A story on a a Delaware woman arrested in connection with an international extortion ring topped the list of April Delaware Business Now posts. The ring allegedly used photos in attempts to get money out of victims.
Second on the list was a story on Wawa heading into Sheetz’s convenience store heartland in central Pennsylvania. The two chains once stayed within their Pennsylvania territories, but have expanded outside their strongholds. In Delaware, the closest Sheetz store is near the state line in Elkton, MD.
Three stories from the newly launched nonprofit Delaware Spotlight collaborative news venture made the list. One reported on Congressional concerns about possible ties between a pharma company building a campus in Middletown. The other two looked at the possibility of warehouse-residential issues downstate and an audit showing the state paid millions of dollars in medical bills for the deceased.
Delaware Spotlight is a nonprofit that aims to provide in-depth coverage of issues facing Delaware.
Rounding out the list were posts on the president’s weekend visit to Delaware, protective measures underway at the Delaware Memorial Bridge that became a national story after the ship collision at the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore,
Below are links to the top 15 stories based on page views:
1 Delaware woman arrested in connection with international sex extortion scheme.
2 Wawa heads to Sheetz heartland in central Pennsylvania
3 Delaware could see a severe weather event on Wednesday/
4 Biden back in northern Delaware after Rehoboth Beach visit is cut short.
5 Elkton medical building sells for $4.5 million.
6 From Delaware Spotlight – Congress could hinder future Middletown pharma campus.
7 Dolphins, not the sea creatures, will protect the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
8 Personnel file – April 21, 2024
9 Audit – Delaware paid millions for health care for the dead.
10 Spotlight Delaware – Warehouses become neighbors in New Castle County. Can it happen downstate?
11 Maryland dealership group acquires Matt Slap Subaru.
12 Wohlsen awarded contract for Amtrak’s $53 million overhaul of Wilmington building.
13 Preston breaks ground on Millsboro Ford dealership.
14 Jersey earthquake felt in Delaware.
15 Avelo passenger load percentages from Wilmington released.
