Star-News (Wilmington, NC) articles from July 2003

Star-News (Wilmington, NC) archives from July 2003

Toms Drug Has Stood Firm in Tides of Change in Wilmington, N.C., for 72 Years.
July 1, 2003

Start of Nonstop Air Service from Wilmington, N.C, to Washington Is Delayed.
July 3, 2003

US Airways' Nonstop Flights from Wilmington, N.C., to Washington Hit Snag.
July 3, 2003

Wilmington, N.C., to Get First Kohl's Store in Spring.
July 4, 2003

New Hanover County, N.C., Approves $500,000 General Electric Development Grant.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Trista Talton Jul. 8--General Electric is getting a $500,000 incentive to relocate its Global Nuclear Energy headquarters to New Hanover County. The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved an incentive...

GE Offered Incentive to Move Nuclear Energy Hub to New Hanover County, N.C.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Trista Talton Jul. 8--General Electric is getting a $500,000 incentive to relocate its Global Nuclear Energy headquarters to New Hanover County. The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved an incentive...

Wilmington, N.C., Glass Maker Branches into Frame Manufacturing.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Rachel Wimberly Jul. 8--The Summit Building on the corner of Shipyard Boulevard and 17th Street is a three-story structure made of floor-to-ceiling glass--just one of the projects completed by the Standard Glass Co. "We've done...

Success of Wilmington, N.C., Glass Business Linked to Employees.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Rachel Wimberly Jul. 8--The Summit Building on the corner of Shipyard Boulevard and 17th Street is a three-story structure made of floor-to-ceiling glass - just one of the projects completed by the Standard Glass Co. "We've...

Morning Star, Wilmington, N.C., Bonnie Eksten Column.
July 9, 2003

Carolina Beach, N.C., Hires Washington Lobbyist to Push Beach Renourishment.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Gareth McGrath Jul. 11--Worried that the engine that drives this beach town's economy could eventually wash away, Carolina Beach has hired a Washington lobbyist to push its beach renourishment agenda. But the New Hanover County...

Cape Fear River Toll Road-Bridge Proposal Is Scrutinized in Wilmington, N.C.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Mark Schreiner Jul. 11--Proponents of a toll bridge and highway across the Cape Fear River between Wilmington and Brunswick County are investigating a new arrangement of state money, borrowed dollars and tolls that might mean...

Morning Star, Wilmington, N.C., Bonnie Eksten Column.
July 13, 2003... Byline: Bonnie Eksten Jul. 13--What makes a community an attractive place to live? What makes it a business magnet? According to Policom.com, it is the ability to provide a stable economy -- a good place to do business in an environment...

Wilmington, N.C.-Based Pharmaceutical Research Firm Founder Gives for Future.
July 13, 2003... Byline: Bonnie Eksten Jul. 13--As a teenager, High Point native Fred Eshelman worked in a pharmacy after school and in the summertime. One day he got enough courage to ask the pharmacist how much he made every year. "He told me...

Carolina Beach, N.C., Bar Owners Sue Town to Lighten up Tough Regulations.
July 18, 2003

US Airways May Offer Second Flight Connecting Wilmington, N.C., New York City.
July 22, 2003... Jul. 22--WILMINGTON, N.C.--It seems the demand for local access to the Big Apple is living up to its hype. US Airways is mulling over adding a second nonstop flight to New York's LaGuardia Airport this fall--just five months after starting...

Funeral Home Business Attracted Wilmington, N.C., Man After All.
July 23, 2003... Jul. 23--John Coble said he had no intention of following in his father's footsteps into the funeral home business. He spent more than six years in the Army before returning to Wilmington after his mother passed away. "The only reason I came...

Morning Star, Wilmington, N.C., Bonnie Eksten Column.
July 23, 2003

Wilmington, N.C., Decides Not to Hire Controversial Law Enforcement Consultant.
July 25, 2003... Byline: Bettie Fennell Jul. 25--Wilmington officials cited a lack of public confidence as the reason for their decision Thursday not to hire Law Enforcement Associates of Macon, Ga., to conduct an organizational assessment of the city's...

Wilmington, N.C., Teens Find Summer Jobs Harder to Come By.
July 26, 2003... Byline: Tess Taylor Jul. 26--WILMINGTON, N.C.--After several weeks of job hunting, Will Whitley lucked out. He found a summer job making sandwiches at Circles Deli in Wrightsville Beach. "I really wanted to be by the beach," he said....

Dining Landmark in Downtown Wilmington, N.C., Gets Update, Retains Old 'Feel'.
July 29, 2003

Morning Star, Wilmington, N.C., Bonnie Eksten Column.
July 30, 2003

Cary, N.C.-Based Drug Firm Purchases Rival with Wilmington Operations.
July 31, 2003