The Leapfrog hospital ratings
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Over the past couple of years, Delaware Business Now has taken a look at the sometimes controversial safety ratings posted by Leapfrog...
The coal mine saga that played out in Delaware
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Earlier this year tale of coal mines in Wyoming and Montana quietly played out 1,800 miles to the East in Delaware.
Earlier, Navajo Transitional...
A stock slide for owner of the Board of Trade
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A follow-up to last week’s column on the Delaware Board of Trade’s plan to ask New Castle County to take the stock...
Our transpacific newsletter
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Our Australia trip is coming to an end and with the final flights come additional challenges in posting this newsletter.
Qantas does not yet...
Offshore wind blowback
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Last week, I suggested that skeptics of a plan to put electric lines from the Skipjack offshore wind project into a small portion...
Waiting for next shoe to drop at the new Gannett
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It’s official.
Gannett and Gatehouse shareholders have signed off on a merger.
The combined company, which will carry the Gannett name will control a large...
Tackling school inequities
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TownSquare Delaware, a website that focuses on the more affluent areas of Wilmington and its suburbs, had a good piece this week that...
Another side to ‘Middle-Class Joe’
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Making the rounds in conservative and progressive circles during the past week is a piece on a story from the progressive website/magazine, The...
Payback time for Board of Trade loan from New Castle County
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On Tuesday night, the New Castle County Council take a look at a resolution that would allow County Executive Matt Meyer to negotiate...
Time ran out for Fuddruckers
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News that the Fuddruckers had closed came as no surprise.
We had visited the hamburger spot a couple of times during the past few...
Delaware Business Now Down Under
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Putting out a five-day-a-week newsletter can be done almost anywhere.
But the challenges are greater when the work is doing on the other side...
Time for an ethics reboot in state government
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As noted in a story last week, State Sen. Trey Paradee struck back against coverage of family ties and the proposed Kent County...
Wind power blowback in Fenwick
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It is understandable that some Fenwick area residents are upset with a plan to bring undersea powerlines from the proposed wind farm off...
Dave Grohl’s prescription for vibrant cities – all ages music clubs
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Dave Grohl is well known for his years with the legendary Seattle grunge band Nirvana. He later formed the Foo Fighters and remains...
Our view: Medical marijuana dispensary opening best read October story
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As noted earlier in this space a story on marijuana giant Columbia Care opening a medical weed dispensary on Concord Pike in north...
Chancery case could upset the corporate compensation applecart
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(Slights photo from Eric Crossan)
We could see a groundbreaking Chancery trial in 2020 that features a celebrity CEO.
Vice-Chancellor Joseph Slights, III, made an...
The DE Turf-hotel tax saga continues
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The De Turf hotel tax saga has taken another turn.
The News Journal (subscription) reported that Jacqueline Mette, sister of legislator Trey Paradee and...
Crazy liquor laws
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From time to time, this column has pointed out the state’s puzzling liquor regulations, including the ban on shipping wine or beer...
Getting carried away with Wegmans news
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Some of us in the media got a little carried away with the headlines after the New Castle County Council approved a resolution...
Guest view: Local government adds lodging tax, ignores Airbnb and pockets the...
(The following guest column is from the Delaware Hotel and Lodging Association. Your comments are welcome. Simply hit reply to this newsletter and type...
