Wilmington

                          

Wrightsville Beach

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Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cape Fear River, Wilmington is 
the fastest growing city in North Carolina – and, in 1998, the 9th fastest growing 
metropolitan area in the United States.  It is the 7th fastest growing community 
in the United States and ranks 2nd only to Las Vegas in residential home construction growth.  

Downtown Wilmington receives more than 1.8 million visitors per year, with an 
economic impact of more than $300 million. Downtown is experiencing rapid expansion with over $45 million of construction completed in 1999 and another $86 million planned and permitted. 

Wilmington is home to Screen Gems Studios, the largest film studio outside of
Hollywood.  

Wilmington is also home to UNC-W, the largest state port, 31 miles of beautiful 
beaches, Dow/Corning, General Electric, the Cape Fear River, and the largest historic district on the east coast.  Wilmington’s economic diversity creates a very stable environment.

Riverfront

 

What Sets Wilmington Apart From The Rest?  

Centrally located within the Southeastern US.

Diverse and vibrant industrial base - home to such operations as Corning, KoSa
          General Electric, DuPont, and Louisiana-Pacific.
Home to developing industrial clusters of plastics, pharmaceuticals technology, and 
          construction and metal working technology.
The presence of UNC Wilmington with its nationally recognized schools of business, 
           education, nursing, and arts & sciences.
The presence of UNCW's internationally acclaimed Center for Marine Science Research and 
           its promising role in technology transfer. 
Strong technical training offered by Cape Fear Community College - with 50 different program offerings.
A skilled labor base with access to strong technical and professional education programs.
   
 

 

Intracoastal Marina

     
 

What Others are Saying About Wilmington...

Wilmington ranked second as the best place to do business in NC in 1998, second only to Charlotte

-- Business North Carolina Magazine, Feb. '98

Ranks 2nd in the state of North Carolina in work force growth between 1990-1997 - 15.8%

  -- NC Employment Security Commission

Wilmington leads the state in business start-ups - 12.4 per 1,000

-- Business North Carolina Magazine, Feb. '98

Low level of unionization - only 2.2% of industry has union activity

 -- Unionization Survey - 1998 Wilmington Industrial Development, Inc.

Wilmington ranks as the ninth-fastest growing metropolitan area in the US since 1990

 -- State and Metropolitan Area Data Book,
 1997-1998 - U.S. Bureau of the Census

Pender County was the fastest growing county in the state of North Carolina in 1998

 -- N.C. Office of State Planning

Wilmington was the fourth-fastest growing housing market in the US in 1997

-- U.S. Housing Markets

UNC Wilmington is ranked as one of the top 10 public universities in the South

 -- U.S. News and World Report
12th Annual America's Best Colleges, August 1998

New Hanover Regional Medical Center was ranked among the 50 fastest growing hospitals in the country

-- Modern Healthcare Magazine

Wilmington is ranked in the top 12 communities for lowest construction rates - 76.3 based on a weighted average of 100

-- R.L.Means Construction Cost Index - April '99

 

Orton Plantation

 

     
 

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