Job opportunities coming with new convention center

Star News- Wilmington's new convention center will need contractors for a wide range of tourism and technical jobs, and businesses that are local or certified as small or minority-owned could stand out among others seeking those positions.At a forum hosted Thursday night by the city of Wilmington and an urban planning contractor, local business representatives learned about opportunities for contract jobs and criteria required of them to be selected as a contractor with the Wilmington Convention Center.  The city has a policy to encourage the inclusion of women, minorities and small businesses in doing business with the city, said Ken Weeden of Ken Weeden & Associates, a consulting firm contracted by the city to plan Thursday night's forum.  Weeden told the forum's attendees that the city will require small or minority-owned businesses seeking contractor positions to have a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certification, which means the state has recognized the business as being small and independent with at least 51 percent of the business owned by one or more socially or economically disadvantaged individuals. Certifications are issued by the N.C. Department of Transportation or the N.C. Department of Administration.

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Myrtle Beach airport sees record traffic

Sun News - More people flew into and out of Myrtle Beach International Airport in July than ever before, breaking the 100,000 passenger mark, according to airport numbers released Monday.  More than 111,000 passengers boarded outbound planes and more than 117,000 passengers arrived in Myrtle Beach in July, breaking records set in July 2005 and beating peak months in 2007 before the economic downturn began.  Additional markets and direct routes to places like Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Chicago added in recent months have bolstered passenger demand. Direct marketing in those new destinations also helped bring more people to the area to spend tourism dollars, according to airport and tourism officials. 
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