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The Delaware Burger Battle was on a roll in 2019, a year when the event sold out for the first time in its history. Then came Covid-19 and two years of cancellations. The event will stage a return for the ninth time in August, according to founder JulieAnne Cross. The location is Wilmington's, Rockford Park
In green-lighting the fund-raiser, Cross said...
With the U.S. gaining 390,000 jobs in May, slightly less than in the previous month, WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most.
In order to identify the states whose unemployment rates are bouncing back most, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on six key metrics that compare unemployment...
ChristianaCare made the right decision in acquiring the Jennersville Hospital site from financially troubled Tower Health.
Tower Health has closed and sold off hospitals after a failed effort to build a regional healthcare system from its home base in Reading, PA. Barring any last-minute hitches, closing is expected in the next month or two.
The southern Chester site has been shuttered...
Written by Karen JohansonStacker compared installed wind energy capacity in the continental U.S. to potential wind energy capacity and explored how wind power is being implemented. Click here for a link from the Stacker website. Wind power is generated when kinetic energy from turbine propellers is converted to mechanical energy.
Even though wind isn’t always present, turbines can still actively...
A name has been released for a boutique hotel at 519 Market Street in downtown Wilmington.
The hotel will be known as The Quoin. The hotel derives its name from the old French word meaning “corner” or “angle.”
Method Co., a Philadelphia-based hospitality company whose projects, include the Wm. Mulherin’s Sons restaurant & hotel, and the recently opened Charleston hotel, The Pinch, along with The Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc....
The state's Congressional delegation and state legislative leaders condemned the decision to overturn the 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision that opens the door to abortion bans in many states.
Some pending bans in states make no exceptions for rape or incest with Texas giving individuals the right to sue people who aided an abortion.
President Joe Biden also issued...
Lydia E. York is entering the Democratic primary for the office of Auditor of Accounts.
York issues the following statement: “This election is important to the state of Delaware and the Democratic Party in Delaware. I believe our taxpayer dollars should be used as a catalyst for opportunity and innovation, empowering social good, rising to the challenges of...
Bloom Energy announced a one-megawatt installation of Bloom’s solid oxide fuel cells at the manufacturing site and headquarters in Maranello, Italy of legendary automaker Ferrari.
The partnership with Ferrari, a performance car leader for 75 years, marks Bloom’s entry into the European Union and Italy and is the "first step toward potentially larger projects between the two companies," a release...
A report has been released on climate change issues facing Wilmington.
Mayor Mike Purzycki, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources, and Wilmington City Public Works Commissioner Kelly Williams announced the release of the report and a
new website.
Goals
To incentivize and encourage smart and resilient economic growth for the City of Wilmington.
To ensure sewer and stormwater infrastructure can provide the same level...
The price at the pump in Delaware has fallen by 12 cents a gallon over the past week as demand weakened and crude oil prices followed suit.
The price for regular fell by as much as 10 cents a gallon at some stations on Tuesday.
Still, motorists have seen gas prices rise by nearly a quarter a gallon during the past...
A bill that would broaden Wilmington's powers in condemning rundown and abandoned properties has been tabled, reportedly after a meeting on the topic this week that pitted community activists against those seeking to deal with the issue.
The Wilmington delegation to the General Assembly issued the following statement.
“The issue of longstanding vacant and abandoned properties has persisted in our city...
Delaware joined 10 other states and the Biden administration in the launch of the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership.
The partnership is a joint effort of the White House National Climate Advisor, the Secretaries of the Interior, Energy, Commerce, and Transportation, and the Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Rhode...
Nickle Electrical Companies relocated its New Castle County headquarters to 125 Ruthar Drive, outside Newark. The organization has doubled the size of its headquarters to accommodate the growth of the business and expand its Virtual Design Construction and Fabrication departments.
Nickle had been based at its previous headquarters near Ruthar Drive since 1994.
The company's new location opened at the beginning of...
Judicial group slams governor, Senate for not selecting Black judges
The Delaware Senate confirmed Gov. John Carney's choice for Vice Chancellor, with a group critical of the state's judicial selection process registering its objections.
Carney on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Senate’s votes to confirm the nominations of Nathan Cook to serve as Vice Chancellor of the Court of Chancery...
Delaware Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock has ruled in favor of Wilmington Friends School in a dispute over the sale of the property to fast-growing pharmaceutical company Incyte.
Glasscock expressed disappointment that the school and the Alapocas Maintenance Association, a homeowners association or HOA, could not come up with an agreement regarding the sale in mediation.
The private school operates...
