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By Christina Haley O'Neal, posted Sometime in the future Girard and Tracey Newkirk Genesis Block has formed its board of advisers, which will provide strategic counsel on the company’s mission to build the entrepreneur class and lower barriers to entrepreneurship, according to a news release. The board will "further advance Genesis Block’s vision of being the anchor institution for minority and women business services and economic development in southeastern North Carolina," officials said in the release. The board members are: Joseph “Joe” Finley, co-founder of Castl...

Contributed by Matt Mylott, Assistant Director of Client Management at UNCW’s Swain Center 20 years ago, I wouldn’t have guessed I’d be where I’m at today. Representing UNCW’s Swain Center for Executive Education in our regional marketplace hardly aligns with the bulk of my professional experience. Had you asked me then, I would’ve guessed I’d still be in the Marine Corps in 2020. But life happens, and in 2008 I permanently separated from the Corps. Over the subsequent 8 years, I worked as a Sheriff’s Deputy and spent several years in healthcare ...

Daily nonstop flights between Wilmington and Chicago will return this spring, according to a recent

Community Associations Find Creative Solutions to Issues Presented by Pandemic   As Covid-19 arrived in the United States in early 2020, people were forced to make adjustments to their usual activities seemingly overnight. For community associations, new meeting formats, safety concerns, and revamping community activities took center stage. We at CAMS are immeasurably impressed with the resilience our communities have shown and their willingness to embrace change.   Adapting to Virtual Meetings   As states began to limit in-person gatherings in hopes of slowing the spread of Cov...

Over the past 12 years I have been asked many times, what is United Way? People recognize the brand and generally know that there is something good attached to it.   Our local United Way is locally owned and operated. We raise money every year to support a portfolio of programs customized to our community needs and to generate solutions when there is no program to address them. We bring together for profit, non-profit, and government organizations to improve our community in ways no organization can do in a silo. People generally aren’t asking “what” anymore. They are as...