Jessie Powell

1 week ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Vicky Janowski |Gretchen Roberts |Jessie Powell |Romondo McEachern

The region is seeing an expansion of medical facilities and services (for more details on specific projects, click here). Meanwhile, medical education, clinical trials and partnerships on health care models are other areas where local health officials are investing resources.   A local investor acquired a medical office in Hampstead for more than $2.5 million in May.

2 weeks ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Cece Nunn |Jessie Powell |Chris Coudriet |Tully Ryan

The New Hanover Community Endowment has granted $1.6 million to New Hanover County amid county budget talks centered around whether to increase taxes or not in the next fiscal year. It's the same amount that could have been allocated to nonprofits through the county budget, coming from county coffers, in budget proposals this year.

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 | Cece Nunn |Jason Wheeler |Jessie Powell |Jim Hundley

Nest Realty has found a new nest in Carolina Beach. The residential real estate firm leased space in the commercial portion of new mixed-use complex Proximity at Carolina Beach at 904 N. Lake Park Blvd. Not that the company doesn’t like its current building at 112 Cape Fear Blvd. in the New Hanover County beach town. Nest occupies the first floor of the building the firm bought in 2019 for just under $1 million, said Ryan Crecelius, principal broker of Nest Realty Wilmington.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |Jessie Powell |Jim Hundley |Dave Orr

Wilmington officials have chosen the next city manager, who will replace current city manager Tony Caudle when he retires at the end of this month. The Wilmington City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to appoint Becky Hawke as the next city manager. Hawke’s appointment concludes a national search for the city’s next top administrator, which began last fall after Caudle announced his plans to retire.