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Leland launches first Citizens Academy for residents, business owners
LELAND, NC (WWAY) — The Town of Leland is accepting applications for its first Citizens Academy, a free six-week program offering a closer look at how the town government operates. The Leland Citizens Academy is open to people who live within town limits or own a business within town...
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Publix announces opening date for new Calabash store
CALABASH, N.C. (WECT) - A new Publix Super Market is set to open next month in Brunswick County. The store, located at Commons at Carolina Shores, will open its doors Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 a.m. The 46,791-square-foot supermarket will employ approximately 140 workers. “We’re excited to welcome customers to...
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Throwback Thursday: Remembering Babcock and Wilcox’s Wilmington plant
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — More than four decades after hundreds of workers walked out of Babcock and Wilcox’s Wilmington plant for the final time, former employees are still coming together to remember the people and the workplace they shared. Babcock and Wilcox came to Wilmington in 1951 and...
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Cape Fear River Watch vows to hold Chemours accountable
A chemical manufacturing company responsible for contaminating the drinking water sources of tens of thousands of North Carolinians is not adequately curbing its releases of PFAS into the environment, a Wilmington-based environmental group says. In a recent notice to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Cape Fear River Watch...
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BAM Capital Enters the Southeast With 334-Unit Buy
The company made the purchase through its fifth multifamily growth fund. BAM Capital has acquired The Marling at Town Creek, a 334-unit community in Leland, N.C., for approximately $57.7 million, according to Brunswick County public records. D.R. Horton previously owned the property, Yardi Matrix shows. This acquisition represents BAM Capital’s...
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MED Week returns to Cape Fear with events for local entrepreneurs
LELAND, NC (WWAY) — Events for Minority Enterprise Development Week, or MED Week, will begin next week in the Cape Fear region. The week is dedicated to empowering and building the local business community. Wilmington Minority Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Atiba Johnson spoke with WWAY’s Tomika Jackson about...
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Redevelopment Of Market Street Shopping Center Makes Progress
Vertical construction is underway on The Grove on Market, the redevelopment of the former North 17 shopping center site on Market Street. The proposed five-story, mixed-use project at 4302 Market St. is expected to include about 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space, with 55 apartments occupying the stories above, according to Annamaria Lookman, CEO of project developer Quantum Real Estate.
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Leland shopping center nears final development stages
With a new business planned next to Texas Roadhouse , a Leland shopping center is nearing its capacity. Leland residents have seen Leland Town Center take off since 2016 . Roughly 10 years later and the commercial development is reaching its final stages. Leland Town Center is located off U.S. 17 and consists of several standalone properties and multi-tenant buildings. Much of the center is managed by C&S Commercial Properties, a Fayetteville-based, multi-faceted real estate company. The development started with ALDI opening in late 2017 with the shopping center adding new businesses each year ever since. However, the center is slowing down on availability. Current tenants The area currently hosts 7-Eleven , Lowe's Home Improvement, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Dunkin, Firehouse Subs, Mavis Tires & Brakes, Eggs Up Grill, HotWorx 24-Hr Infrared Fitness Studio, Al's Burger Shack , Dental Care, AT&T, Hall of Fame Car Wash, Lavish Nails and Alliance Animal Health. An O2 Fitness Signature facility was fully constructed at 4139 Holden Loop in June 2025. Representatives have told residents it will be coming soon since but the fitness center remains unopened. More: Opening timeline remains unclear for high-end gym in Leland Last available properties Only two vacant parcels totaling approximately
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Publix set to open third Brunswick County location
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ProSource Wholesale Opens Wilmington Showroom
ProSource Wholesale, a wholesale home improvement franchise, has expanded to Wilmington with the opening of its new showroom at 4274 U.S. 421 North, Suite 130. Brothers Jeffrey, Curt and Rusty Williams co-own the ProSource of Wilmington showroom, according to a press release. The facility is intended to serve builders, contractors, designers and other home improvement professionals.
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Leland businesses, residents raise concerns over Gateway District vision
LELAND, N.C. (WWAY) — A long-term vision to create a new downtown in one of Leland’s oldest commercial areas is facing pushback from some of the businesses and residents already there. The town has envisioned transforming the Gateway District along Village Road into a more walkable, modern downtown...