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By Staff Reports, posted Jan 8, 2021
This year is expected to include some of the same themes as 2020, from what will become of the countyâs proceeds from the sale of New Hanover Regional Medical Center to more COVID-19 news. While COVID-19’s impact on the economy will remain a focus this year, other expected newsmakers in 2021 include New Hanover Regional Medical Center, the film industry and the Port of Wilmington.
Big Picture
Although 2020 is in the rearview, its effects are expected to linger with the potential for even rockier economic times this year.
“I am optimistic that in 2021 our small businesses will begin to see more of a recovery beginning in the third quarter of 2021 if we can turn the tide of the pandemic with the vaccine and a comprehensive strategy to eliminate it,” said Jerry Coleman, director of the Small Business Center at Cape Fear Community College, in December. “The next several months, however, will