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REHOBOTH BEACH — With Memorial Day weekend inching closer, the Rehoboth Beach city commissioners voted to lift the mask mandate in public spaces in anticipation that Gov. John Carney will once again amend the emergency ...
DOVER – For the first time in a year, the roar of NASCAR cars will be heard at Dover International Speedway, with Sunday’s Drydene 400 NASCAR Cup Series sold out to 20,000 fans capped by ...
WILMINGTON – For those who knew him best, former Gov. Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV is without comparison when it comes to impact on the state of Delaware. One of the last Republicans to ...
Dogfish Head has released a true-blue Delaware pilsner beer that celebrates local history and uses Delmarva grains in one 16-ounce can, testing it out in the First State. The Blue Hen Pilsner, a light beer ...
WILMINGTON – Former Gov. Pierre Samuel “Pete” du Pont IV, who spearheaded Delaware’s landmark 1981 Financial Center Development Act that convinced many of the nation’s largest banks to move operations to the First State, died ...
WILMINGTON – Delaware officials once lamented the First State’s middle-of-pack reputation for business taxation and costs as a reason why employers were difficult to attract, but a new study blows up that narrative. The “Location ...
WILMINGTON – Delaware Business Times won seven awards in the 2021 Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association contest, including sweeping business and land use coverage along with editorial writing for papers of its size. The latest ...
WILMINGTON – As the legislature weighs marijuana legalization this year, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce heard from business, policy and legal experts on Tuesday about the concerns and questions tied to the change. Tim ...
WILMINGTON – Kathleen Rutherford, a veteran state Republican political campaign manager and consultant, has been named the new executive director of A Better Delaware, a non-partisan public policy and political advocacy organization that supports pro-growth, ...
DOVER – Democratic lawmakers unveiled sweeping legislation on Wednesday that would require employers to provide up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave through a state-administered program. The Healthy Delaware Families Act would ...
As I delved into the history and future of the Riverfront for this week’s edition, marking the revitalization effort’s 25th anniversary, I found myself often thinking about the impact it’s had on my relationship with ...
By Ayanna Khan Guest Columnist The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated Delaware’s economy, and Black-owned businesses have been among the hardest hit. Nationwide, 57% of Black small business owners have closed down following the pandemic. Many ...
By Bryan Shupe Currently still in the midst of a pandemic, our families and family-owned businesses are struggling to survive. National campaigns have told us, without listening to local needs of our people or businesses, ...
WILMINGTON – For the first time, the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation will not bestow its prestigious Freedom Award on an individual, but instead a business, naming the former credit card giant MBNA as its ...
WILMINGTON – For those who remember the Riverfront in the early 1990s, it was not a sight to behold. A collection of run-down warehouses held over from the city’s shipbuilding past were largely used as ...
Within 24 hours of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut officials announcing they would soon reopen businesses, Gov. John Carney decided to lift all capacity limits on Delaware restaurants, retail and other businesses as of ...
By Robert Martinelli Is gun violence an epidemic, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested to Delaware officials back in 2015, a disease that can be treated through science? After studying gun ...
DOVER – With the First State home to bioscience giants like AstraZeneca and Incyte, and a growing number of successful startups like Prelude Therapeutics, a group of state legislators are now aiming to support the ...
World Trade Center Delaware President Carla Stone was at a Feb. 12, 2020, web conference with Chinese trade officials when she first heard about a virus that was wreaking havoc on the country’s economy. After ...
Back in 2019 when Second Chances Farm was looking at opening for business, its founder Ajit George was working on a plan to lessen or avoid taxes on importing parts to run its hydroponic farm. ...
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