Real Estate - Commercial

Jan 9, 2026

Former ABC building changes hands in Pender County

A Burgaw building that served as the Pender County ABC Board’s corporate offices and distribution hub for decades has changed hands. The Pender County ABC Board occupied the roughly 5,700-square-foot building at 207 U.S. Highway 117 since ...

Jan 5, 2026

Addiction recovery center plans new facility on Oleander Drive

Tree House Recovery, an addiction recovery center, has plans to build a new multi-building treatment facility on Oleander Drive in Wilmington. Plans for the new facility include a dedicated gym, yoga studio, courtyard, clinical building and up to si ...

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Cameron School of Business - UNC-Wilmington

The Attractiveness of Local Communities Affects Entrepreneurial Intentions 

Posted Dec 2, 2025
This article is contributed by Dr. Craig Galbraith, Distinguished Professor of Management, and Dr. Alex Vestal, Associate Professor of Management within the Cameron School of Business.   Research consistently shows that good community plan
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Dec 15, 2025

Members-only club in historic Trust Building announces closure

The Penthouse, a private members club and event space on the top floor of the historic Atlantic Trust Building on North Front Street, announced that it is closing effective Jan. 24.  Jesse Davis, owner of The Penthouse at 2 N. Front St. an ...

Dec 12, 2025

Spa franchise set to open in The Forum

Woodhouse Spa Wilmington is set to open Monday as one of the latest tenants at a shopping center across from Mayfaire. The luxury day spa coming to The Forum, a shopping center on Military Cutoff Road, offers “a full suite of holistic treatmen ...

Dec 10, 2025

Rourk House set for restaurant reuse

“Everyone in town loves that property,” Mandy Faatz said. “And when we went to look at it, we just knew that it was something very special and that it would be great to do something there.” ...

Dec 8, 2025

New business park rises in Wrightsboro

The first buildings are going up in Wrightsboro Business Park, a proposed 17-building park on Castle Hayne Road. Joe Jacobus, the park’s owner and developer, said he’s envisioned developing the roughly 15-acre site at 2400 Castle Hayne R ...

Dec 4, 2025

Local firm walks away from potential downtown grocery store project

A local development firm isn’t moving forward with plans to buy a city-owned property in downtown Wilmington to build a grocery store. In December 2024, the Wilmington City Council approved a $1.7 million bid from Cape Fear Holdings LLC for a ...

Dec 1, 2025

Work moves ahead on two local Amazon facilities

As work moves ahead on two Amazon facilities near the New Hanover-Pender county line, local officials on Monday are set to consider allocating $500,000 toward relocating existing utility lines on one of the sites. Construction began last fall on a m ...


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