Growth at Wilmington’s Queensboro Shirt Co. has it straining at its embroidered girth. Last year, the custom-embroidery company increased net revenues to $15.2 million from 2007’s $10.5 million.

Losing the electricity for two weeks after Hurricane Fran blew through turned out to be the least of the problems for the Queensboro Shirt Company as it attempted to create its Web site. It all ...