State development finance panel approves millions of dollars in requests
The Delaware Council on Development Finance Monday approved millions of dollars of Strategic Grant requests that include funds for expanding a financial technology company,...
CSC reaches preliminary deal to buy Netherlands-based business services company for $2 billion
Delaware-based Corporation Service Company and Netherlands-based Intertrust N.V. announced that a preliminary agreement calling for CSC to acquire the company in a...
Minimum wage increasing to $10.50 an hour on Jan. 1
Delaware starts down the path toward a $15 an hour minimum wage, with the current $9.25 an hour rate moving up to $10.50 on...
Gas prices drop by three cents a gallon as outlook for further declines remains...
Delaware gas prices dropped by three cents a gallon over the past week.
According to NYMEX figures, crude oil prices again moved past $70 a...
Dining: Wilma’s to offer New Orleans fare; Grain to STAR campus;New name, menu for...
Wilma's to offer New Orleans-style cuisine.
Buccini/Pollin's Wilma's on North Market Street will offer more than duckpin bowling and drinks.
The long-awaited entertainment site on the...
Weekly Covid report shows spike in hospitalizations and new cases
The Delaware Division of Public Health reported a sharp increase in hospitalizations and new Covid-19 cases in its weekly report.
East Coast states are reporting...
Trending: Aldi opens 7th Delaware store in Christiana area
Aldi opened its seventh store in Delaware on Wednesday at the Christiana Town Center, a center off Route 273 that is anchored by the...
Pennsylvania developer completes purchase of DuPont’s Chestnut Run site
MRA Group announced the closing of their acquisition of DuPont’s Chestnut Run Lab Campus at 984 Centre Road west of Wilmington.
MRA is moving forward...
Bloom Energy completes $6.6 million project at Newark site
Bloom Energy has completed a $6.6 million project in Newark in preparation for future growth.
The San Jose-based company is seeing increased interest in its...
Burris tops list of largest Delaware-based private companies
Burris Logistics ranks as the largest Delaware-based private company, according to an annual report from Forbes.
Milford-based Burris provides freezer warehouse space and transportation services...
Dover Downs rebrands as Bally’s Dover Casino Resort
As expected, the name of Dover Downs Hotel & Casino has been changed.
Rhode Island-based Bally's has rebranded the casino as Bally’s Dover Casino Resort.
Acquiring...
Congressional delegation highlights shuttered venues grants
(See grant list for state and nation at bottom of story)
U.S. Sens. Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined representatives...
Larry Anderson – ‘painter of memories’ (video)
Delaware artist Larry Anderson has died.
Anderson was best known for painting landmark buildings in Delaware, describing himself as a "painter of memories."
His works range...
DC group files suit against Georgetown chicken waste to biogas plant
Washington, D.C.-based Food and Water Watch has filed a lawsuit that seeks a judicial review of a renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Sussex...
Census mapping project highlights a changing Delaware
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A media data cooperative has created a map and a search feature that outlines changing demographics in Delaware...
$1.4 million program aims to expand fast-charging stations in Delaware
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has rolled out a $1.4 million grant program aimed at increasing the number of electric...
Strikepoint, formerly Horizon, continues wave of HVAC acquisitions
Newark-based Strikepoint Group Holdings, formerly known as Horizon Group Holdings, continues to snap up East Coast heating and air-conditioning companies.
The latest acquisition is Largo,...
Delaware gets $7 million in federal funds to support tourism
The State of Delaware will spend $7 million in support of travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation industries.
The funds are part of the Economic Development...
Punkin Chunkin seeks Delmarva site, with lack of liability lawsuit dollar limits making Delaware...
World Championship Punkin Chunkin is looking for a home in Delmarva.
"After building momentum with the 2019 World Championship Punkin Chunkin in Illinois, we were...
Solenis acquired by private equity company
Solenis, a global producer of specialty chemicals, has been acquired by Platinum Equity from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, and German chemical giant BASF in...
