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Build-to-rent Neighborhood To Rise In Bolivia

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Apr 26, 2024

Industrial Building, Land On U.S. 421 Sells For Nearly $12M

On U.S. 421, an industrial building changed hands last week for nearly $12 million. The roughly 93,500-square-foot building at 3881 U.S. 421 has been home to Ferguson, a nationwide distributor of residential and commercial plumbing products, since ...

Apr 26, 2024

Build-to-rent Neighborhood To Rise In Bolivia

Developers broke ground recently on a single-family and townhome rental community in Bolivia. Ohio-based Stark Enterprises, in collaboration with affiliated companies Stark Living and Arbor Construction, is building Oak Harbor Village at the inter ...

Apr 25, 2024

Live Oak Bank First-quarter Earnings Miss Analyst Expectations

Wilmington-based Live Oak Bank reported its first-quarter earnings for the 2024 fiscal year Wednesday afternoon, followed by a 17% decrease in earnings-per-share, as of press time on Thursday. In its first quarter ending in March, Live Oak officia ...

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5 Reasons to Build Custom Franchise Software

Posted Mar 14, 2022

Having a robust franchise management software is often required in order to scale your growing franchise business to the next level. But it can be hard to determine if and when to build your own custom franchise software, or if you should continue using an out-of-the-box solution.

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Apr 25, 2024

With Jordan Museum Out, Developers Adjust Project Grace Plans

Following last week’s announcement that a museum dedicated to Michael Jordan and his family won’t be moving forward as part of Project Grace, developers are reshuffling their plans for the downtown Wilmington site. Without the museum i ...

Apr 25, 2024

Developer Plans To Open Venue With Bowling, Restaurant And More In Surf City

Eric Shirley, a resident of Surf City for seven years, wanted somewhere to take his family when they were tired of the beach or the weather made hanging out outdoors undesirable. “At the end of the day, it just came down to – we spend ...

Apr 24, 2024

Wilmington Financial Firm Transitions To Wells Fargo's Independent Brokerage Arm

A Wilmington Wells Fargo Advisors group, Atlas Investment Management, transitioned to an independent entity under the Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network (FiNet), officials announced early this month. Atlas Investment Management serves an offic ...

Apr 24, 2024

Cold Storage Developer Sets Near-port Facility Completion Date

Cold Summit Development founder and CEO Scott Pertel gave an update on the company's cold storage facility near the Port of Wilmington last week after delaying the expected completion date by a year. The facility is expected to ...

Apr 23, 2024

YMCA Eyes Growth With Plans For New, Expanded Facilities

The YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina is laying the groundwork for growth with a proposed rezoning for a new facility in northern New Hanover County. The complex, which is proposed along Sidbury Road, is part of the YMCA’s efforts to ensur ...

Apr 22, 2024

Will NC Be CNBC's Three-time Top State For Business?

North Carolina was named CNBC’s Top State for Business back-to-back in 2022 and 2023; could it go for a “three-peat”? During N.C. State Ports Authority’s annual Cold Chain Summit at Wilmington’s Hotel Ballast, Scott C ...

Apr 22, 2024

Passenger Rail Study Offers New Details About Proposed Wilmington To Raleigh Route

A study of a proposed passenger rail line between Wilmington and Raleigh recommends running the route through Goldsboro and offers new projections about the line’s cost and service areas. A Southeastern North Carolina Passenger Rail Feasibil ...


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