Delaware Business Now
Cape May-Lewes ferry ship headed for new mission as home for sea life
The Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) officials announced that the ferry vessel, MV Twin Capes, will be sold to Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for use as an artificial reef.
DNREC’s contractor,...
Business licenses: July 23, 2017
(Editor's note: Business licenses are issued by the State of Delaware for the purpose of raising revenue)
PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL SERVICES
DAVIS JONATHAN R
DAVIS MOTORSPORTS 15426 PEMBERTON WAY
MILTON, DE 19968-2477
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NEW CASTLE, DE 19720-4846
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Christiana Care Gene Editing Institute gets licensing deal with Israeli company
Personalized cancer therapies could be on the way, thanks to a new genomic cancer research partnership between the Gene Editing Institute of the Christiana Care Health System’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research...
Nemours nursing leader receives national award
Dyane Bunnell, clinical nurse specialist, Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (NCCBD), Wilmington, was named the Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse of the Year.As recipient of this national award, Bunnell is recognized for her...
Gas price moves up as demand remains healthy
Mid-Atlantic gas prices began inching upward this week after stalling earlier in the month.
Local gas prices are reacting to rising crude oil prices and increased seasonal demand. At $2.28, the national gas price average...
Update: Frontier to expand as United Air chief vows to win any fare...
Frontier Airlines announced an expansion adding 21 new cities which will increase the number of destinations served by the low-fare carrier by 30 percent and double the number of total routes.
By next spring, Frontier...
Governor signs bill to widen access to overdose-fighting drug naloxone
Gov. John Carney has signed into law Senate Bill 48 to expand community access to the drug naloxone by making it possible for pharmacists to dispense the antidote without an individual prescription.
Naloxone, an antidote...
3 overcome after apparent gas leak at Greenville shopping center
https://youtu.be/Pb6lmdG5zkA
(Video from First State Update)
Three people were taken to Christiana Hospital, apparently suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning
At about 9 a.m. New Castle County Paramedics were called to Powder Mill Square on the 3800 block...
ICI credit union to merge with Del-One
Del-One Federal Credit Union announced that ICI America Federal Credit Union, New Castle, will become part of the larger membership group.
The credit union represents employees and families who were affiliated with companies whose roots...
Beebe gets $10 million donation from Rollins family
The Beebe Medical Foundation and Beebe Healthcare announced a gift of $10 million from the Ma-Ran Foundation to name the Margaret H. Rollins Pavilion on the Lewes Campus.
Thie gift represents the largest gift received...
Delaware jobless rate remains unchanged at 4.7 percent
Delaware’s unemployment rate remained at 4.7 percent in June, unchanged from a month earlier, the Delaware Department of Labor reported.
The June 2016 unempoyment rate was 4.4 percent.
The Delawre jobless rate stayed three-tenths of a...
Shake Shack adds spicy chicken sandwich
The Hot Chick’n, lands at Shake Shack at Christiana on Aug. 1 for a limited time
The Hot Chick’n joins the a Chick’n Shack, Shake Shack’s first-ever chicken sandwich that debuted in 2015.
“We’ve been playing around...
Downtown Newark Food and Brew returns on Saturday
The Downtown Newark Partnership and Out & About Magazine will host the Downtown Newark Food and Brew Festival.
The 14th annual festival will take place on Saturday, July 22, from noon-7 p.m. on East Main...
Ashby Hospitality Management wins Newark Morning Rotary award
The Newark Morning Rotary Club recently presented its annual awards
Spirit in Business Award
Presented to a local business that exhibits the Rotary motto of Service Above Self, in high ethical standards and values.
Some entrepreneurs start...
Carman Fiat moves to Chrysler location
Carman Fiat has moved to the family-owned dealership's Chrysler location on the south edge of New Castle's auto row on DuPont Highway.
Carman obtained the dealership after the Fiat brand re-entered the U.S. market in...
Media notes: News Journal publisher out; remembering Molly Murray
Some big changes have taken place at the News Journal.
The media community is still reeling from the death of long-time reporter Molly Murray who passed away earlier this week.
Murray will leave a big void...
Gov. vetoes bill that bars Wilmington students from expanded Newark Charter boundary
Gov. John Carney on Thursday vetoed House Substitute 1 for House Bill 85, legislation that would remove the five-mile radius as an enrollment preference for Delaware charter schools.
The bill caused an outcry since it...
DuPont Country Club officially on the sales block
The DuPont Country Club has been publicly listed for sale by international real estate broker CBRE.
The club was headed for salea as the company worked to cut costs by selling the Hotel duPont property...
Delaware students have chance to test their cybersecurity skills through free game
A new cyber security training partnership between the SANS Institute and the State of Delaware will provide Delaware high school juniors and seniors, and college students interested in a cybersecurity career, the opportunity to...
Incserv marks its 45th anniversary
Incorporating Services, Ltd. (Incserv), Dover, marked its 45th anniversary.
Formed in 1972 as a branch of a Delaware law firm, Incserv has grown from a small local venture to a multi-brand, multichannel international business.
Incserv started...
