Robert T. Burrus

1 week ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Rickie Houston |Robert T. Burrus |McAuley Hollis |Luke P. Wheeler

More than 20 locals gathered Thursday evening at a community meeting to discuss a potential conditional rezoning for 2929 Market St., currently the location of the Azalea Inn & Suites. If developers succeed in getting a zoning that allows multifamily development, "affordable" apartments could replace the motel, which was built in 1963, according to tax records. The property is currently zoned O&I, office and institutional, the records show.

1 week ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Rickie Houston |Rosalie Calarco |Robert T. Burrus |Girard Newkirk

Local substance abuse treatment centers offer an array of services to individuals in need, including substance use and mental health treatment, crisis intervention, nonmedical detox services, long-term recovery services and more. Among the several health treatment centers in town, Coastal Horizons and The Healing Place have worked relentlessly to meet community demand.

3 weeks ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Emma Dill |Robert T. Burrus |Rosalie Calarco |Jim Hundley

Wilmington-based digital banking firm Apiture announced Thursday the launch of Fintech Connector, which allows financial technology firms or fintechs to integrate into Apiture's banking platform. The new program allows the company's fintech partners to integrate directly with Apiture’s consumer and business banking solutions.

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 | Emma Dill |Dave Orr |Natalie English |Robert T. Burrus

Brett Caines, co-founder and CEO of Lumos Technologies Inc., got his crash course in banking at Wilmington-headquartered Live Oak Bank. He joined the Live Oak team in 2007 when the early-stage firm was organizing to become a bank. In 2011, Caines became the company’s chief financial officer – a role he held until he left to start Lumos Technologies with Stephen Hayes and Youri Nelson, also former Live Oak employees, in 2021.