Dave Hoff

The Pointe at Barclay will soon be home to one of the area’s newest bagel shops, Mr. Bagel Meister. The midtown spot will be the third area location for the franchise founded by Phil Santomassi, who operates the flagship store in the Masonboro Commons shopping center at 6400 Carolina Beach Road. The brand's second location, owned and operated by Donna Conroy and Michelle Fiorenza, opened at 1328 N. Lake Park Blvd. in Carolina Beach in May last year.

In late 2018, banking software company nCino announced it was named to the Forbes Cloud 100, a ranking of the top 100 private cloud-based companies in the world. The Wilmington enterprise landed at 24. It was one of only three North Carolina businesses to make the list: Bill processor AvidXchange, based in Charlotte, was 42; Raleigh-based communications company Pendo came in at 100.

Starbucks and Verizon are leaving the Mayfaire shopping centers where they're currently located along Military Cutoff Road for space in Renaissance Market, a new center anchored by an Earth Fare grocery store. The new Renaissance Market tenants will be located in the building under construction on the center's outparcel at the corner of Sir Tyler Drive and Military Cutoff, giving the Starbucks coffee shop a drive-thru.