fear region, recovery from Hurricane Florence will be ongoing, while growth in the housing market and commercial development sectors ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. – During the Wilmington chamber’s recent InterCity Leadership Visit, Greenville Mayor Knox White explained how he and other leaders made a bold decision to use eminent domain, tear up a highway bridge and clear an overgrown river valley to create Falls Park, where a pedestrian suspension bridge is a national symbol of community revitalization. ...

Business recruitment and job growth remain top priorities for economic developers and support groups in 2019 with a focus on a range of sectors for the Wilmington region, from distribution to fintech.   Some organizations are also developing new plans this year.   The Cape Fear Economic Development Council, a volunteer-based nonprofit, is slated to develop pr ...

Cape Fear Public Utility announced Thursday that it has filed a motion to intervene in a state GenX lawsuit against The Chemours Co., one day before the end of the public comment period on a proposed consent order that would settle the matter. The utility is seeking to intervene in the lawsuit because “we believe the proposed order is not adequate to protect ...