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Budingers, Khan, Martinelli named to Business Leaders Hall of Fame

The board of directors of Junior Achievement of Delaware and Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame Chair Daryl Roberts announced the 2023 Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame Laureates. The induction is scheduled for Oct....

Crozer owner has 270 days to sell troubled health care system

The Crozer Health System has been given 270 days to sell its system, WHYY and other media outlets reported. The agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a Delaware County foundation comes after...

From WHYY: Vandalism continues at site devoted to Black history in Newark

Since January 2020, the Iron Hill Museum in Delaware has grappled with persistent vandalism. In the first week of October, the situation escalated when racial slurs were graffitied at the institution near Newark, prompting...

Food and drink update: Is Wawa pizza that bad?

As noted earlier, food snobs at Philadelphia Magazine and elsewhere offered scathing commentary on Wawa's pizza offering. Other sites piled on, perhaps knowing that negative reviews get clicks. Here are the...

Updated: Rite Aid files for Chapter 11 restructuring protection with 3 area stores to...

Rite Aid, the second-largest pharmacy group in Delaware, has again filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code. The Philadelphia-based company made the filing in New Jersey. Rite Aid Corporation also announced it...

Citizens closing two Newark-area supermarket branches

Citizens Bank will close two supermarket branches in the Newark area. The Philadelphia Business Journal, citing federal filings, reported that a branch at an Acme store in University Plaza, south of Newark and another...

Verizon hiring as company expands Delaware broadband footprint

Verizon is in the process of hiring 1,800 additional technicians as its  broadband network expands. The roles will primarily focus on building, maintaining, and installing FiOS home internet. Hiring is going on throughout  its East...

Work continues on the St. Georges Bridge

Work continues on a major overhaul of the St. Georges Bridge over the C&D Canal. on Route 13 (Dupont Highway). The bridge will receive a new deck after decades of uncertainty on its future after...

Food and drink: Two quiet restaurant openings, Helen’s Sausage House and about that Wawa...

Taco Reho has opened its Middletown location with a minimum of fanfare. The Southern California-style taqueria used the formula that led to its first location on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth by rehabbing a fast food...

Ground broken on apartment development at former News Journal site in downtown Wilmington

Ground was broken last week for a $90 million apartment complex at the former site of the News Journal. Wilmington-based Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc. will serve as the developer for The Press at 8th and...

Guest view: How a legacy fund can help you make a difference for the...

By Mike DiPaolo and Joanne McGeoch The idea of leaving a legacy is part of being human. Our earliest ancestors left their marks on cave walls; Neil Armstrong left his on the moon. We all...

Hansen announces bid for U.S. Senate seat

Eric Hansen announced his campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Delaware.  “Both parties have failed Delaware families and the nation.  Trust in government is at an all-time low.  What families need,...

Greenwood man charged with altering checks totaling $17,000

Delaware State Police arrested 21-year-old Brayan Ramirez of Greenwood on fraud-related charges late last week. On August 29, troopers were called to Mechanical Welding LLC, at 16750 Oak Road, Bridgeville. The investigation revealed...

More details on Cigna units’ specialty pharmacy in Newark area

More details on Cigna subsidiarys' plans to expand a specialty pharmacy in the Newark area have been announced by the Delaware Prosperity Partnership. It was announced eariier that Evernorth Health Services, The Cigna Group’s health services...

Delaware key player in regional hydrogen hub

Delaware is a key player in the Mid-Atlantic Energy Hub. The hub was announced Friday by the Biden Administration as part of its hydrogen program. Canary Media reported that many details of hub proposals...

Guest view: Philly Fed’s Harker discusses rates, inflation, Del. economic indicators

(This is the prepared text of a speech by Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker at a Delaware State Chamber of Commerce event) First, to President Mike Quaranta and the Delaware State Chamber of...

Florida woman charged after gun is found in baggage at Wilmington Airport

Willmington Airport (ILG) had its first case of an individual bringing a load gun through TSA screening on Sunday. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Wilmington Airport reported a Florida woman had the gun in...

Wilmington mayor pushes for end to residency requirement

Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki said Monday the city’s former residency requirement for City employees was undermining the efficiency of City government because critical positions could not be filled. Purzycki said ...

Cape May-Lewes Ferry carries 50 millionth passenger

Late last week, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry registered its 50 millionth passenger at the Lewes Ferry Terminal.  Zach Kaltenbach, originally of Long Beach Island, NJ, purchased a ticket for the 11:15 a.m....

M&T, TD and WSFS top Delaware list of SBA lenders

M&T, TD and WSFS were the top Small Business Administration lenders in the past fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30 The total dollar figure for the loans in Delaware was $100 million. M&T continued...
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