The principals of NAI Coastal (NAI), Salisbury MD, proudly announce the firm’s partnership with 9th Street Development Company (9SDC), a Wilmington-based developer known locally for their recent acquisition of Nylon Capital in Seaford, Delaware. After standing largely vacant for nearly a decade, the shopping center and surrounding acreage are slated for large-scale redevelopment in the coming year. Principal Chris Davis and Associate...
By Cris Barrish
Over the last quarter-century, the population of Sussex County, the most rural and southernmost in Delaware, has nearly doubled — up to 250,000 from 130,000.
The county’s historic, explosive era of growth has largely been fueled by retirees from nearby states who are attracted to the area’s natural charm, laid-back lifestyle, and low property tax rates.
But the boom...
The Delaware Department of Labor’s Division of Paid Leave will host four public forums to introduce all Delawareans to the new Delaware Paid Leave (Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program) and Delaware Expanding Access for Retirement and Necessary Savings (EARNS) programs.
Delaware Paid Leave will use an employer-employee tax for family leave at employers that do not offer coverage
Delaware EARNS will provide...
The Wilmington City Council, in partnership with the Office of Economic Development, announced the city’s first Black Restaurant Week (BRW) that would run alongside Wilmington HBCU Week, which is also taking place from September 17 through September 24.
The event seeks participants, including Black-owned food service providers, take-out restaurants, food vendors, casual dining, food trucks, and fine dining.
A...
The Health Insurance Marketplace in Delaware with 57 total plans four insurers, a marked contrast from a couple of years ago when only one carrier offered plans. Premium rates vary with some single-digit increases. (See below)
The marketplace covers Delawareans between jobs or people who do not have access to employee health insurance.
In the 2024 plan year, consumers...
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and its Small Business Alliance announced the 2023 Superstars in Business award winners - Children’s Beach House, Inc., NERDiT NOW, Breakwater Accounting & Advisory, and Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A.
The honorees will be recognized at an awards ceremony on November 8. Keynote speaker will be Brian DiSabatino, CEO of EDiS...
Two Florida men are in jail after attempting to buy auto parts with fraudulent credit cards.
On Wednesday, Delaware State Police arrested Ernest Ashlet, 19 and Sebastien Mombes, 30, both of Orlando, after they attempted to purchase car parts in Laurel.
Troopers and officers from the Laurel Police Department were called to West Side Auto Parts regarding...
AAA reported that Delaware gas prices rose about six cents in the past week.
Prices are now within a few cents of year-ago figures. Last year saw the price at the pump jump to nearly $5 a gallon, with a sharp drop as supply fears eased.
Over the past month, the cost of a 20-gallon work van or truck fill-up is...
Delaware's July unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent, its lowest level since February 2020 when the jobless rate was 3.7 percent. Of late, job growth in Delaware has risen to above the national rate, after a slow recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
While Delaware's jobless rate is higher than the national figure, the gap has narrowed from...
Gov. John Carney joined members of the General Assembly, members of his Cabinet, and advocates on Thursday to sign multiple pieces of legislation aimed at tackling climate change in Delaware.
This work builds off of efforts by state agencies and other constituents. Carney developed a Climate Action Plan aiming to reduce emissions and respond to future challenges.
“Climate change threatens our...
By Maddy Lauria
This story was produced by the Delaware Journalism Collaborative, a partnership of local news and community organizations working to bridge divides statewide. Members include Delaware Business Now. Learn more at ljidelaware.org/collaborative.
At first, Donna Calhoun ignored the calls.
But, one day a few years ago, after returning home from vacation, the lifelong Milford-area resident decided to answer the...
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The Delaware Division of Small Business honored ten 10 businesses this week as winners of the seventh round of the Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion (EDGE) competition.
Winners in the latest round of the competition include a drone company needing an indoor facility, a company developing a new product for next-generation silicon solar cells, and...
DocuVault acquired of the records storage and shred division of Bayshore Moving & Storage, based near Newark.
The purchase includes Bayshore’s location at 300 Pencader Drive, Glasgow, which, in addition to records management clients, also includes an inventory of fine art storage.
Bayshore, a full-service moving company, will continue its residential and commercial moving and storage (including...
Former judge and state Attorney General Jane Brady won an op-ed page victory this month when her piece on Delaware's sluggish Gross Domestic Product appeared in the state's major newspapers and niche publications, including this humble website. That's a rarity these days.
By way of background, Brady moved over to a role at the Better Delaware public policy group...
Carvertise unveiled its 15,000-square-foot headquarters in Wilmington’s Riverfront on Thursday, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by CEO Mac Macleod.
Locating and developing the space was a multi-year project, according to Macleod, who co-founded the vehicle wrap advertising company with Greg Star while the two were students at the University of Delaware
The industrial space provides room to grow for...
