My take: Avelo’s first flight
aking Avelo Airlines’ first flight from Wilmington-New Castle is now off my bucket list. Even with skepticism influenced by decades of covering the ups...
My take: Delaware’s convenience store wars may see a new entry with a 100-year...
It isn't every day that a business announces a 100-year expansion plan.
But that's what the York-based convenience store chain Rutter'sannounced, according to CSP,...
A tale of two cities and their parking tickets
A heads up for those stopping off in Newark on business. Parking fines are going up, and forgetting about that ticket will put a...
My take: Should ‘Amtrak Joe’ take a close look at AmeriStar’s plans
Image of Delaware U.S. Sen. Biden via Giphy)Good evening,You have to give Scott Spencer an “A” for effort. The co-founder of Wilmington-based passenger rail...
My take: Does PJM have an answer for gridlock facing solar energy projects?
Good evening,
One story flying under the radar centers on the electric grid and how to deal with renewable energy projects. Recently regional grid manager...
My take: Wawa heads west
It came as no surprise when a quick piece on Wawa announcing plans to expand into Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana became our most-read post.
Readers...
My take: The claims of biogas foes come up empty
In a letter supporting Bioenergy Devco’s plans for a biogas plant near Seaford Delmarva Chicken Association Executive Director Holly Porter got right to the...
My take: Feds take closer look at criminal monopoly actions
A criminal conviction in Big Sky Country may serve as a warning for businesses wishing to engage in classic monopolistic practices.
Back in October,...
Our take: State’s dismal math and reading ranking flew under the radar
There's troubling news on an issue of vital interest to the business community. It is no surprise that math and reading test scores dropped...
My take: A restaurant and a beloved state park
DNREC has a thorny issue on its hands in the form of fierce opposition to a restaurant at Cape Henlopen State Park. According to...
Updated My take: Mail-in voting revisited
Hello everyone, Earlier in the month, I received a message from state elections chief Anthony Albence who apologized after he found an Email sent to me...
My view: A new look for our newsletter
Hello everyone,
A while back, technical problems in feeding content from the Delaware Business Now website led to this newsletter being hand-assembled five times a week.
The hands-on...
Our view: Covering Cecil County business
A post on Grocery Outlet opening a store in Elkton, MD generated thousands of visits to our website and added a hint of controversy...
My take: An unremarkable election (in Delaware anyway)
Good evening,To no one's surprise, Democrats won back all statewide offices as well as Delaware's only congressional seat. Republicans actually posted respectable performances in races...
A robust debate on state retiree health benefits is overdue
The vote by the State Employee Benefits Committee to keep the Medicare supplement insurance program in place for another year was the correct move under...
My take: Twitter buyout saga might be near the end or mark the beginning...
Good eveningThe countdown is on in Delaware as a court-imposed deadline looms for Tesla founder Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44 billion.Chancellor Kathaleen...
My view: AstraZeneca back in the solar game
My take: AstraZeneca is back in the solar game
(2014 file photo of Astra Zeneca solar installation)
Back when AstraZeneca was rockin' and rollin' with thousands...
My take: Kroger acquisition of Acme-Safeway parent has its pluses
The planned merger of Kroger with Acme and Safeway owner Albertsons could be good news for shoppers.
In the lengthy release announcing the merger of...
My take: Groundhog Day and Avelo eying the Wilmington-New Castle Airport
The other day, one of the many rankings that find their way to our Email Inbox showed Delaware with the lowest average fares in...
Opinion: Newark parking nearing a tipping point?
The other day, I heard the tale of a work-related trip to Newark that ended in frustration.
The driver told me he checked out all...
