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1 week ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Cece Nunn |Jane Morrow |Chris Capone |David Rizzo

On the front lines of health care, parts of the year 2021 were “bananas.”That’s one of the ways Wilmington-based physician Umar Bowers describes the hectic nature of that time, a period when the Omicron variant of global pandemic culprit COVID-19 swept through the U.S.Umar Bowers and nurse practitioner Tiffany Bowers, Umar’s wife, opened Dawson Med, which includes an urgent care and primary care practice, in August 2021.

3 weeks ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |John Zachary |Jason Wheeler |Chris Capone

Wilmington officials offered an update Monday on efforts outlined in the city’s Urban Forestry Master Plan. Adopted by city leaders in 2023, the plan aims to help protect and enhance trees growing inside Wilmington’s city limits. The plan identified 11 recommendations along with action items, which are in progress, Sally Thigpen, assistant director of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, told members of the Wilmington City Council on Monday.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Chris Capone |Jim Hundley |John Monahan

New Hanover County Commissioner Dane Scalise and Wilmington City Councilman Luke Waddell have been appointed to serve four-year terms on the University of North Carolina Wilmington Board of Trustees. The appointments came during the May 15 meeting of the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors, according to a news releases.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Cece Nunn |Chris Capone |Ernie Bovio |McAuley Hollis

The building that once housed defunct toy store chain Toys R Us and then a furniture retailer in Wilmington is expected to get new life as an international grocery store. The owners of Tropicana Supermarkets bought 4510 Oleander Drive, previously occupied by Kimbrell's Furniture, for $5.4 million, according to tax records. Kimbrell's had purchased the nearly 45,000-square-foot building for $4.45 million in 2019. The story of Tropicana Supermarkets began more than 20 years ago.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Jenny Callison |Heather McWhorter |Rosalie Calarco |Chris Capone

Since rolling out its first cryogenic tank monitoring system in October 2023, Boreas Monitoring Solutions has installed its products in more than 40 cryogenic labs across the United States. The majority are human fertility laboratories but some work with IVF in the dairy and equine industries. There is plenty of room for growth, according to company co-founder and CEO Will Baird.