Target adds paid parental leave, adoption reimbursement, back-up care for hourly staffers
Target is enhancing benefits offered to its hourly workforce—including part-time team members—and salaried team members at our stores, distribution centers and U.S. headquarters.
Target has...
Coastal Zone reforms are on the way
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Delaware is inching toward giving the green light to the redevelopment of a small area of the Coastal Zone.
After a lengthy rule-making...
Christina School District says autism program led to top overtime ranking
The Christina School District has responded to a state Auditor’s report on overtime records, citing the demands of a statewide autism program.
“In the Christina...
Gore medical device gets FDA approval for treating heart defects
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted premarket approval for the GORE Gore Carioform ASD Occluder for treating heart defects.
The FDA approval was supported...
Sussex shops ordered to meet scrap tire regulations
DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin issued six Notices of Administrative Penalty and Secretary’s Orders to resolve compliance issues with state regulations governing scrap tires....
Delaware gas prices drop to as low as $2.07 a gallon in Lewes-Rehoboth...
Delaware drivers experienced another week of price declines at the pump, adding to an average gas price drop of 10 to 20-cents per gallon in...
Delaware refinery owner PBF to buy 2nd California refinery
PBF Energy Inc. is building up its presence on the left coast by $1 billion to purchase the 157,000 barrel-per-day Martinez refinery in the San Francisco...
Legislation that expands responsibility of prison health panel passes House
Legislation designed to expand the responsibilities of a prison healthcare review committee won unanimous approval in the House on Tuesday.
Sponsored by Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf,...
Business groups gear up for fight over minimum wage bill
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and New Castle County Chamber are gearing up for a battle over legislation that would raise the minimum...
Chancery ruling allows state to cancel license of LLC linked to human trafficking
Under a Delaware Court of Chancery consent judgment issued Tuesday, four limited liability companies (LLCs) linked to the adult website Backpage will relinquish their...
Nemours-Christiana Care partner on delivery of babies with diagnosed conditions
Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children . and Christiana Care Health System formed the Nemours & Christiana Care Advanced Delivery Program.
The program – the first...
Christina School District tops overtime list in auditor’s report
The Christiana School District piled up double the amount of overtime of the largest Red Clay Consolidated School District, according to a report from...
$2 million residential redevelopment project announced in Wilmington
A new neighborhood stabilization and homeownership project has been announced by the City, Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank (WNCLB) and developer partner, National Community...
American commences Philadelphia flights to Croatia, Berlin, Bologna
American Airlines has launched seasonal service from Philadelphia International Airport to Dubrovnik, Croatia; Berlin and the north Italian city of Bologna.
The flights are the only...
From WHYY: Former UD professor says tenure process favors males, stifles diversity
Arica Coleman misses engaging in intellectual discussions with university students, and watching young men and women develop into critical thinkers.
The former University of Delaware...
5 Del. nursing homes on list of candidates for heightened scrutiny by feds
Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators praised the recent release of a list of 400 nursing homes that were candidates for coming under greater federal scrutiny.
Five...
Pharma company files for Chapter 11 in Del. after opioid settlement with feds
A Phoenix-based drug company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware after reaching a settlement in a lawsuit over its opioid practices.
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Ferry, Dogfish Head partner in food-drink area at Lewes ferry terminal
The Cape May-Lewes Ferry and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery will open Off-Centered On The Rocks – an outdoor space at the Lewes Ferry terminal –...
Study of AstraZeneca’s Farxiga shows drug slowing progression of kidney disease
A study indicates that AstraZeneca drug Farxiga reduced the progression of kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Data presented at the American Diabetes Association...
Chicken farmers thought Trump was going to help Then his administration did the opposite.
By late 2016, many of the nation’s 25,000 chicken farmers said they had grown bitterly frustrated by the administration of President Barack Obama.
Under Obama,...
