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.
New Hanover County's $478.5M preliminary budget sends $917K to five economic development nonprofits. Analysis of competitive positioning and funding gaps.
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.
NC Tech report confirms Wilmington outpaced state and national tech job growth. What the data signals for office demand and labor markets.