WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – NC Governor Pat McCrory will be the keynote speaker at Thursday’s WilmingtonBiz Conference and Expo at the Wilmington Convention Center.

According to the Greater Wilmington Business Journal, WilmingtonBiz is the region’s largest business event and attracted more than 2,500 attendees last year.

The event includes a Keynote lunch, an Expo with more than 100 exhibitors and 20 free seminars on a range of timely business topics.

“WilmingtonBiz Expo brings together our region’s business community for a day of learning, making new connections and reconnecting with others,” said Rob Kaiser, publisher of the Greater Wilmington Business Journal, which produces the event.

The Keynote lunch is sold out with 750 attendees and more than 3,000 people are expected to come through the event Thursday.

The WilmingtonBiz Expo Hall will open immediately after the lunch and be open 1:30-7:00 p.m.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) - The 3rd Annual N.C. 4th of July Festival Chowder Cook-Off was held Sunday, March 10th at the Oak Island Moose Lodge.  

The Cook-Off  is a fun community event which is held to raise funds for the annual N.C. 4th of July Festival,  Jennifer Moore, First Citizens Bank chaired the Cook-Off and was pleased with the show of support for the festival. 

Entertainment was provided by Lynda Snyder with door prizes donated by The Adventure Kayak Company, Cape Fear Fitness, Color Me Carolina, Cox Quality Furniture and Harold W. Wells & Son, Inc. 

The N.C. 4th of July Festival will be held July 2 - 4th in Southport with a special Beach Day on Oak Island July 1.  

Best Decorated Booth – Turtle Island Restaurant & Catering

Restaurant Division:

1st Place – Coastal Catering & Events – Coastal Corn Chowder