David Rizzo

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.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |David Rizzo |Jessie Powell |Jennifer Adams

Local transportation leaders reaffirmed their support on Wednesday for keeping a tolled option on the table to help fund the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |Jim Hundley |McAuley Hollis |David Rizzo

A local investor acquired a medical office in Hampstead for $2.54 million earlier this month. DaVita Dialysis, a national kidney care provider, has occupied the just over 7,900-square-foot medical building at 22804 U.S. 17 since 2015, according to a news release announcing the sale. KY Young Investment Partners LLC, an out-of-state, family-owned investment group, sold the property and the surrounding 2.89 acres in a transaction that closed on May 8.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |David Rizzo |Tully Ryan |John Monahan

Local transportation leaders are set to vote, again, on keeping a toll on the table to help fund the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. The Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) board will consider a resolution at its meeting on Wednesday to support including the bridge replacement project as a toll facility in the N.C. Department of Transportation’s upcoming State Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Jenny Callison |Robert T. Burrus |David Rizzo |Jennifer Adams

This week, two Wilmington-based financial technology companies announced they have entered new partnerships to enhance their products.  Apiture, a digital banking tech firm, unveiled a report designed to help banks and credit unions assess their data management capabilities and address shortcomings. The publication, Improving Your Financial Institution’s Data IQ, was developed through a research partnership with Scottsdale, Arizona-based Cornerstone Advisors.