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By ear ear oduct per y pr pounds of as handling 25,000 pounds y it w ul J cent of , or 65 per y salmon dail of k this or w Y Yo om Ne oduction line fr pr y 2016, the job count l ear or in ear y dt te to 155 or 160, Nor could escala s 120- y’ ceeding the compan y x said, e job commitment. CME has surpassed , A y ead Alr . ks o economic benchmar tw or ed f fo epar ysis pr In an anal elopment v ilmington Business De W pital s initial ca y’ (WBD), the compan y ojection, $28.5 million, estment pr v in ch 31, t Mar t $32.2 million a stood a Hall, then y” ood illiam “W Wo said W Wi ersity v t Uni the senior economist a s ’ ilmington olina W Wi North Car of , and the Business on School of Camer eached ual salary had r ge ann a er v a a ersus a commitment of $37,739 v $33,308. et to y be y The biggest impact ma ay . come CME eaking, A oundbr Prior to gr e le in siz said the plant could doub y ce to 250 b or kf fo or ease its w and incr ppears to be ospect a t pr 2017. 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The Wilmington area is attracting a number of new beer companies. $2.00 March 28 - April 10, 2014, Vol.15, No.7 www.wilmingtonbiz.com BY J. ELIAS O’NEAL M ike Barlas didn’t expect to be in the nightclub business, but that’s what the city is calling his new venture. “It’s pretty weird,” Barlas laughed while taking a break from upfitting his new downtown brewery called Flytrap Brewing. “We’re going to have some live music, but the primary use for this space will be a brewery pub where we’ll be showcasing our own beers … I’m not even staying open past midnight on the weekends.” The zoning interpretation likely won’t be the last. As Wilmington continues to see a rise in local craft brewery proposals, planning and economic development officials are playing a creative game of catch up to amend city zoning codes to facilitate business’s needs – a move that could generate more than just beer and good times. “We see this as a huge opportunity for economic development,” said Phil Prete, Wilmington senior environ- mental planner who is spearheading an initiative finding ways to lure and retain breweries to the city. “In many ways, this could transform a number of distressed neighborhoods that we have in our more urban areas into something great for the city’s tax base.” Untapped growth Drive around the historic and cen- tral business districts of Wilmington, and you’ll see why city officials are looking closer at brewery growth in the Port City. “There are some really prime pieces of real estate that could be repurposed for future breweries or redevelopment in general around the city,” Prete said. “Finding adaptive reuses for those buildings is an impor- tant part in helping spur new growth.” Since the start of year, city plan- ning officials have identified at least eight craft brewers that have set up shop across the city. That total was nearly nonexistent a year ago. To untap Wilmington’s brewing potential, city officials have formed a Brewery Initiative Project Team – a mix of planners and economic devel- See BREWERIES, page 16 “This is not the first or last brewery we’re continuing to work with. We have a lot of compelling reasons on why we should be on anyone’s site search for establishing a brewery.” Scott Satterfield CEO, Wilmington Business Development Brewing potential City officials hope amendments to the land code will unleash a wave of economic investment in the urban core BY JENNY CALLISON Y ou might say that Tanner Clayton is a technology immigrant. Four years ago this month, Clayton brought WaveRider, his mobile technology development business, to Wilmington from Santa Cruz, California. He and his wife were attracted by the area’s beaches and by Wilmington’s his- toric, river-bordered downtown. Since then, Clayton has g i company to b excited. I’m still learning about new tech companies I wasn’t aware of,” he said. “And it’s not just happening downtown; we’ve now got [University of North Carolina Wilmington’s] Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. That has been huge; they support a lot of startups, and most of them are in the tech real ” Jim Roberts e th with lawyers, accountants and mar- keting experts to hold pro bono “office hours” during which they advise early-stage tech companies. “I also look at how many startups from each community are on com petitive showcase event ” said “W PHOTOS BY CHRIS BREHMER Tech sandbox: tekMountain (above), opening in late June on the top floor of CastleBranch’s new building, is designed to nurture startups and provide a place for the tech community to meet and share ideas. 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BY J. ELIAS O’NEAL Mike Barlas didn’t expect tobe in the nightclub business,but that’s what the city iscalling his new venture. “It’s pretty weird,” Barlas laughedwhile taking a break from upfittinghis new downtown brewery calledFlytrap Brewing. “We’re going tohave some live music, but the primary
use for this space will be a brewerypub where we’ll be showcasing ourown beers … I’m not even stayingopen past midnight on the weekends.”The zoning interpretation likelywon’t be the last. As Wilmington continues to see arise in local craft brewery proposals,planning and economic developmentofficials are playing a creative gameof catch up to amend city zoningcodes to facilitate business’s needs – amove that could generate more thanjust beer and good times.“We see this as a huge opportunityfor economic development,” said PhilPrete, Wilmington senior environ-mental planner who is spearheadingan initiative finding ways to lure andretain breweries to the city. “In many
ways, this could transform a numberof distressed neighborhoods that wehave in our more urban areas intosomething great for the city’s tax base.” Untapped growthDrive around the historic and cen-
tral business districts of Wilmington,and you’ll see why city officials arelooking closer at brewery growth inthe Port City.
“There are some really primepieces of real estate that could be
repurposed for future breweries orredevelopment in general around thecity,” Prete said. “Finding adaptivereuses for those buildings is an impor-tant part in helping spur new growth.”
Since the start of year, city plan-ning officials have identified at leasteight craft brewers that have set upshop across the city. That total wasnearly nonexistent a year ago.To untap Wilmington’s brewingpotential, city officials have formed a
Brewery Initiative Project Team – amix of planners and economic devel-See BREWERIES, page 16
“This is not the first or lastbrewery we’re continuing towork with. We have a lot of compelling reasons on why we should be on anyone’s site search forestablishing a brewery.”Scott Satterfield CEO, Wilmington BusinessDevelopment
Brewingpotential City officials hopeamendments to the landcode will unleash a waveof economic investment in the urban core
BY JENNY CALLISONYou might say that TannerClayton is a technologyimmigrant. Four years ago
this month, Clayton broughtWaveRider, his mobile technologydevelopment business, to Wilmington
from Santa Cruz, California. He andhis wife were attracted by the area’sbeaches and by Wilmington’s his-toric, river-bordered downtown.Since then, Clayton has g i
company to b
excited. I’m still learning about newtech companies I wasn’t aware of,” he
said. “And it’s not just happeningdowntown; we’ve now got [University
of North Carolina Wilmington’s]Center for Innovation andEntrepreneurship. That has been huge;
they support a lot of startups, andmost of them are in the tech real ”Jim Roberts e
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with lawyers, accountants and mar-keting experts to hold pro bono“office hours” during which theyadvise early-stage tech companies.“I also look at how many startups
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PHOTOS BY CHRIS BREHMER
Tech sandbox: tekMountain (above), opening in late June on the top floor of CastleBranch’s new building, is designed to
nurture startups and provide a place for the tech community to meet and share ideas.
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The List ......................8,14In Profile ..........................9Biz Leads ......................12-13
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