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- Wilmington company opens doors and a 130 new jobs
Press release from Castle Branch, a company about to do a ribbon cutting with Mayor Saffo on 130 new jobs in the area:
Wilmington, NC, April 9, 2009 – Castle Branch Inc., a nationwide employment
screening firm, is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new
Wilmington-based national headquarters April 15th at 5:30 PM. The new
building is located [...]
- Wilmington and NC clean up on Forbes’ best places for business and careers
Forwarded by a colleague who works on economic development in the area:
Wilmington is 13th on a list of best metro areas for business and careers in the nation! Raleigh is first, Durham third, Charlotte, Winston-Salem…North Carolina dominates the rankings of best business cities, as the article mentions. And Wilmington kills as — in the Grove [...]
- Discussion: Port City Java?
Their owners misuse and embezzle money, then abscond; employees report terrible work conditions and management pressures; management reports similar pressure from upper management (and so on); they’ve apparently either licensed their name or franchised themselves to create some 350 new PCJs in Asia (?!); local competitors, such as the now-closed Folks Cafe, describe arrogant, Walmart-like [...]
- Two Wheeler Dealer: Localism of the hub and spoke variety
Wilmington has an identity crisis. It’s not sure if it’s a city or a town. A suburb or a beach. Or a strip mall. Contrary forces struggle mightily against one another.
- Downtown Business Alliance
From Wilmington’s Downtown Business Alliance website, which features events and services for promoting business in downtown Wilmington:
The Downtown Business Alliance is set out to unite, promote and support businesses in downtown Wilmington, NC. We are very proud of downtown Wilmington and we’re hoping this site will help you get around and keep up to date [...]