The Wilmington Watcher

Encouraging, and Discouraging Numbers on Unemployment

The good news is that unemployment in New Hanover County is down .9% over the last year.The bad news is that unemployment in Wilmington is about 1.5% higher than in the unincorporated area and beach towns combined.How is this possible?

"Private" Stadium Plan Completely Hoses Taxpayers

Haven't signed the petition against tax dollars being used for the stadium? Need to turn in your petitions? Click here: http://Stadium.WilmingtonRants.comAs is typical with large, high profile public projects, last night's presentation to the Wilmington City Council clearly demonstrated that the highest priority concerning the baseball stadium project is exactly how many palms get greased in the process.The presentation, which was conducted by the ever-growing development team under the watchful

How Do Film "Incentives" Affect NC?

An interesting article about whether or not NC's film incentives actually work. American Spectator:The state offers one of the nation’s most enticing tax-incentive programs to production companies. Last year, Tar Heel taxpayers forked over $5,071,322 in tax credits to