My take – Dolphins’ (not the sea mammals) will protect the Delaware Memorial Bridge
A January 2023 press release from the Delaware River and Bay Authority did not get a whole lot of attention at the time.
The...
My take: Labor market, Kroger-Albertsons and Macy’s
A few odds and ends from the labor market and retailing.
First off, we won't see the state's labor market (unemployment) report for January until...
My take: Trolley Square and crime news
The Trolley Square neighborhood was rocked last weekend by news of a shooting outside the Logan House. Details are few, a long-running policy from...
Guest view: My worst decision – Incorporating in Delaware
By Philip Shawe, CEO and co-founder of TransPerfect
I have been blessed to have the greatest job in the world. It’s the only one I...
My take: Governor’s race heats up
The Democratic Party's 2024 race for governor is heating up. Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long gained the endorsement of the Delaware House leadership on Tuesday.
Support...
My take: Time for an inspector general
It has been a while since this column discussed the obvious need for an inspector general in Delaware.
The lack of action on the legislative...
My take: About Avelo’s service moves
For a time, during the Thanksgiving holiday, airline service from Wilmington Airport (ILG) appeared to again be on the ropes.
Published reports indicated that Avelo Airlines temporarily...
My take: Thanksgiving dinner, cheap turkey and inflation
Let's talk turkey.
Earlier in the week, the Delaware Farm Bureau passed along its annual Thanksgiving Dinner survey.
The average cost of a turkey...
My take: Energy transition hits some big potholes
In the words of the theme song from the TV series "Friends," solar and offshore wind power seem to "stuck in second gear." (You...
The case for restaurant apprenticeships
By Carl Georigi
Concepts like career advancement, mentorship, leadership, and hands-on learning are likely far from the mind of the average restaurant customer, sitting...
My take: A Wilmington streetcar line?
My take: A Wilmington streetcar line?
Wilmington-based AmeriStarRail continues making a longshot bid to take over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor operations.
The start-up, headed by longtime transit...
My take: Dogfish Head stays off-center and that’s a good thing
(Sam Calagione, right and Boston Beer founder Jim Koch)
Dogfish Head owner Boston Beer Co. released its third quarter report last month.
The earnings report of...
My take: No scooters for you
Last week, I watched the movie "Old Dads" on Netflix.The film featured three unreformed guys in their 50s facing a world of political correctness,...
My take: Rite Aid’s troubles
The woman checking out at the Rite Aid counter in the Gaslamp District of San Diego was worried.
"Are you closing," she asked the clerk...
My take: The challenge of scaling up a small enterprise
Good evening,
Smaller business owners and nonprofits face hurdles as the General Assembly adds more progressive-driven legislation.
One example is paid parental leave legislation and recent...
My take: Sticker shock and a new high school
More than a few of us experienced sticker shock on learning that a new Hodgson Vocational Technical High School building will come...
My take: The forest crisis in Sussex County
On this website is a link to a story from WHYY on the troubling loss of forestland in Sussex County - ...
My take: Shoprite brings back human checkout lanes
Shoprite has made it crystal clear that human-driven full-service checkouts have returned to its northern Delaware stores by announcing the move in its weekly...
My take: Claymont’s warehouse boom
Delaware's distribution center/warehouse boom still has runway left, with Claymont reluctantly emerging as the new center of activity.
This week, a Georgia company got the...
My take: County exec Meyer not shy in touting his track record
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer has been busy lately, pointing out his administration's accomplishments.
A recent event highlighted the county seeing the number of...
