MILFORD — Years ago, Jim Perdue’s father told him that if you listen to the customers and provide quality products that are relevant to their needs and wants, the business will grow. Today, as Perdue ...
By J. Michael Bowma, & Margo Reign Family-owned businesses are the quiet powerhouse behind the economy locally and globally. Most would agree that family businesses bring tremendous value to society and our economy. But just ...
WILMINGTON – Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has won the presidency after surpassing 270 electoral votes with the addition of Pennsylvania, according to the Associated Press. Biden defeated President Donald Trump in a ...
SMYRNA — Back in 2003, the 220 acres where KRM Development Corp. would eventually plan its Duck Creek Business Campus looked like something out of “Field of Dreams.” It was all farmland, and was later ...
WAYNE, Pa. – In an abrupt decision Wednesday, the specialty pet food and supplies chain Pet Valu announced that it was closing all of its U.S. stores, citing the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. It ...
NEWARK — Still contending with uncertainty from the pandemic, Sallie Mae has laid off 105 employees in Delaware through company-wide restructuring to reduce costs and boost operating efficiencies as the student loan giant prepares for ...
WILMINGTON — In a testament to the legacy in business and civic duty he left behind, David F. Lyons Sr. was posthumously awarded the Gilman Bowl during the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s annual Superstars ...
DOVER – Gov. John Carney, U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester all easily prevailed in their re-election races Tuesday, while the presidency narrowed to a list of a half dozen or ...
WILMINGTON – Dozens of Delawareans are beginning a new future through free job training opportunities in the tech industry made possible through a federally funded program. Gov. John Carney’s rapid workforce training and redeployment training ...
DOVER — Hoping to leverage the growing need for professional services, a Kent County developer is looking to construct a $3.5 million office building along a key corridor in the city. Frank DiMondi, a residential ...
WILMINGTON – Philanthropy Delaware recently announced that Tynetta Brown will take over as CEO of the state’s largest philanthropic member association beginning Nov. 9. The executive seat has been vacant since Cynthia Pritchard left the ...
NEWARK — The University of Delaware has laid off 122 employees this week in its latest measure to get a potential $288 million budget shortfall under control. Departments that were most affected by layoffs were ...
MILFORD — To meet the steady growth of Sussex County, Bayhealth is planning to add 29 new beds and a cesarean section suite to its Milford campus, with aims to bring 60 jobs with it. ...
NEW CASTLE – Tamarra Morris, the economic development director for New Castle County, retired earlier this month. Her departure opens the chief economic development role for Delaware’s most populous county as it is tasked with ...
NEW CASTLE – In what turned out to be one of the most-watched Delaware commercial real estate auctions in recent memory, New Castle County won the auction for the Sheraton Wilmington South hotel Wednesday with ...
WILMINGTON — ChristianaCare and Delaware Neurosurgical Group, P.A. have filed a notice of intent to explore the possibility of a joint venture spine ambulatory surgery center. The proposed Center of Spine Surgery would cost $4.8 ...
BEAR – Amazon is continuing its rapid expansion in Delaware with the leasing of a more than 1.3 million-square-foot warehouse being developed at a former gravel pit. The e-commerce giant signed a lease this month ...
WILMINGTON — U.S. Corrugated, the corrugated cardboard box manufacturing company, received a $3.1 million grant from the state as it looks to relocate its headquarters to Dover by the end of next year. The ...
Manufacturing has always been at the heart of Delaware’s economy, but it’s pulse may be in Kent County these days after it landed four companies in the past year that will bring roughly 179 jobs ...
New Castle County and the Committee of 100 have partnered up to create a $300,000 grant fund focused on getting restaurants and bars through the impending winter season. The Winter Ready Restaurant Grant program will ...
The role of the private sector in the mentoring movement - It is always encouraged and appreciated when local businesses volunteer with nonprofits. The manpower and resources businesses are able to provide all
I’ll have an order of good business sense with a side of passion please - Small businesses, like my own, often align themselves with nonprofits whose mission satisfies key objectives; they match business goals, employee inte
Cyber Threats to Your Business and the 3 C’s - In the very near future, cyber security exercises are going to be absolutely expected of all companies by regulators. – Michael VatisMaybe you run a
