Local business
WILMINGTON — The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation announces the opening of applications for the next Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem cohort, aimed at supporting small businesses across …
The developer of a 3-acre property on northbound Dupont Boulevard in Millsboro received preliminary site plan approval from Town Council on Monday for a retail/restaurant project.
Development
First, in May 2017, it was the DE Turf Sports Complex that joined the longtime restaurant Meding’s Seafood along Del. 1 in Frederica.
That was followed by an 86-room SpringHill Suites location in August 2023, the first part of the commercial site dubbed Asbury Square.
Business Organizations
District 37 A and B legislators generally gave improved marks to the recent Annapolis session as Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon meeting Tuesday, April 30, at the Delmarva …
The Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce is ready for its annual Bluesuiters Golf Tournament on Thursday. This eagerly anticipated event brings together local businesses, professionals and community members for a day of networking, friendly competition and fun on the greens of Jonathan’s Landing, 1309 Ponderosa Drive, Magnolia.
MILFORD – The Food Bank of Delaware wants to provide education in the food industry to people no matter the circumstances.
The Kitchen School was developed through a partnership with the …
Utilities
MILFORD -- Residents can expect to see a 2.4% increase in their electric rates beginning in June 2024.
The Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation will be increasing the Power Cost Adjustment …
Schools
Some high school students are getting creative by developing businesses to address problems in their districts.
And one such group at Lake Forest High School has been awarded for it.
Delaware farmers markets
With spring in full bloom and strawberry season right around the corner, many Delawareans are starting to think about shopping for locally fresh fruits and vegetables.
Fresh food fanatics will …
Business
Russell Standard, a Pittsburgh-based asphalt materials and pavement preservation company, has assumed operations of the state’s only asphalt terminal.
Things to Do
MILFORD -- As the April Showers bring in May flowers, the Milford Elks lodge is ready to celebrate with the Springtime Dinner Dance.
The event will take place on May 11 with doors opening at 5 …
SALISBURY — A national retail chain with a location at The Centre At Salisbury is holding a going-out-of-business sale.
Express Inc. is closing its Express Factory store at the mall …
Telewire, Inc., a leading managed technology services provider (MTSP), announced they've...
DOVER — The Dover Mall, a commercial centerpiece for the capital city, will grow. Management for the Simon-operated shopping center has announced that two stores will be joining its lineup: …
Evergreen Waste Services is living up to its name and going green.
As Delaware continues its commitment to renewable energy and electric vehicles, the company unveiled its Mack LR Electric truck Thursday — the first of its kind in the First State and the first of several EVs it will add to its fleet this year.
PRINCESS ANNE — Common poultry diseases on the Eastern Shore, including avian influenza, is the topic of a Thursday, May 9 seminar that is free and open to the public at the University of …
Demand for home purchases remains high, according to real estate professionals.
And that’s pushed up prices, in what Delaware Association of Realtors president George Thomasson described as a lean toward a “seller’s market” in the First State.
MILFORD – Guests at the Milford McDonald’s are going to say “I’m Lovin It” after the restaurant reopens later next week.
location closed on April 21 to complete …
SALISBURY — A Salisbury jewelry store in business for more than a decade is closing its doors.
Kyle Edward Fine Jewelry, located at 1131 South Salisbury Boulevard near Salisbury …
Less than 10 days after a revised site plan was approved by Sussex County — including provisions to secure a small cemetery on a lot slated for a Community Bank branch in Long Neck — an unmarked burial was discovered there.
National Nurses Week is May 6-12, and Independence Blue Cross wants to recognize those in the profession in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with the sixth annual “Celebrate Caring” awards program.