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As carrier trims service, what's next for the Wilmington airport?
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (97+ words) As carrier trims service, what's next for the Wilmington airport?Wilmington Star-News As carrier trims service, what's next for the Wilmington airport? International commercial travel and numerous jobs are up in the air as an airline carrier closes its Wilmington…...
Ruling delayed for high-density proposal on major New Hanover corridor
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (109+ words) Ruling delayed for high-density proposal on major New Hanover corridor'Wilmington Star-News Ruling delayed for high-density proposal on major New Hanover corridor The New Hanover County planning department is pushing back on a small but dense proposed development as the county…...
Wilmington opposes a major road extension project. Here's why
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (505+ words) A project in the plans since 1972 might have hit a roadblock. The Wilmington City Council does not like what it sees in a North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on a proposed project to improve…...
Truckers Rank Indiana's Roads the Nation's Worst, Florida's the Best, in Overdrive's 2025 Highway Report Card
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (935+ words) With the 2026 expiration of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on the horizon, the findings offer a timely glimpse into how truckers, the drivers with the most experience of the nation's infrastructure, view the state of America's roads. Indiana…...
How did a busy road surrounding an historic Wilmington neighborhood get named?
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (162+ words) How did this congested, well-traveled road near Wilmington's Greenfield Lake get its name? Burnett Boulevard is named after Robert "Bobby" Shepard Burnett Jr., who was employed as the personnel director for The North Carolina Shipbuilding Company (the Wilmington Shipyard) during…...
New cameras are coming to several high traffic Wilmington intersections
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (416+ words) Having put a stop sign on so-called red light cameras, Wilmington has given a green light to new traffic cameras in the hope that they will make the city a safer place. The city said it will replace red light…...
Government officials meet in Wilmington to discuss future of transportation in NC
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (611+ words) Government officials met Aug. 27 in Wilmington to discuss the future of transportation in the state and the country. The news conference, led by U.S. Rep. David Rouzer, was held in anticipation of the federal government's upcoming surface transportation reauthorization. Surface transportation…...
The political, economic fight over EVs and clean energy comes to the Wilmington waterfront
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (695+ words) With a slew of aggressive moves by the Trump administration to put the brakes on the electric vehicle industry, its been a bit of a rough road for the EV industry and clean energy advocates in recent months. From the…...
Local political, clean energy leaders speak out in favor or EVs and clean air standards
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (26+ words) Speakers called on the public and federal leaders to protect EV manufacturing in NC and oppose the EPA's proposal to roll back clean car standards....
Wilmington airport to soon see temporary changes amid ongoing expansion project
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (540+ words) Wilmington Internatinal Airport is continuing to expand. The past three years marked Wilmington International Airport (ILM) as the fastest growing in the nation in terms of seating capacity, which has come with more non-stop destinations and an expanded terminal. But an…...