The economic heartbeat could get closer to normal next year
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Good news about the economy has been in short supply as inflation rears its ugly head.
A recent Wilmington Trust capital markets report...
The rise of fintech
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News that Investor Cash Management will locate its headquarters in Wilmington is yet another sign that fintech is more than a techie buzzword.
ICM could...
Journey takes the business cliche trophy
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When it comes to corporate cliches, the winner is (drum roll please ) "journey."
That's the claim from a recent Bloomberg story...
Companies facing a tight labor market pick Delaware
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One message that came out f this morning's Delaware Council on Development Finance meeting centered on the current labor market. And this time...
Kent County program aids hotels, meeting facilities
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Things are not back to normal in the hotel-banquet business.
While plenty of in-person events have been held or are in the works,...
Lower Covid death rate brightens an otherwise discouraging outlook
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There was one piece of good news in an otherwise downbeat update yesterday at Gov. Carney's Covid-19 press briefing.
While hospitalizations and new cases...
Corteva dives into farm gaming
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It turns out that there is more to down on agricultural gaming than Farmville.
Over the weekend, the Farming Simulator World Championship was held....
UD football and the business of winning now
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This week, we heard a lot of opinions aired in local sports and business circles on the firing of University of Delaware football...
RIN ethanol mess cries out for a solution
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It is hard to understand why the Biden Administration does not take more decisive action in dealing with the RIN mess.
After the surge...
Lighting up Sussex
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There's been a little confusion in coastal Sussex County when it comes to a hugely popular holiday event.
WonderFest got underway in 2016 and...
The Airbnb, VRBO room tax loophole
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Last week, the Cape Gazette pointed to a giant loophole in the Sussex County room tax.
The editorial noted that users of increasingly popular...
A sigh of relief after Fed Chair’s renomination
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Joe Biden did not extend his usual weekend trip to Delaware into Monday.
Instead, the President flew back on Sunday afternoon with the White...
The case for planting trees
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One of the more overlooked pieces of news came from the announcement of a program calling for one tree for every Delawarean.
It is...
Rom-coms, scary movies and missed Emails
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A couple of odds and ends at midweek.
Over the past several months, the flurry of online story pitches has turned into a blizzard.
One...
Analysis: AstraZeneca vaccine more than a break-even proposition
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With the release of AstraZeneca's third-quarter report, we learned that the UK-based company with operations in northern Delaware is beginning to earn...
The GE split and a CEO’s eye-popping pay package
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This week, GE announced plans to finally leave the world of conglomerates.
Larry Culp - who had retired to the picturesque Eastern Shore town...
End of an era for Delaware Park, Dover Motorsports
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Before too long, Delaware Park will be under new ownership with Canadian private equity investors and a gaming industry veteran buying up the...
Contra Costa did a better job of beating back Covid, but at what...
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During a recent trip to northern California, it wasn't hard to find people unhappy with Covid-19 restrictions.
A dozen or more demonstrators were standing...
Remembering Ruth Ann Minner
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When someone gets around to writing another update on the history of Delaware, Gov. Ruth Ann Minner will deserve a chapter.
Minner passed away...
Defending McGuiness not good for state’s business climate
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A strange spectacle took place this week in Dover as Democrats wrestled with the issue of how to deal with the possible...
