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Carney plans Economic Development Office announcement on Wednesday

Gov. John Carney will kick off his first term on Wednesday with an announcement  related to the Delaware Economic Development Office.  The early afternoon announcement comes after Carney suggested that a restructuring was needed at...

Year in Review: Dems remain in charge

While the biggest surprise came in the presidential race, Delaware saw its share of  changes in 2016  state and local contests. The state remained solidly Democratic, although both Kent and Sussex Counties went for Republican billionaire...

Transition Team of Gov. elect Carney to hold public meetings

The committees working as part of the  Transition Team  of Gov. John Carney will hold public meetings on Saturday, December 17, to hear the thoughts, ideas, and concerns of Delawareans on the issues facing...

Neighborhood Building Blocks Fund applications available

Applications are currently being accepted from community organizations for the grants from the Neighborhood Building Blocks Fund, Attorney General Matt Denn announced. The fund  supports crime reduction, neighborhood revitalization, and economic development programs statewide. Applications...

Ground to be broken for behavioral health hospital in Georgetown

Onix  Group announced  the groundbreaking of a 90-bed, 2-story, 93,000 square foot inpatient behavioral health hospital  on the  College Park Retail & Office campus in Georgetown, The hospital will be owned and operated by Sun...

Carney plans new marketing approach at Economic Development Office

Democratic candidate for Governor John Carney  wants to a new marketing strategy for the Delaware Economic Development Office. In an economic platform released on Friday, Carney  would  “direct DEDO to create a new, targeted marketing...

Statements from public officials on Chemours decision

The Governor's Office issued the following statement from public officials in Delaware regarding the decision by Chemours to remain in Wilmington. Jack Markell "I know that Chemours leaders conducted a detailed search and looked at several...

STEM Academy’s charter revoked

Delaware STEM Academy, on Thursday,  lost its charter before seeing its first class in the fall. Earlier this month, the Delaware Department of Education's Charter School Accountability Committee (CSAC) recommended the revocation of the New Castle-area charter...

(Video) State rolls out expanded Beer, Wine and Spirits Trail

The Delaware Tourism Office  announced a  big expansion of its popular Beer, Wine and Spirits Trail. During a news conference at Iron Hill Brewery on the Wilmington Riverfront, Visit Delaware unveiled the new businesses joining the...

Ribbon cut at AB Packaging site in Newark

The ribbon was cut Friday on AB Group Packaging’s new site off Ogletown Road  amid signs that manufacturing is staging a modest comeback in the state. On the same day, the March unemployment report showed...

Johnson Controls gets state funding OK for Middletown expansion

A state advisory group approved a request by battery maker Johnson Controls to expand its Middletown plant. The request was approved by the Delaware Council on Development Finance, DelawareOnline.com reported. The council makes recommendations to...

Town of Smyrna, Taste of Newark honored at downtown conference

The Town of Smyrna received  four awards yesterday from the Delaware Economic Development Office (DEDO) as part of the Downtown Delaware Revitalize! Conference  at the Queen in downtown Wilmington. Also honored was the Taste of Newark, an event...

Punkin Chunkin to return, but faces a hefty insurance bill

The World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition will return to its original home in Sussex County, but will face a big insurance bill. According to a press release,  Frank Payton, board president of the event, confirmed...

Business people: March 9, 2016

DeCicco new COO for Archer Group  The Archer Group announced  that it has promoted VP, Operations, Joe DeCicco to Chief Operations Officer (COO). Since joining The Archer Group in 2013, he has played a critical role...

Great Dames Remarkable Ideas Competition

Women innovators will compete in the second Great Dames Remarkable Ideas Competition, hoping to secure $25,000 in seed money and services. Last time, 41 women from seven states competed, and a Delaware woman was selected....

Agricultural business based in state will carry the DuPont name

In a stunning development, DuPont and Dow announced in a joint release that Delaware will be the location for the headquarters of the agriculture company they intend to create after completion of their proposed...

Development Office picks 3 entrepreneurs for start-up program

Three entrepreneurs with  Delaware roots have been picked for the  first round of the DEDO partnership with One Million by One Million. One Million by One Million is a a global virtual accelerator that aims...

Three businesses join Project Pop Up retailing program

Three new businesses  will operate in Delaware downtowns next week as part of the Delaware Economic Development Office’s Project Pop Up. Downtown Delaware, a program of the Delaware Economic Development Office (DEDO) launched the  initiative four years...

Committee recommends closing Delaware Met charter school

The Delaware Department of Education's Charter School Accountability Committee took the unusual step of  recommending  the revocation of Delaware MET’s charter in the middle of the school year, due   a long list of...

Business people: Nov. 4-10, 2015

  Levin named to Freeman  Foundation board Alan Levin, who led the Delaware Economic Development Office (DEDO) until recently, was named  to the board of the Joshua Freeman  is the former head of Happy Harry’s, the...