Cape Fear CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) has announced the finalists and achievement award winners for its 7th Annual Awards of Excellence. The awards, which focus on the rapidly growing Cape Fear Region commercial real estate sector, recognize excellence and leadership in commercial real estate, according to a news release. Winners will be announced at an award ...

Ryan Miller and his team are working on turning vacant facilities off South Front Street in Wilmington into what he expects to be a national first. Miller, general manager of US MgO Company, said his firm has chosen the site off of South Front, at 13 Wright St., to create what could be the first commercial-scale manufacturing plant in the U.S. for magnesium oxide sheath ...

Several new businesses are slated to open at Mayfaire’s shopping centers this year, including Dave & Buster’s, a new hotel and a range of other retailers. National clothing brand Aerie is expected to open in Mayfaire Town Center this winter, while clothing retailer J.Crew Factory and jewelry brand Kendra Scott are set to open stores this spring, accordin ...

Work is moving ahead on a collaborative office space set to open its doors this spring on Market Street. The 717mkt Office Collaborative aims to open in March in a roughly 13,000-square-foot, brick Market Street building. The collaborative plans to lease office space while offering tenants a range of amenities, including an on-site gym, podcast studio, conference rooms ...

Tap Yard Wilmington, a new bar and beer garden, has opened its doors at the corner of South 16th and Church streets. The business, which began welcoming customers during its soft opening last month, sits on the former site of The Transplanted Garden, a longtime Wilmington garden center. This is the second Tap Yard location for co-owners Tym Dvorak and Zack Medford ...

A golf course ownership group with a national presence recently acquired Leland’s Compass Pointe Golf Club and Magnolia Greens Golf Plantation.  Heritage Golf Group, owner and operator of private country clubs and high-end, daily-fee courses across the U.S., announced in a news release on Friday its acquisition of the golf courses from Renaissance Golf Group. ...

The region’s first indoor skydiving facility, iFly Wilmington, opened its doors last weekend. Dave Soler, the local franchise's chief growth officer, said the facility saw “booming” business during its grand opening on Saturday and has seen a mix of experienced and first-time skydivers so far. “Predominantly, it's first-time flyers, fa ...

Two Wilmington-area Harley-Davidson dealerships changed hands earlier this year. Former owners Rick and Janice Noyes sold Wilmington’s Carolina Coast Harley-Davidson and Beach House Harley-Davidson in Shallotte to the Cole Family of Harley-Davidson Dealerships, according to a news release from Performance Brokerage Services, a firm that specializes in buy-sell act ...

A 130-acre property with a private airport is for sale in Hampstead. Topsail Airpark is listed for $8.5 million. The previous owner, John F. Young, died in January at the age of 90, and his estate wants to sell the property, said Frank Efird Jr., managing director of SVN | Efird Commercial Real Estate and one of the property's listing agents. Efird, whose fellow ...

A new gas station and convenience store could be coming to a major Market Street intersection. Circle K submitted plans for a 5,200-square-foot convenience store and eight fuel pumps at 4500 Market St., a vacant site at the corner of Market Street and Kerr Avenue, late last month. The proposed convenience store is one of several currently in the works across Wilmington. ...