WILMINGTON – Delaware recently sold $255 million in general obligation bonds while retaining its top AAA bond rating. The Feb. 17 sale saw $32.5 million in bonds sold to refinance […]
WILMINGTON – A year ago, small businesses in the heart of the city’s downtown fretted about the impact of not having most office workers in town through the summer. A […]
WILMINGTON – In yet another sign that the state’s coffers are holding up just fine despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware once again received the highest possible bond ratings from […]
WILMINGTON – With Delaware now officially into Phase I of its recovery plan and Phase II targeted to start in just a few more days, many businesses statewide are beginning […]
(AP) — It’s spring time, and gas prices are growing like weeds. Drivers in the Mid-Atlantic region and across the country are paying more at the pump as stations switch […]
Gas prices in the Mid-Atlantic region continue to drop this week by up to four cents, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. The drop comes even as the national average ticks upward. […]
High travel volumes over the holidays drove gas prices up this week locally and nationally. In the first week of 2018, motorists in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are seeing […]
Like millions of others, I have become enamored with the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton.” I’ve enjoyed the soundtrack multiple times, read both Ron Chernow’s biography and “Hamilton: The Revolution,” and […]
Delaware drivers 65 and older have fewer crashes than the national average and fewer than their peers in surrounding states, according to AAA. Older drivers are 17 times more likely […]
About 137,000 Delawareans will travel more than 50 miles to Thanksgiving dinner, according to AAA. About 14.4 percent of Delaware residents will travel this weekend – about 13 percent by […]
While Delaware gas started this week at $2.23, two cents less than last week’s start, prices in the region ranged up to $2.55, AAA reported. The national average is $2.34. […]
The upcoming Fourth of July weekend is expected to be the most-traveled Fourth of July ever, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. The organization expects 44.2 million people on the road nationally— […]
More than 28 percent of American families plan to take three or more vacations this year, a 13 percent jump over 2016. About 70 percent of families say they will […]
The national gas price now averages $2.37 per gallon after pump prices went up three cents last week for a total of 17 cents per gallon since a month ago. […]
AAA predicts 103.1 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more for the holidays, a record for year-end travel. close to 94 million will drive to their destinations. Six million […]
Gas prices have increased in the last 48 hours as a result of the Colonial Pipeline leak in Alabama. Prices rose overnight in Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and South […]
WILMINGTON — American drivers spend an average of more than 17,600 minutes behind the wheel each year, according to a new survey from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The […]
Nearly 80 percent of drivers expressed significant anger, aggression or road rage behind the wheel at least once in the past year, according to a new study released by the […]
Americans will take more trips than ever this Independence Day weekend. The nearly 43 million people projected to travel represents the highest Fourth of July travel volume on record, and […]
Tightening supply combined with strong gasoline demand contributed to national pump prices moving higher over the past week. Year-over-year discounts persist due to crude oil prices remaining relatively low, but […]
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The Feb. 17 sale saw $32.5 million in bonds sold to refinance 2014 debt at lower interest rates, saving taxpayers more than $7.8 million in total debt service over the next 12 years, according to Finance Secretary Rick Geisenberger. Over the last two years, Delaware has sold $875 million in bonds at a low, average interest cost of 1.76%.