Kent County’s Field of Dreams
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If they build it, they will come - (From the movie and book Field of Dreams)
That line, minus leading man Kevin Kostner and...
About those duplicate emails
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Last week, a glitch in our Email campaign system led to many readers receiving this newsletter twice.
My apologies, even to the guy who...
Food wars update – Trader Joe’s, Lidl and Acme
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An update on last week's column on the grocery wars.
One reader noted that Acme owner Albertsons and area shoppers could benefit from the...
About those business daily websites
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Back the summer, this column took of a growing number of websites that package themselves as local, even though the content is generated...
Supermarket exec taking heat from Democrats
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The election season is upon us with supermarket and online media executive Chris Kenny taking heat from the State Democratic Party.
Kenny is CEO...
Acme’s parent company adds East Coast stores
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It was interesting to see Acme Markets announcing a successful bid for 27 Kings Food Market and Balducci's Food Lover's Market locations, subject...
School funding settlement welcome news
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News this week of Gov. John Carney agreeing to a settlement over the state's ancient school funding formula is a reason for optimism.
Since...
Working from home and the office vacancy rate
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To no one's surprise, office vacancy rates are on the rise.
Colliers, a commercial real estate firm with an office in Wilmington, reported a...
Grotto Pizza did not deserve getting sucked into political vortex
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Grotto Pizza took its lumps last week in the fringe media when it said no thanks to a campaign meet and greet...
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
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The election is approaching and the waning days of lawn sign wars are upon us.
On the plus side, many of the Scott Walker...
Our k-shaped recovery
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A debate going on as to whether the U.S. is in a K or V-shaped recovery as coronavirus hangs around and gets worse...
An upbeat look at the Biden campaign and Wilmington
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CBS News this week posted what may have been the most upbeat story about Wilmington in recent memory as it took a look...
Wind, solar power remain in spotlight
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I am often surprised when I look at the number of page views on routine stories about solar and wind power.
Such was the...
Burris’ salty Sussex venture
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"I'm an entrepreneur at heart. I always have been," Dave Burris noted in announcing his newest business via Facebook.
It would take a few...
Business in the Covid era: Less sleep and more innovation
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Since late March, signs of coronavirus-related stress have been apparent in the business community.
Occasionally, those pressures show up in conversations and social media...
Lost Wages payments top story in September
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Lost Wages ended up being the top story last month on the Delaware Business Now. I'm not talking about the term used to...
Not a great moment for Delaware or the nation
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Tuesday night's dumpster fire of a debate between Delaware's Joe Biden and President Donald Trump came with a couple of mentions tied to...
Financial services remains a bright spot for Delaware
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It wasn't that long ago that some in Delaware's gloom and doom crowd were predicting that the state's financial service industry was on...
The $9 billion company with Delaware roots
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This month, the financial media's focus has been on the initial public offering of Snowflake - a data warehousing company based in...
The herculean task of bringing jobs to a former paint plant
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This week, we gained a glimpse into the determined effort to get 130 jobs to the former PPG paint plant site.
Utah-based National Vinyl...
