Janeé L Folston

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.

1 week ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Vicky Janowski |Janeé L Folston |Tully Ryan |Dave Orr

Bryce Dill started as manager of the Wilmington plant for the New York-based company, taking the role over from Russ Lopatka, who is now serving as Corning’s North America manufacturing manager for optical fiber. About 1,000 people now work at the Wilmington facility, which opened in 1966. The Wilmington facility, originally an electrical resistors facility in the 1960s, was converted over time into an optical fiber plant and continues to be a staple facility for Corning.

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 | Gretchen Roberts |Janeé L Folston |John Monahan

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2 months ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Vicky Janowski |John Zachary |Chris Capone |Janeé L Folston

My six degrees of Kevin Bacon? Glad you asked (at least for the purposes of this letter). Kevin Bacon directed and starred in Loverboy, which starred Sandra Bullock, who was the main character in 28 Days that filmed in Black Mountain with my buddy working on set in lighting. Boom – Bacon’s Law in three steps. To be fair, if it wasn’t for our close family friend who has worked with the film industry for decades, my Kevin Bacon success rate would be much worse.