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Workshop slated on alternatives to congestion at I-95-Route 896 interchange
The Delaware Department of Transportation will hold a workshop on the I-95 and Route 896 Interchange on the south edge of Newark.
The workshop will be held Tuesday, December 5th from 4 to 7 p.m....
Comcast Business expanding fiber network in Delaware, region
Comcast Business is investing more than $13 million in a major expansion of its fiber-based network in northern Delaware and throughout the region.
The expansion will reach more than 14,000 businesses directly and benefit thousands...
Gas prices down slightly, but remain at 3-year high
Gas prices fell three cents a gallon in Delaware during the past week
It came as the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a sizeable increase in East Coast gasoline stockpiles and a drop in demand that...
Campout successfully raises funds, presents 1,100 winter coats for Newport...
The Delaware Kids Fund presented more than a thousand coats to Newport-area children earlier this week.
Funds for the coats were raised from the Operation Warm Newport campout as two dozen participants braved the late fall...
American, pilots settle, clearing way for full flight schedule over holidays
American Airlines and pilots settled a scheduling dispute that could have led to thousands of canceled flights.
"The APA (Allied Pilots Association) leadership met with American Airlines senior management today to discuss APA’s grievance concerning...
The great Delaware earthquake
Hello all,
With less than a month to go, the great Delaware earthquake of 2017 is certain to emerge as the year’s most over-hyped story.
The quake east of the capital city was perfectly timed for...
Chemours offers upbeat outlook for 2018
Chemours Co., Wilmington, announced a stock buyback and offered an upbeat 2018 outlook, according to a release and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Chemours President and CEO Mark Vergnano stated; “I am pleased...
State public health division closes tattoo parlor-barber shop in Selbyville
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) ordered the closing of a tattoo establishment operating out of a barbershop in Selbyville.
In addition to operating without a permit and being entirely unregulated, DPH staff were...
Middletown man pleads guilty to home improvement fraud charges
A 50-year-old Middletown man faces up to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of Home Improvement Fraud and four theft counts.
The felony pleas came in connection with a series of home...
Dental license suspended on allegations of allowing staff to fill teeth and administer...
Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock and the state Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene have suspended the Delaware dental license of Dr. I-Yin Liu.
Bullock and the board considered the findings of an investigation by...
Facebook to temporarily block advertisers from excluding audiences by race (ProPublica)
Facebook said it would temporarily stop advertisers from being able to exclude viewers by race while it studies the use of its ad targeting system.
“Until we can better ensure that our tools will not...
Spirit Airlines to add Denver, Jamaica to BWI/Marshall flight schedule
Spirit Airlines announced it will offer nonstop service between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and two new markets: Montego Bay, Jamaica and Denver.
The new Spirit flights are scheduled to begin on March 22, 2018.
Montego...
Christmas Fair coming to Glasgow-area farm-residence
A Glasgow-area farm-residence will hold its version of the increasingly popular European Christmas Fair on Saturday.
Poplar Hall will hold the event from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. at 3176 Denny Road, in the Lums...
Delaware Electric returns $4.8 million to members
Delaware Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors has voted to return $4.8 million in capital credits to the Cooperative’s member-owners in December.
Capital credits are also known as the co-op’s profits or margins. Because DEC is...
More residents near Mountaire plant getting bottled water after well tests
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has determined that more homes near the Mountaire chicken processing plant near Millsboro should receive bottled water.
DNREC working with the Delaware Division of Public Health to sample water...
4.1 earthquake reported near Dover
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake was reported late Thursday afternoon. The quake’s epicenter was near Dover, The U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed that the earthquake occurred at 4:48 pm today, The coordinates...
Axalta shares fall 16 percent after merger talks end
Shares of Axalta Coating Systems fell more than 16 percent after news that merger discussions went nowhere.
Axalta confirmed that its previously announced discussions regarding it being acquired by Nippon Paint have ended. AkzoNobel...
Iron Hill brews up location in South Carolina
Wilmington-based Iron Hill Brewery plans to open its first brewpub south of the Mason-Dixon line in Greenville, SC.
Founders Kevin Finn, Mark Edelson and Kevin Davies announced the location, which will open in Spring 2018.
The more...
Dow DuPont unit rolls out compound for semiconductor fabrication industry
DowDuPont Transportation and Advanced Polymers, a business segment of DowDuPont Specialty Products Division, announced the introduction of DuPont Kalrez 9600, a compound developed to meet the needs of the semiconductor fabricating industry.
“Kalrez 9600 is...
