QUICK FACTS

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