Wilmington-area nonprofits and other local groups that rely on federal funding are feeling the impacts of recent actions from the new presidential administration. Executive actions and memos issued by President Donald Trump’s administration have created uncertainty for many local groups, forcing them to pivot and, in some cases, scale back services. The A ...

Imagine U.S. 17 in Hampstead as a two-lane road, with kids playing games in the roadway all week except Fridays and Sundays because that’s when Camp Lejeune Marines were driving to and from Wilmington and Myrtle Beach. It hardly seems possible now, sitting in eye-rolling weekday traffic from Scotts Hill to Surf City. But Brad George doesn’t have to imagin ...

It’s probably safe to say Zack Sblendorio thinks about ink more than a lot of people. Sblendorio is chief operating officer of SeaSide Silk Screening, a Wilmington-headquartered family-owned business. His father, Mark Sblendorio, is the company’s CEO. “We’re the largest apparel decorator and distributor east of I-95, and we decorate and distri ...

Less than two weeks after assuming office, on Feb. 1, President Trump – in line with his plans previously announced on social media – imposed “a 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China." However, President Trump announced a lower rate of a 10% additional tariff on Canadian energy ...

Last summer, the Harpoon slayed, so to speak, on social media. That’s when Cape Fear Catamarans posted a video of the 22-foot aluminum vessel, its newest creation, online. The Harpoon footage “racked up millions of views over Instagram and Facebook and really took off,” said Ben Watts, business operations and sales director at Cape Fear Catamarans, a s ...

When Amazon opened its fulfillment center in Fayetteville last June, people were ecstatic, said Robert Van Geons, president and CEO of the Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corporation. The 1.3-million-square-foot facility in Fayetteville’s Military Business Park employs more than 1,000 people. Employment at the fulfillment center and an Amazon d ...

An Amazon robotics fulfillment center under construction on U.S. 421 is expected to create more than 1,000 full- and part-time jobs in the Wilmington area. Amazon officials and local leaders announced details of the project Wednesday morning during a ceremonial groundbreaking event. The largest in North Carolina, the facility will span more than 11 football fields with ...

Avelo Airlines announced four new nonstop flights at Wilmington International Airport (ILM) on Tuesday, with new destinations including Houston and Detroit. The budget airline will begin new flights to Houston via William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Washington, D.C.’s Dulles Airport (IAD), Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) and New York/Long Island via Long Island MacArthur ...

A Wilmington-based investment firm announced Tuesday its first local acquisition. Tidewater Investment Co. bought Technical Coating International Inc. (TCI) in Leland, according to a news release. The financial details of the acquisition, completed in February, were not disclosed. The release stated TCI is Tidewater’s first investment in the Wilmington area sin ...

The Wilmington City Council’s consideration of a 100-foot fixed-span replacement for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is short-sighted, prioritizing speculative cost savings over long-term sustainability. While concerns about historic preservation and tolls have been raised, the assumption that a lower bridge would resolve these issues is speculative, whereas the econom ...