WILMINGTON – As the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched on, a coalition of city partners has awarded 52 additional grants to small businesses totaling $151,000 after disbursing an initial $98,000 round last year. Created by the ...
WILMINGTON – A new collaborative between five state nonprofits funded by banking giant JPMorgan Chase will give the previously incarcerated a second chance at careers in high-growth sectors, including information technology (IT) and health care. ...
WILMINGTON – A coalition of nonprofit partners announced Wednesday that they have disbursed $98,000 in grants to 98 city small businesses through the first phase of the Wilmington Strong fund. Created by the Wilmington Alliance, ...
WILMINGTON – Three months after a coalition of nonprofits formed the Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (E3) Wilmington to support the development of new entrepreneurs, the city has signed a public commitment with them in the National ...
WILMINGTON – The city’s Creative District will receive a boost over the next 18 months with the addition of affordable housing and art studios to the market. The project known as Quaker Arts will convert ...
By Stephen Sye and Renata B. Kowalczyk It is easy to see the impact of COVID-19 and social unrest in our nation’s cities and it is just as easy to respond with empty platitudes. The ...
“Linchpins invent, lead (regardless of title), connect others, make things happen, and create order out of chaos. They figure out what to do when there’s no rule book … They love their work, pour their ...
Wilmington – More than a dozen community leaders came together Oct. 22 to consolidate their efforts to make it easier and safer for pedestrians and bikers to travel between downtown and the Riverfront. Organizers hope ...
REACH Riverside has partnered with Atlanta-based Purpose Built Communities to bring radical, systemic change to Wilmington’s Riverside neighborhood. REACH Riverside is implementing a model that offers a three-pronged approach to change with high-quality mixed-income housing; ...
WILMINGTON – Two business-centric downtown organizations – the Wilmington Renaissance Corp. and the Wilmington Leaders Alliance (WLA) – have consolidated into a new organization called the Wilmington Alliance that will be an “ally for the ...