Heather McWhorter

1 week ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Vicky Janowski |Janeé L Folston |Heather McWhorter |Jack Watson

The Wilmington region remains in growth mode. It’s evident when driving around town, shopping for housing or scheduling a doctor’s appointment. On the plus side, more people attract additional retail options – case in point, read about Mayfaire’s growing mix here. The growing population also is fueling the need for expanding medical services and facilities. In this year’s Pulse section, we check in some of those expansions from the major medical providers in the area.

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.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |Amy Sullivan |Rosalie Calarco |Heather McWhorter

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has formally recommended that a replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge have a vertical clearance of no less than 135 feet.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |Luke P. Wheeler |Heather McWhorter |Gretchen Roberts

Next Glass, the parent company of Untappd, recently opened an office in the downtown Wilmington space it had occupied from 2016 to 2023. In a news release Monday, the Wilmington-born company, which aims to connect beverage producers, retailers and consumers, announced the opening of an office at 21 S. Front St. The headquarters for Untappd, an app that allows users to track and rate beers they've tried, moved out of the downtown office space in early 2023.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |Heather McWhorter |Jessie Powell |Natalie English

The developers of Mayfaire West, a proposal that could bring close to 500 new apartments, carriage houses and townhomes to the Mayfaire area, detailed their plans and fielded resident questions and concerns during a community meeting this week. Officials with project developer BrodyCo say the planned community, slated for around 42 acres between Town Center Drive and Gregory Road, would include 256 apartments and 223 carriage houses and townhomes.