The Delaware Senate passed two marijuana legalization bills by a decisive margin. The measures go to Gov. John Carney who vetoed similar bills last year.
One bill that takes away penalties for possessing marijuana passed by a 16-4 margin, with the legalization and regulation bill passed by a 15-5 margin.
Delaware Cannabis Advocacy Network (Delaware CAN) and Delaware NORML praised...
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and Delaware Manufacturing Association are bringing back an annual manufacturing and policy event to an in-person format after a four-year absence.
The event will run from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Dover.
One hot topic will be supply chain issues. According to a Deloitte survey, 72% of executives believe the persistent shortage...
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Delaware businesses, attorneys, bankers, and economic development leaders are invited to a forum on export financing and global trade featuring Reta Jo Lewis, the president and chair of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), on March 27.
Registration is currently open at wtcde.com, with a March 20 deadline. The forum will be held from 8 a.m. to...
Marnie Oursler, president, Marnie Custom Homes, Bethany Beach, was named the 2022 Custom Builder of the Year Award, presented by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
Each year, NAHB honors outstanding individual achievements within the custom home building industry at an annual event known as “The Nationals.
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The application deadline is approaching for the first round of a minigrant program from the Newark Partnership.
Funded by the Wilmington-based Longwood Foundation, businesses and nonprofits in the city of Newark can receive up to $10,000.
The deadline for the first round of applications is March 15.
The Newark Partnership is an organization that has received funding from the University of...
The Delaware Public Service Commission approved a 23% decrease in Delmarva Power’s natural gas costs, effective April 1st.
Late last month, Delmarva Power filed an application to amend its Gas Cost Rate due to a warmer-than-expected winter and lower-than-expected natural gas prices over the past several months. The rate represents the total purchased gas cost for natural gas service....
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The applicaiton window is now open for for oung Delaware companies in need of funding to help expand their business under the Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion (EDGE) grant from the Delaware Division of Small Business. The division will be accepting EDGE grant applications between now and March 31 from promising early-stage businesses in Delaware.
Businesses that are...
AssuredPartners has acquired IFS Benefits, LLC, based near Newark.
Founded in 2001, IFS specializes in providing employee benefits insurance products and services to clients in Delaware. The staff of 17 will remain under the operational leadership of former owners Steve Blewitt and Bob Sonchen.
“At IFS, we have always been committed to delivering customized benefit...
By:Small Business Administration Delaware District Director Michelle Harris
Black History Month celebrates Black accomplishments in every arena. When President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, he reflected upon it as a time “to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor.”
The Delaware Small Business Development Center Community Navigator is just...
JPMorgan Chase announced investments in four organizations, Delaware State University, Code Differently, L.E.E.P. Inc., and Zip Code Wilmington totaling more than $1.7 million to support workforce development in Wilmington.
Delaware State University will receive $709,000 over three years to develop a new part-time, evening associate degree program in Early Childhood Education with a business development focus. This program will...
The Innovation Space,formerly Delaware Innovation Space, will receive $2.475 million in federal funding for a project to upgrade and expand its scientific facilities at the Experimental Station campus near Wilmington.
New lab spaces with additional scientific equipment and upgraded mechanical and HVAC systems will enable The Innovation Space to support the needs of more science startups...
The Delaware Division of Small Business announced that 10 small businesses Wednesday were winners of the sixth round of Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion (EDGE) grants.
Winners include companies that created an app for parents to track school buses, a beer garden venture , an apiary, and an electric company.
The grants were announced the ...
WalletHub's Changes in the Unemployment Rate by State, shows Delaware ranking toward the bottom in its nemployment growth.
WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on six key metrics that compare unemployment rate statistics from the latest month when data is available (December 2022) to key dates in 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
WalletHub is a financial...
Erin Underwood has turned her passion into a career when she became a quilt pattern and template ruler designer, teacher, lecturer, and quilt shop owner.
Underwood and her husband, John, opened Blue Hen Quilts in Newark in 2016. When the pair recently decided to move the shop's location and triple their retail space, they also became a...
Delaware Gov. John Carney praised job creation and retention efforts in Delaware during a speech at the annual dinner of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce on Monday night.
The event was attended by 1,100 who packed the banquet-meeting area of Wilmington's Chase Center on the Riverfront. The governor traditionally offers remarks at the dinner, which...
