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A new fresh pasta restaurant is in the works for midtown Wilmington and could open in late spring or early summer. ... Amy’s Bowl location at 4418 Shipyard Blvd. in the Long Leaf Shopping Center ...
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company was a shipyard in Wilmington, North Carolina, created as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program in the early days of World War II. From 1941 through 1946, the company built 243 ships in all, beginning with the Liberty ship SS Zebulon B. Vance, and including 54 ships of the US Navy.
At its peak it had 300 Victory ships and Liberty ships, many of which had been built at the nearby former North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Shipyard. Some ships in the fleet were reactivated for the Korean War and Vietnam War. Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Wilmington closed in 1962, with the last ship removed in February 27, 1970.
A local/federal partnership built the 4,192-unit housing development, later turned over to the Wilmington Housing Authority, on about 123 acres in 1942 and '43.
Located on the Cape Fear River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean, Wilmington is a sizable seaport, including private marine terminals and the North Carolina State Ports Authority's Port of Wilmington. [93] Wilmington is home to the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, the oldest Chamber in North Carolina, organized in 1853. [94]
Allison Ballard, Wilmington StarNews June 15, 2024 at 5:02 AM 1504 Resto-Bar is set to open in the Nippy's Soul Food Restaurant space at 2206 Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington, N.C. in summer 2024.