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In the past decade, a renaissance has occurred in the Greater Wilmington area, reaffirming the storied history of the region when Wilmington was the largest city in North Carolina. People of all ages and backgrounds have been—and continue to be—drawn to the mild climate, beautiful shoreline, historic attractions, inviting business atmosphere and hometown feel of the Cape Fear Coast. In 1998, accolades about Wilmington from national magazines, newspapers and surveys began in earnest. One of the first named our city one of the 100 Best Small Art Towns in America. Since that time, Wilmington has garnered praise as one of America’s 100 Best Retirement Towns (Where to Retire magazine), the 12th best place to set up a medical practice (Modern Physician magazine), as number 36 on a Forbes magazine list of the 200 Best Places for Business and Careers, and in Oct 2006 Wilmington was listed as one of the top ten cities in the US for projected real estate appreciation in the next five years by CNN Money/Business.
