WILMINGTON — Two years ago, the announcement came that Ponysaurus, a popular brewery out of Durham, North Carolina, would be expanding into the Port City.
WILMINGTON — Matt Golden, co-owner of Bowstring Burgers and Brewyard, has been coming to Wilmington for years from Raleigh. His wife’s family lives in the area…
The coronavirus has done much to alter the way the community live their lives and do business. Not only have many business owners faced mandated shutdowns resulting in a loss of income, but they have also incurred a significant increase in operational costs while dealing with disruptions in the global supply chain of products, including items such as food and eco-friendly supplies. The legislation created around COVID-19 requires more packaging and more disposable gloves, thus posing further challenges. The financial devastation has been felt across the board, but small businesses have been especially impacted.
Over 240 North Carolina businesses are committed to being a certified Ocean Friendly Establishment (OFE), striving to reduce their single-use waste and engage in environmentally sound practices, which has been more difficult during the pandemic. This is why the OFE Committee, the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, and Plastic Ocean Project teamed up to create the Ocean