My take: Time for a state Labor Department overhaul
We learned today that a former employee of the Delaware Department of Labor embezzled $187,000 from the unemployment compensation fund.
WHYY reported the case after...
Updated: Delaware gas price drops below national average
Delaware gas prices have dropped below the national average during the past week.
AAA reported that the average price for regular gas dropped to $3.59...
Food and drink: Burger Month and Big Chill heads south
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant launched its annual Burger Month celebration, featuring 31 varieties. More than a couple dozen are still available.
The promotion, now...
Jones-Potter expects to face status quo in Wilmington mayor race against Carney
By Karl Baker
This story was produced by Spotlight Delaware, a community-powered, collaborative, nonprofit newsroom covering the First State. Learn more at spotlightdelaware.org
In 2017, then-newly elected...
TownSquare Live reports Ramone will enter GOP race for governor
The Republican primary race for governor is getting more interesting.
TownSquareLive reported that House Minority Leader Mike Ramone plans to run for the post, taking...
Top Delaware Business Now stories in Apri
A story on a a Delaware woman arrested in connection with an international extortion ring topped the list of April Delaware Business Now posts....
Energy Coaltion wins $100,000 for development of Community Solar in Route 9 corridor
First State Community Green Energy Coalition, an alliance of seven Delaware-based organizations was one of 23 teams nationwide to be awarded a $100,000 Community...
Surge in Sussex drug overdoses leads to alert from State Police and health officials
The Delaware State Police (DSP) and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services have issued an advisory on a surge in suspected drug...
Delaware small businesses awarded federal contracts valued at nearly $173 million
Delaware Received $172,993,407 in small business federal contracts, according to the Small Business Administration.
The figure came as SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman announced...
Biden holds campaign event in Wilmington today
President Joe Biden will make an unusual stop in northern Delaware on Tuesday afternoon.
A flight advisory has been issued for northern Delaware related to...
Avelo note: Airline marks 3rd anniversary and reports 2 profitable quarters
Third anniversaries don't usually get a lot of attention.
That was not the case for Avelo Airlines.
The ultra-low-fare airline that serves Wilmington Airport (ILG) marked...
Delaware gas price surge continues despite state’s low tax and sluggish demand
Delaware gas prices continued to climb, despite stable crude oil prices and weaker demand.
The price at the pump rose seven cents a gallon in...
My take: Hospital budget bill and Dover sausage-making
From time to time, we mention the old saying that lawmaking is akin to making sausage or scrapple —in other words, it's not a...
Offshore wind forum/hearing hosted by GOP legislators slated for May 1
Delaware State Senator Hocker and Rep. Gray, both Sussex County Republicans will host what is billed as a public hearing on offshore wind...
Kroger proposes selling southern Delaware stores to satisfy antitrust issues with Albertsons buyout
Kroger appears ready to sell off supermarkets in Coastal Delaware, which it operates under the Harris-Teeter banner, as it works to acquire Acme-Safeway owner...
JPMorgan Chase sells Delaware trust company acquired in takeover of failed First Republic...
JTC plans to acquire First Republic Trust Company of Delaware, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank.
First Republic is headquartered in Wilmington and provides trust...
Fulton acquires assets of Philadelphia bank seized by federal regulators
Fulton Financial Corporation acquired substantially all of Republic Bank's assets and assumed most of Its deposits from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
All regulatory approvals,...
GOP Chair Murray announces bid for governor
Delaware State Republican Party Chair Julianne Murray is running for governor.
Murray announced the decision in a post on a Sussex District Republican PAC club...
NASCAR weekend getting underway
Dover's NASCAR weekend gets underway with a trio of races, food, and entertainment.
Legendary driver Richard Petty will be honored on the 75th anniversary of...
Ground broken for pharma manufacturing pilot plant on UD’s STAR Campus
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday for the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals’ (NIIMBL) new Securing American Biomanufacturing Research and Education (SABRE) Center on...
