Mediacom completes Sussex expansion as part of Broadband Infrastructure program
Mediacom Communications completed construction that will bring ultra-high-speed broadband to underserved areas of southern Sussex County.
More than 1,500 homes and businesses...
Fire damages Greenwood commercial building
The Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating a commercial storage building fire in Greenwood earlier this week..
The fire was reported...
Briggs-King resigns from Delaware House
State Rep. Ruth Briggs King (R-Georgetown/Millsboro) resigned from her seat in the Delaware House of Representatives, effective immediately.
Briggs-King was first elected in...
My take: Dogfish Head stays off-center and that’s a good thing
(Sam Calagione, right and Boston Beer founder Jim Koch)
Dogfish Head owner Boston Beer Co. released its third quarter report last month.
The earnings report of...
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...
Ceremony marks Sussex kitchen incubator going to full operation
Sussex County officials this week formally opened a new ‘kitchen incubator’ aimed at small commercial operators.
The kitchen had a soft launch this...
AstraZeneca doubles down on use of renewable natural gas
AstraZeneca plans to further boost US renewable natural gas productivity through an expanded collaboration with Vanguard Renewables.
AstraZeneca's Newark site was...
Delaware college savings plan upgraded by ratings agency
The Morningstar rating group has upgraded the DE529 Education Savings Plan from bronze to silver status.
That rating should help get more parents participating...
Chesapeake posts higher adjusted earnings
Dover-based Chesapeake Utilities Corporation higher earnings in the third quarter.
In the third quarter of 2023, the company's adjusted net income, which excludes...
Delaware gets top rating for hospital maternity care
America’s Health Rankings’ recent report, 2023 Health of Women and Children Report, ranks Delaware first in the nation for hospital maternity practices.
“Delaware hospitals are committed to providing the...
Personnel file: Nov. 1, 2023
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Briggs names Deputy Director
The Biggs Museum of American Art announces today that Sandra K. James has been appointed Deputy...
Man charged in connection with theft of 2 light poles
The Delaware State Police arrested Richard Boyd, 55, of Greenwood this week in connection with the left of 40-foot utility polls.
Earlier in the...
Delaware celebrates nearly 6,000 addresses getting high-speed broadband
State officials say Delaware is on its way to having broadband available to all households.
Governor John Carney joined state leaders and representatives of Comcast,...
Municipal electric group breaks ground on power line training site
The Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC) marked the groundbreaking of their Joint Lineworker Training Yard.
The Joint Lineworker Training Yard is designed to support...
Michigan company acquires bulk of Burris’ cold storage sites
Milford-based Burris Logistics has quietly sold a large chunk of its business to Michigan-based Lineage, a real estate investment trust specializing in cold storage...
WSFS reports higher net income in third quarter
WSFS Financial Corporation reported higher earnings in the third quarter but cautioned that the near-term outlook for the region's economy remains unclear.
Third-quarter earnings...
Fire near Selbyville destroys building housing business
The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a Saturday morning commercial fire in Selbyville that destroyed a commercial building.
The blaze, reported shortly before...
Bank of Delmarva parent gets regulatory OKs for merger with Pennsylvania-based LINK
LINKBANCORP, Inc. and Partners Bancorp a financial services company with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, The Bank of Delmarva and Virginia Partners Bank, have...
Updated: Rite Aid files for Chapter 11 restructuring protection with 3 area stores to...
Rite Aid, the second-largest pharmacy group in Delaware, has again filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code.
The Philadelphia-based company made...
Food and drink: Two quiet restaurant openings, Helen’s Sausage House and about that Wawa...
Taco Reho has opened its Middletown location with a minimum of fanfare.
The Southern California-style taqueria used the formula that led to its first location...
