FEATURE FILMS AND TV SHOWS FILMED HERE: Over 300
SIZE OF SCREEN GEMS STUDIO: 115,000 Square Feet
NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS: 548
NUMBER OF HOTELS: 214
NUMBER OF ARTS RELATED ORGANIZATIONS: 63
NUMBER OF SURF SHOPS: 12
NUMBER OF GOLF COURSES; 26 (if you include Myrtle Beach: 97)
NUMBER OF MILES OF PUBLIC BEACH: 49
NUMBER OF FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF ILM PER WEEK: 250
NUMBER OF FULL SERVICE MARINAS: 32
POPULATION:
| AREA | 1990 | 2004 | % Growth |
| New Hanover County | 120,284 | 175,000 | 33% |
| Wilmington | 55,530 | 94,600 | 62% |
| Carolina Beach | 3,630 | 5,095 | 40% |
| Kure Beach | 619 | 1,517 | 145% |
| Wrightsville Beach | 2,937 | 3,182 | 8% |
TOP 20 EMPLOYERS:
No. |
Company | Product/Service | Employees |
1 |
New Hanover Regional Medical Center (New Hanover Regional Medical Center) (Cape Fear Hospital) | Hospital | 4,600 |
2 |
New Hanover County Schools | Education | 3,126 |
3 |
General Electric (Global Nuclear Fuel/Aircraft/Nuclear Energy) | Nuclear/Aircraft | 1,650 |
4 |
University of NC at Wilmington | Higher Education | 1,627 |
5 |
New Hanover County | County Government | 1,368 |
6 |
City of Wilmington | Government | 1,131 |
7 |
Progress Energy - Southport & Wilmington | Electricity | 1,100 |
8 |
WalMart | Retail | 1,055 |
9 |
International Paper (Riegelwood Operations) |
Bleached Pulp & Bleached Paperboard | 900 |
10 |
PPD, Inc. | Global provider of Full Discovery & Development Services to Pharmaceutical & Biotech Cos. | 900 |
11 |
Corning, Inc. | Optical Fiber | 800 |
12 |
Cape Fear Community College | Education | 648 |
13 |
aaiPharma | Pharmaceutical Product Sales and Drug Development Services | 630 |
14 |
DAK Americas, LLC | Dacron Polyester | 514 |
15 |
Louisiana Pacific Corp. | Laminated Veneer Lumber | 300 |
16 |
KoSa | Chemicals | 299 |
17 |
DEL Laboratories | Cosmetic & Over-the-counter Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Distribution | 290 |
18 |
L L Building Products | Home Building Products | 286 |
19 |
Wilmington Star News | Communications | 255 |
20 |
VisionAir | Software Development for Law Enforcement | 197 |
