4 stories
New Hanover Community Endowment deploys $5.17M in workforce grants as Wilmington faces 3.4% unemployment and nearly 3.9M sq ft industrial construction pipeline.
Maya Shelton
Apr 18 2026
New Hanover County's $478.5M preliminary budget sends $917K to five economic development nonprofits. Analysis of competitive positioning and funding gaps.
Maya Shelton
Apr 14 2026
Amazon's 650K-SF robotics fulfillment center targets 1,000+ jobs at $22+/hr in Wilmington — testing a 3.4% unemployment labor market with zero disclosed incentives.
Maya Shelton
Mar 28 2026
NC Tech report confirms Wilmington outpaced state and national tech job growth. What the data signals for office demand and labor markets.
Jordan Reese
Mar 05 2026