Business

Endowment announces 7 new grants for nonprofits

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — The New Hanover Community Endowment has announced more than $3.5 million in seven new grants to nonprofit organizations across New Hanover County. In line with...

Allegations of rent price, site design double standards emerge in new FAA complaint against ILM

WILMINGTON — An incoming general aviation base has recently added itself to a Federal Aviation Administration complaint against the Wilmington International Airport. This comes...

Feasibility of UNCW sports and entertainment arena under review, NIL lawsuit a factor

WILMINGTON — UNCW is in the early stages of developing a new basketball arena and potential concert venue, a step-up for a team increasingly...

Endowment fills two positions for education and community safety

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — The Endowment is bringing on employees to join its programs and grants team as “pillar leads.” David Stegall as has...

Endowment dishes out $500K in 100+ grants in latest cycle

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — The New Hanover Community Endowment today announced the awarding of 111 grants totaling $500,000 to nonprofit and community-serving organizations across...

nCino to layoff 7% of employees, buyback $100 million in stock

WILMINGTON — A Wilmington-based financial technology firm aims to increase efficiency by cutting more than 100 jobs, mostly in the U.S. Meanwhile, the company’s...

New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new...

Untappd to reopen office in downtown Wilmington

WILMINGTON — A downtown office is returning to its roots, as Next Glass Inc. has announced the reopening of a sales office for Untappd...

US egg prices fall for the first time in months but remain near record highs

U.S. retail egg prices fell in April from the record-high prices they hit earlier this year, according to government data released Tuesday.The average price...

US Trade Representative Greer says US and China to roll back most tariffs

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, left, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer meet the media on the second day of a bilateral...

Lease dispute involving ILM, Modern Aviation puts $90M airport investment in jeopardy

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — A general aviation project is now in a holding pattern as two of the airport’s tenants seek relief from Superior...