My take: Shoprite brings back human checkout lanes
Shoprite has made it crystal clear that human-driven full-service checkouts have returned to its northern Delaware stores by announcing the move in its weekly...
My take: Claymont’s warehouse boom
Delaware's distribution center/warehouse boom still has runway left, with Claymont reluctantly emerging as the new center of activity.
This week, a Georgia company got the...
My take: County exec Meyer not shy in touting his track record
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer has been busy lately, pointing out his administration's accomplishments.
A recent event highlighted the county seeing the number of...
My take: Fed rate hikes, a hefty Newark parking ticket, gas prices and a...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking at last week’s symposium in scenic Jackson Hole, WY, stated that inflation remains too high and would...
My take: For Avelo, a celebration and encouraging signs on the financial front
In the past several months, i have attended four Avelo Airlines events at Wilmington Airport.
That might be overkill on the part of the and...
My take: Missing out on savings from our low gas tax
Good evening,
As I have noted occasionally, legislators take pride in Delaware’s low 23-cent-a-gallon state gas tax.
Thanks to cost of living formulas in other states,...
My take: Cheering on Oliver at the State Fair
Many years ago, I lived near the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. I largely avoided the event that drew hundreds of thousands to the...
My take: Delaware’s road to zero greenhouse gases
At the end of last month, the General Assembly has passed a sweeping set of measures that place efforts to reduce greenhouse gases to...
My take: Sausage making in Dover
The adage about law-making and sausage-making (you don't want to see either up close) proved true last week as the Delaware General Assembly drew...
My take: Delaware’s troubling GDP performance
Former judge and state Attorney General Jane Brady won an op-ed page victory this month when her piece on Delaware's sluggish Gross Domestic...
My take: Do we need a green amendment?
A "green amendment" to the Delaware Constitution is on its way to the House floor.
HB 220 represents the first leg of a ...
My take: Giving up on efforts to rein in state retiree health costs?
A bill that would set aside at least 1% of the state budget to help pay for retiree benefits has been introduced in...
My take: The $100,000 tax bracket and high tax rates for working families
Good evening,
Natural fact is. I can't pay my taxes - Marvin Gaye, Inner City Blues
That song comes to mind around tax time and when new proposals...
Guest view: The perfect business plan for illicit weed
By Bill Rohrer
(Editor’s note: Bill Rohrer is the co-founder of The Farm, a Delaware medical marijuana business awarded a license in 2021. He earned a Master’s...
My take: Warehouse moratorium a bad idea
A proposed one-year moratorium ordinance on distribution center construction is not given much chance of passage by the New Castle County Council.
After all, construction...
My take: A compelling case for a delay in 2035 electric vehicle mandate
The comments continue to pour in on the proposed 2035 electric vehicle standards prior to a decision by DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin on whether...
Guest view: Citizens urge county panel to deny Incyte variance
(Submitted by Neighbors for Responsible Land Use. Other points of view are welcome. Send responses to drainey@delawarebusinessnow.com)
Scores of concerned citizens voiced their opposition to...
Guest view: As Earth Day approaches, DNREC Secretary Garvin outlines Climate Action Plan
By Shawn Garvin
Garvin is the Secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Public awareness of the need to care for and...
My Take: Dominion’s settlement with Fox made business sense
My Take: Dominion's settlement with Fox made business sense
Delaware lost its second chance for an earthshaking trial yesterday when Fox News agreed to...
My take: Electric vehicle mandate not a battle DNREC needs to fight
The 2035 electric vehicle mandate from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is stirring the pot these days.
Recent polls, including...
