The uphill fight for legal marijuana
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A marijuana legalization bill has again been introduced in the General Assembly.
This time around, the sponsor of the legislation, State Rep Ed Osienski,...
It’s the economy, Joe
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President Joe Biden will fly out of New Castle tonight after a long Martin Luther King Day weekend.
The President and First Lady Dr....
The Omicron spike and a tough decision on masking
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It was a tough week for the state government in Delaware as the Omicron-fueled spike in Covid-19 cases took hold.
A reluctant Gov. John...
State’s alcoholic beverage regulations in need of overhaul
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Delaware House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf introduced legislation that makes cocktails go a permanent offering of bars and restaurants is likely to sail through...
Forecast calls for snow and Omicron
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Yesterday's Covid-19 press briefing came with a quartet of messages - get vaccinated, wear a suitable mask in public indoor settings, don't get...
Cape Gazette keeps it local with sale to co-publisher
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One of a few remaining unchained newspapers in Delaware has changed hands but will remain under local ownership.
Cape Gazette founders, Publisher Dennis Forney...
Fieri’s ‘ghost kitchen’ most-viewed story in 2021
Guy Fieri's ghost kitchen was the most viewed story so far this year in Delaware Business Now.
The Flavortown concept uses locations of existing...
Biden’s China moment?
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Is Joe Biden having a China moment?
The term refers to Cold Warrior President Richard Nixon, who decades ago decided to restore relations with...
The economic heartbeat could get closer to normal next year
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Good news about the economy has been in short supply as inflation rears its ugly head.
A recent Wilmington Trust capital markets report...
The rise of fintech
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News that Investor Cash Management will locate its headquarters in Wilmington is yet another sign that fintech is more than a techie buzzword.
ICM could...
Journey takes the business cliche trophy
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When it comes to corporate cliches, the winner is (drum roll please ) "journey."
That's the claim from a recent Bloomberg story...
Companies facing a tight labor market pick Delaware
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One message that came out f this morning's Delaware Council on Development Finance meeting centered on the current labor market. And this time...
Kent County program aids hotels, meeting facilities
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Things are not back to normal in the hotel-banquet business.
While plenty of in-person events have been held or are in the works,...
Lower Covid death rate brightens an otherwise discouraging outlook
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There was one piece of good news in an otherwise downbeat update yesterday at Gov. Carney's Covid-19 press briefing.
While hospitalizations and new cases...
Corteva dives into farm gaming
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It turns out that there is more to down on agricultural gaming than Farmville.
Over the weekend, the Farming Simulator World Championship was held....
UD football and the business of winning now
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This week, we heard a lot of opinions aired in local sports and business circles on the firing of University of Delaware football...
RIN ethanol mess cries out for a solution
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It is hard to understand why the Biden Administration does not take more decisive action in dealing with the RIN mess.
After the surge...
The Airbnb, VRBO room tax loophole
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Last week, the Cape Gazette pointed to a giant loophole in the Sussex County room tax.
The editorial noted that users of increasingly popular...
A sigh of relief after Fed Chair’s renomination
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Joe Biden did not extend his usual weekend trip to Delaware into Monday.
Instead, the President flew back on Sunday afternoon with the White...
The case for planting trees
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One of the more overlooked pieces of news came from the announcement of a program calling for one tree for every Delawarean.
It is...
