Updated: Coronavirus death toll rises to eight in Cecil County
The Cecil County Health Department Sunday announced 162 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and eight COVID-19-related deaths in Cecil County, up from seven on Saturday. More than half...
Sanders endorses Biden
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders formally endorsed former Vice President and Delaware U.S. Sen. Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination for president.
We must come together...
Poultry industry deserves support
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Earlier this month, Delmarva Poultry Industry released its latest figures on chicken production.
It showed the number of chickens processed rose slightly in 2019,...
Christina Superintendent stepping down as district continues to face challenges
Christina School District Superintendent Richard Gregg announced today he is stepping down to pursue other opportunities. He joins a parade of superintendents who have...
Sorting through holiday sales figures
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We’ll hear more in the coming days about Cyber Monday and Black Friday sales. We do know that online sales increased at double-digit...
Great Dames conversation focuses on the difficult road to gender equity
Great Dames tackled the topics of gender equity and men and women helping one another at one the group’s Powerful Conversations on Monday night.
Founder...
Bail bond group, Bonini push for repeal of reform legislation
An association representing the bail bond industry is aiding an effort by a Republican state senator to repeal a reform measure.
Colin Boni held a...
Fenwick Island State Park could get upgrade under proposal from offshore...
A proposal for a wind power company to partner with Delaware’s Division of Parks & Recreation to make improvements to heavily used Fenwick Island...
Analysis: Unlocking an airport’s economic potential
While questions at Wednesday’s press conference on the future of Wilmington Airport often centered on passenger service, the big story involves New Castle County...
Kmarts in Pike Creek and Bear to close
USA Today reports that Kmart stores in Bear and Pike Creek will close.
This follows the closings of the College Square Kmart and the Prices Corner...
TransPerfect dispute shows no signs of going away
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The aftermath of the dispute over control of TransPerfect rolls on, even though Delaware Chancery Court last year ruled that co-founder Philip...
Job growth figures revised downward as Fed governor, former UD President Harker sees...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reduced the number of jobs created between March 2018 and March of this year by 500,000 or three-tenths of...
Carper’s greenish victory
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As noted yesterday, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper co-authored a bill that will provide money for highways with funds set aside for cleaner air...
Hospital systems face uphill fight in vying for Sussex emergency center
Two Delaware hospital systems face a tough fight in seeking approval from the state to build a stand-alone emergency department in the center of...
Delaware ranks 34th in ‘best states to live’ list
Delaware ended up in the lower third in a ranking of “best states to live, despite high-quality beaches and easy access to big...
Wall Street Journal: Owners of Dover Post and News Journal in merger talks
The Wall Street Journal (paywall) is reporting that newspaper giants Gannett and Gatehouse are in merger talks.
A merger of the two companies would create...
Trending: JPMorgan Chase buys large tract near Delaware line
JPMorgan Chase has snapped up a large tract from the shopping center and office investor PREIT.
The Chester County Press reported the sale of the...
The good times for state revenues won’t last
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It was good to see that the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce endorsed socking away $125 million for tougher times.
Earlier, the Delaware Business Roundtable...
Delaware Tech gets promise of bond bill funds that address maintenance backlog
Gov. John Carney has signed a bill that should give Delaware Technical Community College a funding source for its aging campus buildings.
After taxpayer blowback...
As expected, Biden picks Philadelphia for headquarters
Multiple media outlets reported today that former Vice President and U.S. Senator from Delaware Joe Biden has picked Philadelphia as the location for his...
