Delaware Business Now
Tech Forum’s Idea Challenge helps Food Bank deal with more volunteers than tasks
By Eileen Dallabrida
The Food Bank of Delaware has a delicious dilemma: too many volunteers and not enough opportunities for them to serve in ways that fulfill them.
At Network Delaware, community activists want to create...
Delaware spared in wave of JC Penney store closings
Delaware escaped the wave of JC Penney store closings.
There have been concerns that the store in Dover Mall was vulnerable to the wave of closings. Penneys also operates a store in Prices Corner that...
Updated: County Chamber to move to new quarters on Wilmington Riverfront
The New Castle County Chamber of Commerce will move to new quarters on the Wilmington Riverfront, effective June 1.
President Mark Kleinschmidt announced Friday the Chamber will move to the Shipyard Center at 900 Justison...
SoDel partners with Rehoboth brewer
SoDel Concepts, a coastal Delaware hospitality group, and Revelation Craft Brewery, which opened last year in Rehoboth Beach near the Junction and Breakwater Trail, recently partnered to make SoDel SMASH, a single-malt, single-hop beer...
Mayor proposes Wilmington budget with tax hike, no spending growth
Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki introduced a budget aimed at avoiding future deficits
Purzycki called for a 7.5 percent increase in property taxes and the elimination of 29 vacant positions. He said the moves would...
Burris Logistics layoff notice records loss of 68 jobs
Burris Logistics will permanently lay off 6 people next month at its warehouse in New Castle. A WARN letter sent to the Delaware Department of Labor listed 30 warehouse workers and 19 truck drivers, with...
Foxfire Printing fades from business scene
A former up-and-comer in the area business scene is apparently no more.
Foxfire Printing and Packaging, according to a Delaware Department of Labor posting, employed 150 people at its site south of Newark in the Delaware Industrial...
Garvin confirmed as DNREC secretary
Shawn M. Garvin was confirmed to serve as Secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
.Garvin was appointed in November 2009 by President Barack Obama to serve as Regional Administrator of...
Easterseals honors Tatnall fund-raising program
Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore CEO, Kenan J. Sklenar (center), recently presented a certificate of thanks to Aimee Neff (right), head of Tatnall Preschool, and Linda Champagne (left), preschool teacher, for their fundraising...
DSU to launch Certified Financial Planner program
Delaware State University’s College of Business will highlight the launch of its Certified Financial Planner Program with a panel discussion event at 2:30 p.m., Friday, March 17 in the Longwood Auditorium, Bank of America...
Delaware remains near top in Internet speed
Delaware continues to have among the highest Internet speeds, according to the quarterly report of Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, the report provides insight into global statistics such as connection...
Owner of 1% of TransPerfect stock will side with Elting, a move that...
In a dramatic turn of events, TransPerfect minority owner Shirley Shawe has elected to vote her 1 percent ownership interest with co-owner Elizabeth Elting to break the board deadlock and effectively permit Elting to elect her slate of...
Insurance commissioner denies rate hike for mobile home owners
A request by Windsor-Mount Joy Mutual Insurance Company (“WNMJ”) to increase insurance rates on more than 2,000 manufactured housing policyholders by 20-30 percent has been denied by Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro.
The Department of Insurance hired an...
Kent County home sales show strength in February
Kent County home sales showed strength in February.
Figures from the TREND Multiple Listing Service showed the average sales price in Kent County came within $3,000 of the $198,000 price in New Castle County. The...
Carney announces hiring and other steps for Vaughn Correctional Center
Gov. John Carney announced he is taking steps to address security risks for employees and inmates at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center and across Delaware’s correctional system, following the February 1 hostage incident.
Carney also...
Jewish Community Center gets another bomb threat
The Siegel Jewish Community Center in north Wilmington received another emailed bomb threat on Sunday.
The center followed safety and security protocols and contacted local law enforcement that conducted a thorough search of the building. This...
Business licenses: March,12 2016
Business licenses are issued by the State of Delaware as a source of revenue.
CONTRACTOR
THOMPSON SCHELL LLC
20184 PHILLIPS ST
REHOBOTH BCH, DE 19971
TRADESMAN PAINTING INC
14 NOLA LN
NEWARK, DE 19702-4751
CONTRACTOR
THOMPSON SCHELL LLC
20184 PHILLIPS ST
REHOBOTH BCH, DE 19971
TRADESMAN...
Three physicians to be honored as Tilton Award returns
After a decade-long absence, the Tilton Society’s annual Tilton Award, recognizing medical achievements in the State of Delaware, will return with a gala on Friday, April 28th from 6–9 p.m. in the ballroom of...
Gas prices stay stable as cracks appear in OPEC’s effort to rein in production
Gas prices in Delaware were up a couple of pennies during the week as lower crude oil prices offset the impact of refinery maintenance and a switch to more expensive summer-blend gasoline, Wilmington-based AAA...
Coastal Delaware vcation rental firm introduces app
BHHS Gallo Realty has introduced a mobile app for the vacation rental market.
The mobile App “Glad to Have You”. provides each guest with answers to their rental questions.
The app was introduced as a...
