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Wilmington-based Liberty Home Care acquires ECU Health's hospice unit, absorbing 161 jobs and seven offices across eastern NC in a demographic-driven consolidation play.
Four commercial rezonings in 12 months are converting Castle Hayne Road from residential corridor to flex-commercial district — here's the market signal.
The Board of Adjustment unanimously stayed all permits for Copper Builders' 1,800-unit Hilton Bluffs project, freezing Wilmington's largest identified housing pipeline.
Franchise operators backed by SBA capital drove most of Wilmington's April 2026 retail openings, outpacing corporate expansion across key corridors.
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