The business community is paying close attention to what the General Assembly will do in the current session. Still, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce President Michael Quaranta isn’t wholly convinced that legislators are paying attention to what the business community needs. “If you walked around Legislative Hall and asked the 41 members of the House if they could name the …
UD nursing students support Wilmington Hope Commission free health screenings.
WILMINGTON –Senior nursing students from the University of Delaware will work with the Wilmington Hope Commission to provide Free Walk-In Health Screenings in February to celebrate American Heart Month. The screenings, which do not require an appointment, will occur every Thursday and Friday from February 6, 2025, through February 28, 2025, at the Hope Commission’s offices at 38 Vandever Ave. …
Top career paths: UD to DuPont, DSU to Navient, and Goldey-Beacom to W.L. Gore
Delaware young people aged 18-25 who responded to a survey by career.io asking their preferred university and preferred first employer, chose the University of Delaware + DuPont combination as their top career path. The second and third combination among young Delawareans was Delaware State + Navient (student loan servicing company) and Goldey-Beacom College to W.L. Gore & Associates. There was …
Survey Says: The Good, the Bad, and the Party Conversation
My inbox is regularly filled with the “results of surveys” that rank states against each other. It’s fair to say that less than 5% of these deserve a story on their own…and none deserve the constant follow-ups. Add to that, many of them have absolutely NOTHING to do with the state of Delaware. None of us care about a ranking …
Division of the Arts recognizes Individual Artist Fellows from across Delaware
Viet Dinh of Newark, an assistant professor of English at the University of Delaware, has been designated a Master Fellowship through the Delaware Division of the Arts’ Individual Artist Fellows program. Dinh is joined by 20 other artists from across Delaware who received fellowships — 11 in the Established category and nine in the Emerging category. Dinh was born …
Leaders look ahead at the challenges facing Delaware in 2025
Delaware Live asked 40 Delaware community leaders across political and business spectrums to look ahead at 2025. We got some great answers but were frankly disappointed by the number of responses. Perhaps next year. In the meantime, please feel free to post your thoughts in the Comments. You can also see what Milford’s Jo Schmeiser and Mark Whitfield had to …
Final petals fall for Flowers by Yukie, who says it’s time to say goodbye after 40+ years
WILMINGTON — Flowers By Yukie, a perennial Delaware Today winner for Best Upstate Florist and a downtown institution for more than four decades, is quietly closing its doors. The delivery and floral design business ended on Dec. 31, but the store will remain open through around Jan. 31 to sell off the remaining inventory. Yukie Yamamoto, who opened the shop …
Synnovation Therapeutics asks CDF for $438,000 to support job growth
WILMINGTON – Synnovation Therapeutics will ask the state’s Council on Development Finance on Monday for a $438,000 Strategic Fund grant to help the cancer research company nearly triple its workforce, according to an application obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Synnovation is a Wilmington-based cancer research company formed in August 2021. It was founded by scientists who previously …
Association leaders, educators praise Meyer’s youth apprenticeship executive action
Governor Matt Meyer directed state agencies to prioritize state agencies to prioritize the development of youth apprenticeship programs across the state in his first executive action. Led by the Delaware Department of Education, Executive Order #1 establishes a statewide working group consisting of at least 15 members from across labor, educational, and nongovernmental sectors, with the ultimate goal of developing …
Here’s a copy of Gov. Matt Meyer’s inaugural address
DOVER– For those of you who weren’t able to attend or live-stream (or just like to read speeches) Gov. Matt Meyer’s swearing in or inaugural address at Delaware State University, here’s the address: Good morning, everyone! Good morning, Delaware! Thank you so much for being here. The original plan was for me to give this speech outside. As the temperature …