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Millville landscaping firm owner named Small Business Person of the Year by SBA

Amy Lord Hughes, owner of Lord’s Landscaping in Millville, was named Delware's Small Business Person of the year. “Lord’s Landscaping is a great example of a local small business that is powering Delaware’s economy,” said SBA Delaware Director Michelle Harris. “Woman-owned firms employ more than 10 million Americans and add more than $2 trillion to America’s GDP each year,...

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...

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...

Media Update: CAMP Rehoboth takes note of guilty plea in fraud case; Spotlight Delaware launches website

CAMP Rehoboth Community Center disclosed that a plea a agreement was reached with the state Attorney General's Office over a financial fraud case involving a long-time staff member.. The center publishes the widely read Letters From Camp Rehoboth publication for the LGBTQ community. The case left the Community Center in an uncomfortable spot as it had to...

Boston Beer reports year-end results that include a write-down of Dogfish Head value

Dogfish Head owner Boston Beer reported a loss in the fourth quarter and a change at the top. The company put an optimistic spin on the year-end results that included a "write-down" impairment charge for Milton-based Dogfish Head..  The impairment of intangible assets reflects a $16.4 million non-cash charge recorded primarily for the Dogfish Head brand. The impairment determination was primarily based on the...

Delaware gas prices up slightly as national figures show heftier increase

Delaware gas prices rose a couple of pennies in the past week as the gap widened between national and state averages. As of Monday, the First State average gas price was about 12 cents lower than the national figure, after a period when the two were within a few cents of each other. AAA reported that the upward trend is...

Delaware home sales market slows slightly in January

The Delaware Association of Realtors reported that January's housing market posted a slight decrease in new listings and homes sold. The inventory of new homes did rise sharply. The median price increased by 4.50%, However, the median listed price increased by only 0.17%. The real estate group stated that pending sales fell by 8%, but active inventory showed 13% growth,...

After court ruling, Dems take aim at GOP efforts to fight no-excuse absentee voting

Democrats running for office this year had harsh words for Republicans who successfully went to court to block legislation and have held up a constitutional amendment that would allow early and no excuse absentee voting. Last week, a Superior Court judge ruled that legislation allowing for no-excuse absentee voting violated the Delaware Constitution. Delaware Republicans have led...

Community Foundation buys Historical Society building in Lewes

The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) has purchased 302 Savannah Road in Lewes from the Lewes Historical Society. Built in 1898, the 3,485-square-foot structure is in the town’s Historic Business District. “This property offers us a unique opportunity to create a salon-style gathering place for our donors, supporters, and non-profit partners,” said Stuart Comstock-Gay, CEO of DCF. “It will serve...

Man seriously issued in Millsboro industrial accident

Delaware State Police are investigating an industrial accident that seriously injured a worker. On Tuesday, troopers were dispatched to WWC III Trucking, at 34564 Pear Tree Road in Millsboro, Before troopers arrived, a 55-year-old man had been transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. It was learned that the man was using a torch to cut the top...

Beebe Medical Foundation receives $6 million gift from Abessinios

The Beebe Medical Foundation announced that it had received its second-largest philanthropic gift in Beebe Healthcare’s 108-year history from bank owner Rocco and Mary Abessinio and their family. Beebe Healthcare will name its Rehoboth Health Campus as the “Abessinio Health Campus." The campus is located on John J. Williams Highway and Warrington Road between Lewes and Rehoboth...

Harvey Hanna buys Rehoboth’s Crosswinds Motel

Harvey, Hanna & Associates, Inc. has purchased the Crosswinds Motel at 312 Rehoboth Ave. in Rehoboth Beach. Terms were not disclosed. The 23-room Crosswinds Motel opened in 1998. Harvey Hanna will renovate the property. It's the second project in Rehoboth for Harvey Hanna, which did a makeover of the former Sand Castle Motel, now a boutique hotel branded...

Delaware Electric rate restructuring draws fire from members with solar systems

Delaware Electric Cooperative announced a rate restructuring plan that has led to pushback from customers with solar systems. A release stated that some businesses will see lower rates, while others will see an increase. Winter and summer rates were combined. Specifics about changes to all rate classes and a full copy of the release can be found HERE. "The overwhelming majority...

My take: A Sussex concrete plant and an unhappy neighbor

Good evening, There was a saying in Colorado that newcomers were the first to complain about growth. The same applies in Sussex County where a resident of the Village of Five Points community near Lewes continues to file lawsuits against longtime construction supplier Atlantic Concrete.  The village is a nice place and a rare example of an attempt to provide walkable development...

Biden to spend weekend at home near Rehoboth after visit to Ohio derailment site

After a busy travel day, President Joe Biden is expected to arrive Friday night for a President's Day Weekend at the family home near Rehoboth Beach. On Friday, the president traveled to the site of the Norfolk and Western derailment in Ohio and made remarks on the response to the disaster and the role of the railroad. The administration has...
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