Construction on the city’s new North Waterfront Park in downtown Wilmington is slated to be done this summer. On today's Biz Talk, we’re joined by Amy Beatty with the city for an update on the $31 million project.

Along with other amenities, the park will feature an amphitheater for concerts and shows large enough to accommodate about 6,700 people. The first shows announced for the new stage are the Azalea Festival’s main concerts in August, rescheduled from last year when the festival got scuttled along with other major events during the pandemic.

N.C. Azalea Festival’s Alison Baringer English also joins us on Biz Talk about retooling the festival for 2021 and how it will roll out this year.

The panel:

- Amy Beatty, Community Services Director for the city of Wilmington
Amy Beatty, who moved to Wilmington in the early 1990s, has worked in different roles in the city government’s parks and recreation division. In her current position as community services director, she oversees the city’s parks and recreation, community development and code enforcement functions.

-Alison Baringer English, Executive Director of the N.C. Azalea Festival
Alison Baringer English became the N.C. Azalea Festival’s executive director in 2015, after the organization promoted her to the role. She first started working with the festival as its office manager and then coordinator.