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Apartments, nonprofits getting trash service in violation of city code

Following an internal review of its approximately 20,000 trash and recycling collection accounts, the City of Wilmington has determined that at least 97 of those accounts are commercial accounts that have been collected for...

Our view: Joining the race for Amazon’s HQ2

I spent some time on Google yesterday scanning the growing list of local stories on efforts to lure the  Amazon HQ2 project that  calls for a corporate complex somewhere outside its hometown of Seattle. Delaware...

CSC launches capital markets business in Europe

CSC, announced it has expanded its presence in Europe through the launch of its Capital Markets business in the UK, Ireland, and Luxembourg. CSC is based near Wilmington. This  move was made to address the increasing level...

Ogletown-based Integrity Staffing celebrates 20th anniversary

Integrity Staffing Solutions marked its 20th anniversary. Revenues at the company based near Newark now total half a billion dollars a year, making it one of the largest privately held companies in Delaware. To commemorate the milestone,...

DelDOT to close Route 1 northbound on Friday night and into Saturday...

As part of the  US 301 Mainline Project, the Delaware Department of Transportation announced that Route  1 northbound between Pole Bridge Road and  the Roth Bridge over the C&D Canal  will be closed from...

Business licenses: Sept. 17, 2017

Editor's note: Business licenses are issued by the State of Delaware for the purpose of raising revenue. SERVICES FORENSIC & LAW ENFORCEMENT SRVS 7801 YORK RD STE 239  BALTIMORE, MD 21204-7448 FORTINET, INC. 899 KIFER RD SUNNYVALE, CA 94086-5205 FRADA LANDSCAPING LLC 28...

AstraZeneca’s asthma drug does well in late stage trials

AstraZeneca reported that late phase trials show benralizumab’s “compelling efficacy and identify key factors that predict which patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma would respond best to treatment with this potential new medicine.” The results are...

Immediato’s in Middletown to close its doors and focus on catering business

A Main Street restaurant in Middletown will close its doors and focus on its catering business. In a Facebook Post, Immediato’s stated that “life changes” that include the youngest son going off to college and...

World Trade Center gets boost from Export-Import Bank (Newsworks video)

The World Trade Center of Delaware's efforts to help Delaware companies send their products and services around the globe is getting a helping hand from the Export-Import Bank of the United States. The World Trade...

Spicer-Mullikin gets industry award for third year than row

For the third year in a row Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes  received the Pursuit of Excellence award from the National Funeral Directors Association. Spicer-Mullikin is the only Delaware funeral home to earn the designation. Spicer-Mullikin has three...

(Video) Brandywine Hundred Apartments sold by Korman, CenterPoint

Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P., Philadelphia announced the sale of Brandywine Hundred Apartments, a 301-unit multi-housing property in the   Brandywine Hundred neighborhood of northern Wilmington. The HFF team marketed the property on behalf of the seller,...

Brandywine Career Transitions offers job preparation, education services

Brandywine Valley Career Transitions announced it is  supporting  people who are experiencing a career transition – people who are between jobs, considering a job change, etc. – by teaching them the skills needed to...

Sweep of Maryland Avenue area leads to 69 arrests

A multi-agency sweep conducted last week along the Maryland Avenue corridor, west of Wilmington, has resulted in 69 arrests. The initiative was a joint partnership comprised of the Delaware State Police, the New Castle County...

Chemours: N.C. action on trace chemicals found in wells unlawful

A law firm representing    Chemours   in a dispute with the state of North Carolina says the state has no legal basis for its recent actions. Chemours is based in Wilmington. The publicly traded company...

Portion of Brandywine battlefield preserved

On ground where George Washington’s troops escaped the British army,  land and historic conservationists marked the successful effort to preserve a key part of the  Revolutionary War battlefield at Brandywine. Pennsylvania, U.S. Congressmen Patrick Meehan...

Incyte-Lilly eczema drug shows promise in Phase 2 study

Eli Lilly and Company Incyte Corporation announced that a combination of treatments using the arthritis drug baricitinib show promise in the treatment of  Atopic dermatitis,  a serious form of eczema. AD  is  characterized by intense itching,...

Delaware auto dealer Hertrich named chairman of Breeders Cup

The Breeders’ Cup horse race series' Board of Directors unanimously elected Delaware auto dealer Fred W. Hertrich III as Board Chairman. Hertrich, the owner of Watercress Farm in Paris, KY., succeeds William S. (Bill) Farish,...

Jobless rate rises to 4.9 percent

Delaware’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August rose to  4.9 percent from 4.8 percent  in July 2017 amid signs that the figure could  later  be subject to revision. Figures from the Delaware Department of Labor...

Gas prices expected to continue gradual decline

Gas prices fell this week and may continue to drop to the lowest figure for the year, a report from Wilmington-based AAA Mid-Atlantic reported.  The national average has now dropped slightly for several days in...

Kalmar Nyckel to mark 20th anniversary on Sunday

 On September 28th, 1997, the efforts of  Delaware volunteers, philanthropists, and community leaders led to the launch of Kalmar Nyckel, a  re-creation of the Tall Ship that brought settlers to the New World in...
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