
Emma Dill
Reporter at WilmingtonBiz
Reporter for @wilmingtonbiz | formerly @StarNewsOnline l midwesterner living in coastal carolina l Story ideas? ➡️ [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |Robert T. Burrus |Rosalie Calarco |Jim Hundley
Wilmington-based digital banking firm Apiture announced Thursday the launch of Fintech Connector, which allows financial technology firms or fintechs to integrate into Apiture's banking platform. The new program allows the company's fintech partners to integrate directly with Apiture’s consumer and business banking solutions.
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3 weeks ago |
wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |Tully Ryan |Amy Sullivan |Chris Coudriet
Wilmington leaders adopted a first reading of the city’s budget on Tuesday, which includes thousands of dollars in funding for local economic development initiatives and incentives. The budget, which totals over $306 million, was adopted through a series of ordinances by the Wilmington City Council on Tuesday. It will come before the council for a second reading on June 17 and, if adopted, would go into effect on July 1.
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3 weeks ago |
wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |Heather McWhorter |John Monahan |Janeé L Folston
Additional funding could help push plans for the first phase of the Downtown Trail forward, following a pause. The Wilmington City Council will consider appropriating $431,200 in funds from the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and entering into an agreement with NCDOT for the design of the trail’s first phase on Tuesday night. The Downtown Trail is a proposed 5.9-mile multi-use path set to connect downtown Wilmington with parks and neighborhoods to the east.
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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.
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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.
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