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Chamber, Better Business Bureau hold Networking Station
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce held its annual Networking Station event at the Chase Center on the Riverfront on Tuesday night.
The State Chamber teamed up with the Better Business Bureau in holding the...
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New director for economic education center
The University of Delaware’s Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship (CEEE) has promoted economic education, financial literacy and entrepreneurship through a teach-the-teacher concept; for over four decades, the...
Project Pop Up stores to stick around in new year
Owners of five Delaware businesses will take part in a state-led initiative that offers rent-free commercial space for three months in a Delaware downtown from October through December.
The new businesses chosen to participate in...
PSC to hold hearings on Delmarva’s reliability program
The Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) announced public comment sessions in the process of determining if Delmarva Power and Light Company’s request spend nearly $400 million over the next five years to improve reliability...
Junior Achievement honors CSC’s Dan Butler
Junior Achievement of Delaware celebrated two role models at the Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame at ceremonies last week.
Historical inductee Peter Minuit is acknowledged for courage and tenacity in leading a commercial expedition...
Slight drop in jobless rate not likely to quell debate over economy
Delaware’s slightly lower August jobless rate is likely little to do little to quell the continuing unease about the economy.
The jobless rate came in at 7.3% down slightly from 7.4% in July, but was...
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Food Bank opens expanded site in Milford
The Food Bank of Delaware cut the ribbon on its newly-expanded Milford branch on Friday.
The $2.6 million expansion includes the new Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware Culinary Kitchen, DuPont Volunteer Room and Harry...
Updated: Data Centers answers questions on $1.1 billion project; UD forms working group
The Data Centers released answers to more than 200 questions that were posed at a public information meeting last month regarding a proposed $1.1 billion project on the University of Delaware STAR Campus in...
Blue collar jobs panel seeks ideas from the public
Lightmash / Foter / CC BY-NC-SAA panel looking for ways to revitalize Delaware’s economy is looking for suggestions from the public.
The state’s Blue Collar Jobs Task Force, a group of government, business and labor...
M&T makes donation to Mission for Housing
M&T Bank provided a check for $3,000 to the Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing towards the installation of a sprinkler system at its new housing facility to be opened on Walker Road, Dover. The...
Pair could be tied to dozens of thefts
Delaware State Police investigating thefts from two North Wilmington businesses have determined the suspects in those thefts have committed similar crimes throughout Delaware and Maryland.
Troopers have determined that the pair have committed thefts at...
Bayhealth partners with Y; Dover Lifestyles fitness center to cease operations in November
Bayhealth is teaming up with the Dover YMCA as it phases out a Dover fitness center.
In announcing the change, Bayhealth noted that the Y offers a much larger fitness center, two indoor pools, an...
Assist & Inspire has ‘e launch’
Former New Castle County Council President Tom Kovach has announced what he called the “e-launch” of Assist & Inspire Delaware (“AIDe”).
The organization was first announced in February. Click here for the story.
Kovach, an attorney,...
Suspect arrested, another sought after theft of scrapped AC units
Newark Police have arrested a Newark man, 19 and are searching for a second male following a theft of 18 air conditioning units from a business in the 700 block of Interchange Boulevard in...
Governor points to higher rate of job growth in weekly message
Text of the governor's remarks
We continue to work through one of the most challenging economic periods in our history and we will never be satisfied as long as Delawareans are out of work.
But...
Gordon adds more details on economic development plan
The administration of New Castle County Executive Thomas Gordon added a few more details to a "New Castle County 2025 Economic Development Plan" initiative.
“Moodys has given further evidence to support what we already know...
CSC’s Daniel Butler named to Business Hall of Fame
Daniel R. Butler, former president and CEO of Corporation Service Company® (CSC), was inducted into the Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame Thursday night.
Established in 1990 by Junior Achievement of Delaware, the Delaware Business...
Delaware jobless rate down slightly to 7.3 percent
Delaware’s unemployment rate in August came in at 7.3% down slightly from 7.4% in July, but up a bit from 7.2% a year earlier.
The jobless ranks totaled 32,100 in August 2013, the same number...
Dogfish Head to open small inn in Lewes
Dogfish Head is getting into the lodging business in Lewes.
In late spring 2014, the 16-room Dogfish Inn will open in downtown Lewes, Del., at what is now the Vesuvio Motel.
The brewer has actually been...
