Delaware Business Now
Delaware offshore wind group to hold public workshops next week
Delaware’s Offshore Wind Working Group will host two public workshops in May as it works on draft recommendations that will go to Gov. Carney.
Workshops will be held at 6 p.m. on the following dates...
First Data to acquire Navient’s technology platform
First Data and Navient, Wilmington, announced a strategic agreement that calls for First Data to become the primary provider of technology solutions for Navient’s federal and private education loans.
Financial terms were not announced.
The agreement expands on...
Another Newark room tax bill on the way
The rush to tap a revenue stream through a lodging tax continued this week.
The latest measure likely to be introduced would allow the City of Newark to have its own hotel room tax.
The office of...
$177 million proposed Sussex County budget comes with no property tax increase
On a week when the New Castle County Council rejected a 15 percent property tax increase, Sussex County officials rolled out a proposed 2019 fiscal year budget that comes with no property tax hike and...
Maryland governor axes $7.50 E-ZPass transponder charge
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced that the Maryland Transportation Authority will permanently eliminate the $7.50 E-ZPass Maryland transponder fee for all new customers.
Neighboring Delaware charges a $15 fee.
“Today, we continue moving forward with a commitment...
WSFS, M&T to reap benefits from Dodd-Frank rollback bill
Shares of WSFS Financial and M&T remained in record territory Wednesday after the passage of a bill that rolls back some Dodd-Frank regulatory requirements.
Both banks are expected to have more financial breathing room and perhaps...
Easterseals honors fund-raising teams in Volleyball Challenge
Easterseals recognizes the following top fundraising teams and individuals in the Easterseals/CAI Volleyball Challenge who helped raise more than $240,000 for people with disabilities and their families. A special thanks to the 2018 Ambassador,...
Food Bank gets 21 tons of chicken from Perdue
Delaware families struggling with food insecurity will have access to chicken. Perdue delivered and donated 42,000 pounds no-antibiotics chicken to the Food Bank of Delaware this afternoon.
The chicken will be distributed to families in...
Research institute strikes deal with California technology company
The Science Technology and Research Institute of Delaware (STRIDE) announced an R&D agreement with Zymergen, a northern California-based technology company.
STRIDE science and technology experts will develop Zymergen microbially-derived building blocks for applications such as...
New Castle County Council rejects 15 percent property tax increase
The New Castle County Council voted down a 15 percent property tax increase but did OK a 12 percent sewer fee hike, WDEL and other media outlets reported.
The administration of County Executive Matthew Meyer...
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Neff to be sentenced on Friday in payday loan case
Sentencing is slated for Friday in Philadelphia for Wheeler K. Neff.
Neff, 69, of north Wilmington was found guilty by a federal jury on November 17 of two counts of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and...
Smiley’s becomes part of Ogletown’s diner scene
A family-owned diner has a second location at a former Pizza Hut.
Smiley’s Diner recently opened on Christiana Road near the exit for Route 273 and I-95.
It is the second diner for a family who owns...
Carney praises Joint Finance vote to hold the line on budget
The Delaware General Assembly's Joint Finance Committee’s voted to appropriate 97 percent of available revenue, dashing hopes of a number of constituencies hoping to tap into projected revenue estimates of upwards of $200 million.
"Delaware has...
National Hockey League, Chemours announce ice rink partnership
The National Hockey League and The Chemours Company, Wilmington, announced a multi-year partnership focused on providing Chemours' Opteon sustainable refrigerant solutions to rinks across North America.
The partnership announcement follows the release of the 2018 NHL...
Anemic Delaware employment figures get a 2,900-job boost as payroll data is...
No one is saying that the state’s economy is firing on all cylinders.
But the recent report from the Delaware Department of Labor shows that last year’s anemic job performance was not as bad as first...
Rehab of keeper’s home set to begin at Fenwick Island Lighthouse
Beginning this spring and continuing into the summer of 2018, the Delaware Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs will be doing rehabilitation work on the exterior of the keeper’s house of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse.
...
Gawthrop Greenwood law firm moves to new offices in Greenville
The law firm Gawthrop Greenwood, PC marked the relocation of its Greater Wilmington law office, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 17.
Now located at 3711 Kennett Pike in Greenville, Gawthrop Greenwood moved its office less...
