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Media update: Delaware Today owner acquires suburban D.C. magazine

Delaware Today and Delaware Business Times publisher Today Media has acquired a suburban Washington, D.C. lifestyle magazine and news website. The company, based in downtown Wilmington, acquired Bethesda Magazine and the news site MoCo360 from Z-Pop Media. In addition to its Delaware publications and websites, Today Media has a custom publishing operation, along with regional magazines and niche publications in...

Blue Water to manage Texas RV resorts

 Blue Water announced strategic partnerships with CityStreet Residential, with the brand Jetstream RV Resorts, and Excel Commercial Real Estate. As part of the agreement Blue Water is set to assume management control of the RV assets within CityStreet Residential and Excel Commercial Real Estate's portfolio. CityStreet's Jetstream RV Resort brand has established a presence in the Texasmarket. Excel...

Airline notes: Frontier expands, Jet Blue exits and Bermuda airline arrives at Baltimore-Washington

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is seeing changes in airline service, with Frontier Airlines taking on Southwest and American while Jet Blue says goodbye. While flying to BWI comes with tolls, Delaware business and leisure passengers can sometimes save money, thanks to the presence of discount carriers, the biggest being Southwest. The Texas-based airline has many nonstops out...

Ørsted ‘repositions’ Skipjack Wind project citing economic hurdles

Ørsted announced it will "reposition" the Skipjack Wind project located off Maryland and Delaware. Following consultation with the State of Maryland, Ørsted has withdrawn from the Maryland Public Service Commission orders approving the Skipjack 1 and 2 projects. Ørsted intends to continue advancing development and permitting for the combined project, including submission of its updated Construction and...

TidalHealth requiring masks for visitors to patient rooms

TidalHealth hospitals are requiring visitors to patient rooms to wear masks during cold and flu season. In addition, those accompanying patients to outpatient TidalHealth centers may be required to wear masks. Earlier, sibling visits to nursery and maternity units was suspended due to higher rates of RSV and flu. TidalHalth operates hospitals in Seaford and Salisbury, MD. The Seaford hospital is undergoing...

Fire causes massive damage at Cecil County manufacturing site

(State Fire Marshal's photo) The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a massive fire at a Cecil County manufacturing plant. Just after 1 a.m., on Monday, firefighters were dispatched to 505 Blue Ball Road near Elkton for a building fire. Firefighters arrived to find Tiffin Mats ablaze. More than 100 firefighters from fire departments from Cecil and Harford counties,...

Appeals Court upholds grid operator PJM’s decision on renewables and state incentives

The  United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia upheld a ruling from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that retains  rules by grid operator PJM. The  legal battle stemmed over fossil fuel power plant operators claiming the rules  made their plants uncompetitive with renewable solar and wind projects  getting state incentives. Caroline Reiser senior staff attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the decision “eliminates...

Chesapeake focuses on regulated holdings with purchase of Florida City Gas

Dover-based Chesapeake Utilities Corporation completed of the acquisition of Florida City Gas, which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. This $900 million-plus transaction represents an expansion of Chesapeake Utilities' footprint in a high-growth market in five of the top 10 most populous counties in the Sunshine State. It will double Chesapeake Utilities' customer...

Fire causes $1 million in damage to Port Deposit restaurant

A fire at a Cecil County restaurant on Sunday morning caused $1 million in damage. The Maryland State Fire Marshal said the fire broke out in the kitchen at Jumbo Jimmy's at Fort Deposit. Eighty Perryville firefighters battled the blaze for two hours. Smoke alarms and sprinklers were in operation. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Fort Deposit is...

Mountaire buying 3 Eastern Shore grain elevators

Millsboro-based Mountaire Farms signed a letter of intent with Nagel Farm Service to purchase three grain elevators on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The sites in Preston, Cordova, and Wye Mills serve farmers on the Mid-Shore. Nagel Farm Service will retain its trucking, hardware, and crop insurance businesses. “Our intention is to operate these facilities with the same level of exceptional...

In $1.2 billion deal, Georgia dealer giant buys Koons Automotive, owner of Delaware Lexus dealer

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., one of the nation's largest automotive retail and service companies, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Jim Koons Automotive Companies, the ninth largest privately-owned dealership group in the U.S in a $1.2 billion deal. Koons operates a Lexus dealership in Wilmington.  Koons recorded $3 billion in revenue in 2022 and includes 20 dealerships, 29 franchises, six collision centers, and one...

Northrup Grumman opens hypersonic missile propulsion production center at Elkton site

Northrop Grumman Corporation has opened a Hypersonics Capability Center near Elkton, MD to produce advanced propulsion solutions that can power hypersonic missiles beyond Mach 5 (3,800 miles an hour). Highlights A factory of the future, the HCC establishes the infrastructure and capacity necessary to cost-effectively produce hypersonic propulsion at scale, supporting the U.S. Department of Defense’s demands for long-range, rapid-response weapons. The HCC...

Airline notes: Avelo schedule shows no Carolina routes after October; American’s weather app and year-round Europe service; News on Copa & Jet Blue

Avelo Airlines has extended its flight schedule from Wilmington (ILG) from the end of October into the first week of January. That's good news for travelers heading to Florida for the holidays. Avelo flights typically operate twice a week and are geared to long weekends. The exceptions to the two-a-week rule are Orlando and Tampa, the most popular destinations out...

Amtrak applies for $7.3 billion in federal funding for Northeast Corridor

(Amtrak photo of proposed Susquehanna bridge) Amtrak has submitted applications for nearly $7.3 billion in Federal Railroad Administration funding for 14 proposed Northeast Corridor projects to modernize infrastructure, improve stations and expand Amtrak service. “In order for Amtrak to continue advancing a new era of passenger rail, we must make generational investments that require federal funding,” said Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner....

Damage from downtown Elkton fire estimated at $1.5 million

The Maryland State Fire Marshal's office has estimated damage from a fire at the former Howard Hotel and an adjacent structure at $1.5 million. At around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Singerly Fire Company and nearby departments were called to 101 W. Main Street, at the intersection of North Street. The fire was quickly upgraded to two alarms and later three. Nearly 100...
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