Jenny Callison

5 days ago | wilmamag.com | Jenny Callison

What started as a hobby quickly became a business and then a way of life for Wilmington resident SUSAN WARWICK. Since her start in beekeeping fifteen years ago when she took a class from the New Hanover County Beekeepers’ Association, her venture has grown from two to forty hives. Now, instead of measuring her year with spring, summer, fall and winter, she thinks of the passing months in terms of events in the bee cycle.

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.

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.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Jenny Callison |Natalie English |Daniel B. Winslow |Jason Wheeler

Rare disease has shaped not only Drew Harrison’s life; it has become his career motivation and propelled his entrepreneurial journey. After an early career in the life sciences, in 2011 Harrison accepted a business development position with a prominent clinical research organization (CRO). His primary interest was in the nice financial returns it offered, but also, he said, he wanted to explore the industry. “I started in an entry-level position,” he said. “It was a great experience.

Mar 26, 2025 | wilmamag.com | Jenny Callison

Delta Sigma Theta celebrates 85 years Even in an area as awash in networking and service organizations as Wilmington, Delta Sigma Theta stands out for its ambitious and enduring mission. The sorority, one of the so-called “Divine Nine” Black Hellenic organizations, was formed by twenty-two Howard University undergraduates in 1913. The Wilmington area alumnae chapter, launched in 1940 by sixteen local women, celebrates its eighty-five years of social action at a gala May 23.