Brick Works Brewing and Eats opens in Smyrna

Brick Works Brewing and Eats joined the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate their grand opening. Kevin Reading of Abbott's Grill and Eric Williams and Ryan Maloney of Mispillion River Brewing have partnered to bring Brick Works Brewing and Eats to Smyrna.

Brick Works will focus on integrating house-made beers with menu items that utilize locally sourced ingredients. Paul Gallo, former executive chef at Abbott's Grill, has been chosen to run the operation.

Craft beer drinkers can expect to see a wide variety of beers from the on-site seven-barrel brew house. Diners will experience appetizers and entrees from a harvest of local farms and ranches.

Sharp Energy headquarters opens in Georgetown

Chesapeake Utilities Corp. and Sharp Energy Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, have opened the new Sharp Energy headquarters building and AutoGas fueling station in Georgetown.

The event was hosted by Chesapeake and Sharp Energy and attended by state, local and company officials.

The new 18,000-square-foot building provides a central location for both customers and employees and consolidates Sharp Energy's operations. With the construction of this new modern facility, Sharp Energy is able to house its retail and supply functions in one location, increase its storage capacity and offer a public dispensing center for AutoGas.

In addition, 20 positions have moved to the new facility almost doubling the previous number of employees based in Georgetown.

Sharp Energy's new headquarters site is the location of the seventh public AutoGas fueling station in the Mid-Atlantic region. 

Sharp Energy's new facility incorporates green technology best management practices (GTBMPs) that consist of grassed channels, bio-swales and filter strips. These GTBMPs clean the runoff through filtration and reduce the amount of rainfall leaving the site.

The headquarters building is located on 12 acres of land. Construction was completed on time in May and created 80 construction jobs.

Ted's Montana Grill plans for Delaware launch

Ted's Montana Grill, an Atlanta-based restaurant inspired by the American West, will open its first Delaware location in the Christiana Fashion Center, a retail mix of entertainment, shops and restaurants, at 3188 Fashion Center Blvd. in Newark.

The opening is set for November and will mark the restaurant's 46th location.

The new location will bring more than 60 jobs to Newark. The restaurant is currently in the process of hiring for managerial positions, and will hold a job fair later in the year. Applications can be submitted on www.tedsmontanagrill.com/careers.html.

Ted's Christiana restaurant will include a 4,600-square-foot interior that represents a classic 19th century saloon with wood-paneled walls, tin-pressed ceilings and mosaic-tiled floors, including a bar and patio. The restaurant's interior will seat 130 guests in the dining room and the outdoor patio will seat 30 guests.

Ted's Montana Grill was co-founded in 2002 by Ted Turner, the media entrepreneur, environmentalist and philanthropist, and award-winning restaurateur George W. McKerrow. The chain is headquartered in Atlanta with a total of 45 locations in 17 states.