Our View: Biden, development boom posts make top 15 list

Good afternoon,

New development and redevelopment projects dominated the list of the 15 most-read stories during May at the  Delaware Business Now website.

The top story was the College Square Shopping Center redevelopment, which is being rebranded as the Grove. The mixed-use project will feature 1,000 trees on the former expanse of asphalt and concrete with retail, restaurants, and a 300-plus unit apartment complex. 

Another development-related story centered on early plans for a massive pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Middletown. Officials are taking a low-key approach, and the project even has a code name.

(Photo of CSC’s co-working & innovation center in Wilmington)

Other projects included two Wilmington apartment developments and a boutique hotel from Buccini/Pollin Group. The hotel project also has a partner that operates boutique hotels.

Posts on President Biden’s trips to Delaware ranked two and three on the most-read list. Biden spoke at the annual ceremony at the War Memorial Plaza near the Delaware Memorial Bridge this past weekend.

The following are links to the top 15.- Doug Rainey, chief content officer

1. Newark’s College Square shopping center rebranded as The Grove.
2. Biden makes a quick trip to Delaware to attend the viewing of a long-time aide.
3. President Biden speaks at the annual Memorial Day ceremony near the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
4. Preliminary plans for massive pharma manufacturing campus go before Middletown planning & zoning.
5. Memorial Day sobriety checkpoints announced.
6. Bear resident ordered to pay $2.6 million and gets prison time for billing scam.
7. Buccini/Pollin partners with Philly company on a $300 a night boutique hotel in Downtown Wilmington. 
8. Buccini/Pollin announces a $62 million apartment project in downtown Wilmington.
9. Maryland man admits guilt in Maryland arson fires. Authorities are now looking for links to Dewey Beach cases. 
10. Trucking giant Old Dominion offered $400,000 in state grants connected with the proposed expanded terminal in Bear.
11. Two Bethany Beach hotels sold.
12. CSC opens an innovation center near Wilmington train station.
13. State launches vaccine incentive effort that includes $302,000 lottery prize. 
14. Chancery Court upholds valuation of Port of Wilmington cargo handling operation.
15. Boes to take the helm at Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau.