Aquaculture bill could bring cleaner bays and economic boost
Gov. Jack Markell signed House Bill 160 to permit shellfish aquaculture in Delaware’s inland bays.
House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth, sponsored the legislation following a...
Labor Day travel expected to show increase
Labor Day weekend travel is expected to be up in Delaware. Nearly 90,000 Delawareans are projected to travel over Labor Day weekend, according to...
Bank of Delmarva parent raises $11 million
CitybizList.com, reported that Delmar Bancorp has raised $11 million from sale of shares to a solitary investor, based on an Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Salisbury-based Delmar is...
Perdue Agribusiness becomes sales agency for DuPont Pioneer
Perdue AgriBusiness, in conjunction with DuPont Pioneer, will establish a new, multi-outlet seed sales agency. The new agency will help farmers in the state...
Business people: Aug. 28, 2013
Cash joins Axalta as SVP
Michael A. Cash has joined Axalta Coating Systems, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, as Senior Vice President...
3 arrested in connection with ‘Nigerian scam’
Delaware State Police, working with the United States Secret Service and United States Postal Inspection Service, has arrested three Seaford residents in connection with...
State rolls out health insurance marketplace website
Delawareans who want to sign up for health insurance through the state’s new marketplace can prepare now for the Oct. 1 start of the...
Beebe gets top Medicare surgery rating in Delaware from Consumer Reports
Beebe Medical Center is the safest hospital in Delaware to have a surgery, according to Consumer Reports magazine.
In the September 2013 Issue of Consumer...
Brew Fest coming to Dover Downs
The 3rd Annual Dover Downs Hotel & Casino Brew Festival will take place on Saturday, August 24 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in...
Updated: A.G. Beau Biden back in Delaware
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden returned to Delaware on Thursday after what published reports described as a successful procedure in Houston.
WDEL and other news outlets...
Proposed tire processing plant an incinerator, Muller says
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Environmental activist Alan Muller is leading an effort to stop a proposed tire processing facility in the New Castle area. The project...
Morris James law firm opens Rehoboth office
The Delaware law firm Morris James, with locations in Wilmington, Newark, Dover and Georgetown, has opened its sixth office, in Rehoboth Beach.
“Our expansion into...
Delaware Electric Cooperative’s solar farm now in full operation
Delaware Electric Cooperative announced generation is moving into the grid from the Bruce A. Henry Solar Energy Farm near Georgetown. A portion of the...
Viewpoint: The next big thing could be right under our noses
News that the Wilmington area finished toward the top in the Engine Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation report on technology start-ups came as a nice...
Delaware deputy treasurer resigns amid controversy: WHYY Newsworks
August 19, 2013 By Mark Eichmann, @markeichmann Delaware Deputy Treasurer Erika Benner is leaving her office, after she was accused of misusing her state credit card to buy thousands of dollars in personal items. Benner submitted her resignation letter…
Funland mourns death of founder
On Tuesday, Funland on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk will close for the day so family members can attend services in Hershey, Pa. for its...
IFA offers auto insurance
Delaware car insurance is now available through IFA Auto. The company specializes in offering affordable policies. The expansion of services will enable people in...
State’s jobless figure matches national rate of 7.4%
Delaware's July unemployment rate ended up matching the national jobless figure of 7.4 %.That was according to Delaware Department of Labor figures released on...
Dispute, wet weather dampen earnings for Artesian Water
Wetter weather and a dispute with a water supplier led to lower earnings for Artesian Resources, Newark. Net income for the second quarter of...
Chesapeake earnings rise in first half
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. continues to benefit from the shift toward natural gas. The Dover company’s net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2013...
