Leveraging Delaware’s $1.25 billion in funds to help Delaware’s nonprofits and...
By Robert Herrera & Charlie Vincent
In its wake, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every Delawarean and every Delaware business, including every Delaware nonprofit. Our...
Sussex not alone in battling coronavirus cases tied to food processing
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Sussex County is not alone in seeing outbreaks of coronavirus tied to workplaces in the meat and poultry processing industry.
A wave of plant...
Taking the pulse on restaurant reopenings
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Over the weekend, a few New Castle County restaurateurs took the public's pulse via Facebook.
The question to customers - if restaurants opened in...
Payroll Protection Program window opens
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The next batch of Payroll Protection Program applications is slated to move through the pipeline today.
A total of $360 billion has been allocated...
Walks on the beach…
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Signs are growing that people are tired of being cooped up, especially on a dreary day.
To its credit, Delaware has not closed its...
Tapping Delaware’s brainpower
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Many compelling COVID-19 related news pieces have popped up over the last 24 hours.
Some, like the unemployment claims report (see above) show the...
Keeping it low key on testing
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Last weekend, I stumbled across news that Christiana Care was setting up a COVID-19 screening site on the east side of Wilmington.
It...
Texas tracker: Delaware approaching peak in coronavirus deaths
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How far is Delaware from the peak in Coronavirus deaths?
A closely watched site from Texas indicates that it could already be here.
The University...
Viewpoint: Let’s be smart about reopening Delaware
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The Delaware Small Business Chamber, more than anyone, wants to see our small business community back to normal and...
Not your normal Friday in the coronavirus world
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In normal times, Friday afternoons can be quiet in Delaware.
A few leave early for the second home at the beach. Happy hour and...
Flipping the switch
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As the discussion gets underway on a path forward in reopening Delaware and the nation, a lot of people who are tired of...
Trader Joe’s site is now a ghost town
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Yesterday, we made a quick run to the Christiana Mall area to check out the likely site of the Trader Joe’s store.
A building...
Calling Dr. Hogan…
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John Carney made the right move in joining fellow governors who are planning a path forward for the economy as signs appear that...
A big story flies under the radar
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One big Delaware story late last week had trouble getting past Middletown.
47 ABC reported that Allen Harim will ask some growers to "depopulate"...
The economic reality check
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Yesterday was a big day when it came to be grappling with the economic impact of the chain of events that hit hard...
Illegal ice cream trucks and wandering the aisles at home improvement stores
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Yesterday, I uttered these words for the first time – An illegal ice cream truck is in our neighborhood.
Someone did not get the...
A few rays of sunshine
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Encouraging news emerged from the state briefing-news conference on Tuesday.
The good news comes in the rate of positive cases to hospitalizations remaining below...
Making a Costco Run
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This morning, I ventured out to Costco.
A week or so ago, I looked at the line at the warehouse near Christiana Mall. and...
The real rollout of Paycheck Protection Program
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Today, we saw the real rollout of the Paycheck Protection Program, a lifeline for businesses that have taken a body blow from efforts...
Our view: DuPont remains in the news
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DuPont was in the news this week. as Chancery Court threw out a suit from Chemours, a company that was spun off from...
