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Business surveys show Delaware with mid-tier to near bottom rankings

 A ranking from Eton Venture Services put Delaware 43rd in a comparison of "business deaths." Another ranking put the state in the middle of the pack based on a wider range of measurements. The Eton report compared the number of establishment deaths recorded in June 2022 in each state. The figures are based on data from...

My Take: Saying bye-bye to Firefly

Good evening, It didn't come as much of a surprise when the Firefly Music Festival confirmed on its website that it would not return in 2024.  Fans were left with a vague message saying that it could return if the timing is right while  noting that other music fests will be held. It appeared to be a  reference to the August...

Text of Carney’s final State of State address

Gov. John Carney delivered his last State of the State speech on Tuesday In a reversal from the tradition of making the speech early in the legislative session, the State of the State was rescheduled ito March, since Carney had the flu on the original date. Carney's final budget address was made before the State of the State speech. The...

Southern Chesco Chamber honors COPE Construction

The Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce announced awards at its held Annual Meeting Breakfast at Hartefeld National Golf Club, Avondale. The Chairman’s Award recipient was Doug Doerfler, WSFS Bank. In 2023, in his second term as Chairman of the Board, Doefler again led the Board in the governance of the organization. The 2024 Community Impact...

Amtrak adds Northeast Corridor trains after jump in post-Covid boardings

Amtrak has increased lower-priced Northeast Regional service, a mainstay at the Biden Wilmington Train Station. Northeast Regional trains also stop in Newark three times a day. The change will add options for Wilmington passengers making trips to Washington, DC and New York City. (See listing at end of post and check Amtrak's timetable for Wilmington stops. The expansion includes four...

Delaware DNA Life Science Conference coming in May

National life science industry leaders and the region’s new companies and research institutions will gather on May 9 for the second annual Delaware’s DNA: 2024 Life Science Conference. Hosted by the Delaware BioScience Association (Delaware Bio), the full-day event will feature a collection of life science sector executives, investors, new businesses, researchers, and policymakers who will convene for the full-day...

Public info session coming this month on plan to bring wind farm power lines ashore

A public information session for a proposed Delaware landfall site for wind power transmission lines has been scheduled. The public engagement event will occur from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, at Bethany Beach Town Hall, 214 Garfield Parkway. US Wind’s projects, MarWin and Momentum Wind, entail the installation of up to 121 turbines that will feed electricity...

From Spotlight Delaware – Solar on stilts: UD to study how farmland, arrays can coexist

This story was produced by Spotlight Delaware, a community-powered, collaborative, nonprofit newsroom covering the First State. Learn more at spotlightdelaware.org   By  Maddy Lauria Farmers and solar developers have increasingly been at odds as agricultural land has been the easiest to convert into major arrays, but also takes prime farmland off the market. A new project could help to bridge the gap...

Wawa plans to open 70 new stores in 2024

In 2024, Wawa plans to open more than 70 new stores, including first stores in three new states of Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina. Openings are coming in the Midwest in the coming years as well as central and western Pennsylvania. Wawas are mainly located in the Mid-Atlantic and Florida. Delaware has more than four dozen stores. The store count...

DBN’s top stories in February

The possibility of converting an aging downtown Wilmington office building topped the list of Delaware Business Now stories in February The possible conversion of the Delaware Avenue building that had been popular with law practices reflects a high office vacancy rate in downtown Wilmington and more people choosing to reside in the area. Tenants are also moving to available Class...

Harrington on Rite Aid closing list

A Rite Aid store in the Kent County town of Harrington is the latest on a closing list filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey The Kent County location was one of 77 stores listed in a court document and follows earlier store closings, mainly in northern Delaware.. Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 protection due...

Airline notes: Avelo’s San Juan success; American ups luggage fees, Spirit takes on Southwest at BWI

Avelo Airlines is reporting a successful first 100 days for its Wilmington-San Juan, Puerto Rico route. The airline, which usually does not break out traffic by destination, reported nearly 9,000 customers boarded twice weekly San Juan flights with no cancellations. That's worth noting since airlines often cancel flights with few passengers. Avelo, which has one of the best...

My take: Labor market, Kroger-Albertsons and Macy’s

A few odds and ends from the labor market and retailing. First off, we won't see the state's labor market (unemployment) report for January until March, followed by the February stats later in the month. The state's jobless rate is likely to remain fairly steady. The timing of reports has to do with a short month and labor market figures being...

Democrats add change in bill calling for early voting constitutional amendment

House Democrats have filed an amendment to Senate Bill 3 on Thursday ahead of the bill heading to the full House. The House amendment would constitutionally protect early voting in Delaware by requiring the state to offer in-person early voting for 10 days before a general, primary, or special election, including the weekend before Election Day. The amendment came after a Superior Court...

Fusco makes $5 million commitment to Ursuline Academy

Ursuline Academy, an independent, Catholic, college preparatory school for students from early childhood through 12th grade, receiveda $5 million commitment from Anthony N. Fusco Sr., a Delaware real estate developer. A release stated that this gift is the largest in Ursuline’s 130-year history and will have a widespread impact across the academy. “Mr. Fusco’s extraordinary generosity has not only...
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