Delaware Business Now
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...
Tidewater to own, operate Dover AFB water system
Tidewater Utilities Inc. has entered in an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense for the privatization of the water system of Dover Air Force Base.
Tidewater, based in Dover, will provide the base water...
16 Mile Taphouse to hold opening celebration
The new 16 Mile Taphouse will hold its launch party from Sept. 19-22. The weekend, will feature the usual menu of more than 120 different beers from around the world, plus some specially created...
Rumsey opens A.C. location
Rumsey Electric has opened a location in Atlantic City, N.J. that will operate Monday through Friday.
The 40,000-square-foot location,at 1810 Baltic Avenue, offers delivery vans for same-day and emergency service.
Rumsey, an electric wholesaler based in...
Middletown woman pleads guilty in tax fraud scheme
Beverly Newton, 52, of Middletown, pled guilty tax fraud and Social Security fraud charges that initially netted $800,000.
Newton faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, and three years...
Chase credit card operations fined $309 million for ‘add on’ products
clint mcmahon / Foter / CC BY-NC-SAThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Wilmington-based credit card operations of Chase to refund an estimated $309 million to more than 2.1 million customers.
This action is the result...
Chase to pay $300 million penalty for ‘London Whale’ investment losses
jurvetson / Foter / CC BYThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced a $300,000,000 civil money penalty against JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., for practices related to derivatives trading activities conducted on behalf...
Historic Bohemia Manor up for auction
Bohemia Manor Farm, a 12,750 square foot Georgian manor house set on 368 acres of waterfront property on the Bohemia River, will sell during a live auction on October 12,
The sale was announced by ...
FreshDirect expanding into New Castle County
FreshDirect, an online grocery retailer announced plans to expand its service into Delaware.
The launch into Delaware last week included 15 zip codes in New Castle County. That includes Wilmington, Newark, Bear, Claymont, Hockessin and...
Business people: Sept. 18, 2013
Ericson named country president
Alstom has appointed Wilmington native Amy Ericson as the company’s Country President for the United States. In her new role, Ericson will oversee Alstom’s engagement with U.S. policy stakeholders while directly...
Moody’s report brings out unease about economy in state
horizontal.integration / Foter / CC BY-NC-SAEconomic reports come and go. Then we had a Reuters story on a Moody’s report indicating that Delaware was the only state in danger of falling back into a...
Viewpoint: Time is right for a debate about the economy
As noted in the lead story in this week’s issue, the Moody’s report on Delaware being the only state to be at risk of a recession put the spotlight on the state’s economic performance.
The...
Cecil County Council OKs Basell Property for New VoTech School; Classes Could Begin in...
The Cecil Times reported The Cecil County Council Tuesday night voted to approve a plan for a new $18.9 million votech school at the 91-acre Basell property in Elkton.The Council’s 3-2 vote was on...
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(Photo gallery) Grayling Industries marks opening of Seaford plant
Business and government officials Tuesday marked the opening of the Grayling Industries plant in Seaford. The plant will bring 115 jobs to Seaford as production is shifted from Juarez, Mexico.
Parent company ILC Dover is...
Energy Department to sell Fisker loan
After a long period of silence the U.S. Department of Energy indicated it will sell the loan it made to Fisker Automotive, confirming that it will likely lose money on the transaction.
The department issued...
Alert senior pushes out fake water utility worker in Newark
Newark Police are warning residents of two recent scam incidents where men claimed to be water department employees and attempted to enter the homes of elderly residents.
The first incident occurred on September 14th at...
16 Delaware companies make Inc. 5000 list
Sixteen companies in Delaware made the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing companies.
Fast-growing private companies were in industries ranging from technology to staffing and granite counter top production. No Delaware companies made the...
Markell to hold first ‘Town Hall’ update in Dover.
Governor Jack Markell is holding three town hall-style public events that will focus on the work of his administration.
Moderated by local media representatives, the evenings provide an opportunity to learn more about the governor’s...
A spark is lost for covering Delaware news: WHYY Newsworks
September 16, 2013 By Doug Rainey @DougRaineyDe The following is a commentary by the author: The clock had been ticking for a couple of years for Spark, the weekly entertainment publication of News Journal Media Group. After all, parent company Gannett…
