Kowalko’s income tax plan has little to do with fairness
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It was good to hear that Gov. John Carney remains committed to the Budget Stabilization Fund.
In his State of the State speech, Carney...
Bloom is feeling the love for alternative energy as stock price surges
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The stock market craziness continues.
Bloom Energy's stock as of today was trading near just below $40 mark. The price hit $41 at...
Taking the middle of the road with Walking Duck
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A TV news veteran and Delaware native Paul Wilke have teamed up on a news website with a middle of the road stance...
Vaccines and the bittersweet mall departure of Godiva
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The big story over the weekend involved the Saturday Covid-19 drive-up vaccinations.
Delaware set a goal of vaccinating more than 11,000 people. The milestone...
Helping out the Bernie meme guy
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By now, I am sure you have seen the aftermath of the inauguration photo of a solitary U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders bundled...
Our view: Is Corteva bracing for a boardroom brawl?
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It did not take long for corporate turmoil to return. As of today, DowDuPont spinoff Corteva may be headed to a boardroom...
Our view: A day to remember
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Today will be remembered in Delaware for many reasons.
The First State has its first President, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., who will serve alongside...
I want my vaccine and I want it now
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The clock is ticking.
I'm not talking about the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and running-mate Kamala Harris on Wednesday.
In the words of the ...
Dr. King’s economic message
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Martin Luther King Day has a different look and feel in the era of Covid-19.
Days of service will be socially distant and even...
Saving our stages
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One of the best things to come out of the recently signed $900 billion coronavirus bill is the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant.
The program...
Checking out the state’s coronavirus briefings
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Business people would be well advised to invest some time during the week to check out John Carney's Covid-19 briefing, even if your're...
Private equity buyouts continue
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Last week, we saw yet another example of the trend toward smaller businesses being acquired by private equity.
This trend has been going on...
Those newsy weekends
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Weekends used to be quiet on the Delaware Business Now website. Not that many years ago, we took a look at traffic figures...
Delaware’s pandemic and mentioning the T word
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Largely overlooked in the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol on Wednesday was another sad milestone.
Delaware ended up with a one-day record...
Mob behavior
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It will take some time to put things in perspective after yesterday's terrible events. I'll leave that job to the pundits.
At first blush,...
Vaccines – Now comes the hard part
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One of our most popular stories over the holidays was a post on the progress of Covid-19 vaccinations in Delaware. For newsletter readers,...
Delaware Business Now’s top stories from a dreadful 2020
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Warning - You may not want to relive those memories that will come from the 30 most-read stories during the dreadful year...
A different Christmas
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For many of us, Christmas won’t be the same.
Our daughter will not be home for the first time in her life.
After years when...
A day and a year for the airing of grievances
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Today Delaware sort of celebrates a holiday that came in response to the commercialization of Christmas and that tiresome tune from the Lexus...
County proved to be motivated bidder for the former Sheraton
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New Castle County was not to be denied when it came to the former Sheraton South hotel in the New Castle area.
A release...
