NASCAR weekend getting underway
Dover's NASCAR weekend gets underway with a trio of races, food, and entertainment.
Legendary driver Richard Petty will be honored on the 75th anniversary of...
Dover Air Force Base unveils $45 million hanger
Hangar 916 opened its doors for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Dover Air Force Base last week.
The massive hanger provides maintenance crews with all-weather access...
Fire protection fee bill passes House
A bill allowing counties to tax properties to pay for fire protection cleared the Delaware House this week by a near-unanimous vote.
The bill, sponsored...
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...
Green hydrogen company gets $1.7 million from state for expansion in Dover
FFI Ionix Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortescue, an Australian green technology and metals company, picked Dover for expanded operations and gained up...
State Chamber announces reimagined Pathways conference
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s workforce development affiliate, The Partnership Inc., announced a rebranded Navigating Delaware Pathways: An Education and Workforce Development Summit....
Biden spending night in Delaware before West Coast trip
President Joe Biden is scheduled to fly to California this weekend as his re-election campaign get underway..
On Friday, the President, First Lady, defense officials,...
State to spend $25 million in effort to turn around Dover’s struggling downtown
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The State of Delaware plans to spend more than $25 million in three projects aimed at revitalizing downtown Dover.
“The State of Delaware...
Delaware’s violent crime rate has dropped 40% since 2008
Delaware’s violent crime rates fell to their lowest point since the state began tracking the stat The 40% drop came despite a sharp...
Updated: Delaware sees a $4 million investment in local news as print reporting resources...
By Andrew Sharp
Sharp is a Delaware-based freelance reporter. The Delaware Journalism Collaborative, of which Delaware Business Now is a member, supports Sharp's reporting.
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Governor postpones State of the State address due to mild illness
Governor John Carney has postponed the State of the State Address due to illness.
The governor has a fever and mild symptoms but is...
Corrected: DuPont, Corteva, Chemours confirm support for settlement with public water systems over PFAs
Chemours Company, DuPont de Nemours, Inc., and Corteva, Inc. confirmed their support for an earlier agreement to resolve PFAs-related drinking water claims of...
Delaware State University Scholarship Ball raises $3 million, with Magic Johnson making surprise appearance...
Delaware State University's annual Scholarship Ball raised more than $3 million
The Ball was highlighted by the single-largest contribution made by an alumnus in...
Energize Delaware awards $500,000 electric vehicle, lawn equipment grant to Dover
The City of Dover is using a $500,000 grant from Energize Delaware’s EV Fleets for Local Governments program to pilot a fleet of electric...
State sues companies over ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam
Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings announced that the state Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to over the use of PFAS "forever...
Verizon hiring as company expands Delaware broadband footprint
Verizon is in the process of hiring 1,800 additional technicians as its broadband network expands.
The roles will primarily focus on building, maintaining, and installing...
Why language use divides us — and how it can help close those gaps
These stories were produced for the Delaware Journalism Collaborative by Andrew Sharp and Risha Inaganti. Andrew has worked as an editor and reporter for news outlets...
Dover NASCAR weekend coming in late April
Dover Motor Speedway will hold its sole NASCAR weekend in late April.
The Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, April 28, is the weekend's centerpiece.
The...
Developer signs memorandum of understanding with Downtown Dover Partnership
The Downtown Dover Partnership (DPP) executed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mosaic Development Partners JV, LLC and partner Colonial Parking, Inc., of Wilmington,...
Chesapeake buying Florida gas utility in $923 million deal
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation entered into a transformative agreement to acquire Florida City Gas from NextEra Energy, Inc. for $923 million in cash. The deal means Chesapeake's...
