Lynda Van Kuren

Oct 4, 2024 | wilmingtonbiz.com | Lynda Van Kuren

A new local initiative, the Nature at Work campaign, has one goal: to encourage the entire community – businesses, churches, homeowner associations, government, developers, schools and residents – to use more native plants for landscaping. The campaign, a joint effort by the Alliance for Cape Fear Trees (ACFT) and the N.C. Cooperative Extension-New Hanover County, is essential if the coastal region’s biodiverse ecosystem is to be preserved, said Margee Herring, president of the ACFT.

Sep 6, 2024 | wilmingtonbiz.com | Lynda Van Kuren

Chad Kimes has overseen major highway projects and smaller roadway improvements in Wilmington and its surrounding areas for the past 33 years. This month, the N.C. Department of Transportation Division 3 engineer is hanging up his hard hat and retiring. While Kimes plans to spend more time with his family, he isn’t leaving the field entirely. He’s already contracted with an engineering firm to work as a consultant. “My heart will always be with the Department of Transportation,” Kimes said.

Sep 6, 2024 | wilmingtonbiz.com | Lynda Van Kuren

Chad Kimes has overseen major highway projects and smaller roadway improvements in Wilmington and its surrounding areas for the past 33 years. This month, the N.C. Department of Transportation Division 3 Engineer is hanging up his hard hat and retiring. While Kimes plans to spend more time with his family, he isn’t leaving the field entirely. He’s already contracted with an engineering firm to work as a consultant. “My heart will always be with the Department of Transportation,” Kimes said.

Aug 16, 2024 | wilmingtonbiz.com | Lynda Van Kuren |James A. Michener

Flock runs a machine shop specializing in manufacturing highly complex, close-tolerance components for fighter jet and military helicopter landing gear parts. As chair of the CFWDB, he helps to lead and set policy for local workforce development infrastructure. Regularly reads Modern Machine Shop for work, National Geographic and Smithsonian Magazine for pleasure.

Aug 16, 2024 | wilmingtonbiz.com | Lynda Van Kuren

While Wilmington is gaining a reputation as a technology hub – it was ranked fifth in the state on the Tech Innovation Index in 2023 – many of the area’s tech positions are filled by remote workers. A group of local tech employers, The Tech Talent Collaborative, is trying to change that. The collaborative, hosted by the Cape Fear Collective, is led by Vantaca, Live Oak Bank and MegaCorp Logistics. A smattering of other local tech employers also participate in it.