McAuley Hollis

1 week ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |Jim Hundley |McAuley Hollis |David Rizzo

A local investor acquired a medical office in Hampstead for $2.54 million earlier this month. DaVita Dialysis, a national kidney care provider, has occupied the just over 7,900-square-foot medical building at 22804 U.S. 17 since 2015, according to a news release announcing the sale. KY Young Investment Partners LLC, an out-of-state, family-owned investment group, sold the property and the surrounding 2.89 acres in a transaction that closed on May 8.

2 weeks ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Cece Nunn |Luke P. Wheeler |Rosalie Calarco |McAuley Hollis

For this year’s Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year, the journey started, as many entrepreneurial journeys do, with an important question. “How do we make sure life-saving therapies get to the people who need them without delay, without compromise?”Frontier Scientific Solutions, the 2025 Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year, wanted to come up with an answer. “That one question sparked a mission that spans time zones, temperature zones and regulatory zones most of us didn't know existed.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Cece Nunn |Chris Capone |Ernie Bovio |McAuley Hollis

The building that once housed defunct toy store chain Toys R Us and then a furniture retailer in Wilmington is expected to get new life as an international grocery store. The owners of Tropicana Supermarkets bought 4510 Oleander Drive, previously occupied by Kimbrell's Furniture, for $5.4 million, according to tax records. Kimbrell's had purchased the nearly 45,000-square-foot building for $4.45 million in 2019. The story of Tropicana Supermarkets began more than 20 years ago.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Cece Nunn |Jennifer Adams |McAuley Hollis |Girard Newkirk

When tourism officials from communities across North Carolina get together for their annual conference, they can count on one discussion topic rising above the rest. “Every year, what’s the No. 1 issue sitting up there for the tourism industry? School calendar,” said Kim Hufham, president and CEO of the Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau. The same was true this year during the 2025 Visit NC Tourism Conference held in April in Hickory.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Cece Nunn |Natalie English |Robert Parker |McAuley Hollis

City officials will consider measures related to a senior housing development during a meeting tonight as demand for the housing type continues to grow. The Wilmington City Council's agenda includes a resolution to provide gap funding to a company, Wallick Communities, that wants to build a $14 million, 48-unit affordable senior housing development at 710 N. Kerr Ave.