Delaware is getting some new jobs, thanks to a state program that helps prepare lab space like this on at Sepax. Two global technology corporations have chosen Delaware as the location for their planned expansions after benefitting from a state grant aimed at providing ready-to-go lab space. Sepax Technologies Inc., a global chromatography company poised for significant growth over …
Peach picking is one of many activities that Fifer Orchards offers on its farm. Delaware is known for two things this time of year: beaches and peaches. It’s prime peach-picking time, but before you head out to the orchards there’s some things you should know about Delaware’s peach industry. Delaware’s peach industry began in the 1820s with a Delaware …
All federal unemployment pay boosts related to COVID-19 end the first week in September. Photo by Yury Kim/Pexels All pandemic-related unemployment programs provided under the American Rescue Plan Act will expire on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. With near-universal staffing shortages, some say ending these programs will finally give people the incentive they need to return to work. Programs …
More than 350 people gathered on Churchman’s Road Saturday in front of ChristianaCare’s sign, and more were arriving by the minute. More than 350 people gathered at the Churchman’s Road entrance to ChristianaCare’s campus Saturday morning to protest the health system’s requirement that all employees must be vaccinated. Members of the crowd stretched down the road on both sides …
Nemours Children’s Health System, which operates A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, has become the third healthcare network in Delaware to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees. The healthcare network announced in a press release Friday that all employees must receive the first dose of a two-dose Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine …
This Milford Wawa sign asks all customers to wear mask inside the store. Photo by Bryan Shupe Wawa has updated its mask policy to require all employees to wear masks in their stores regardless of vaccination status. The use of masks in the popular convenience stores remains optional for customers, although new signs posted on entryways ask customers, vaccinated …
Capital One donated this Wilmington Riverfront building to Delaware State University. Capital One, the company famous for asking credit card owners what’s in their wallets, just slipped a $4.7 million Wilmington riverfront building into Delaware State University’s back pocket. The finance company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, announced Thursday that it’s giving Delaware’s only Historically Black College and University its …
Campanella’s Auto & Tire Center and Crossroads Restaurant in Pike Creek are waging war via signs. Sign war! What is it good for? Dramatically increasing your profile on social media, if you ask two Pike Creek business owners. Campanella’s Automotive & Tire Center and Crossroads Restaurant near the intersection of Kirkwood Highway and Limestone Road have captivated the state …
First State Compassion has launched a program that gives terminal patients $500 toward medical marijuana products. A Delaware medical marijuana distribution center has launched a program to provide terminal patients $500 per month to help pay for their medical marijuana treatment. First State Compassion, Delaware’s first licensed medical marijuana distribution center and largest cannabis growing facility, is naming …
A video of classic movie moments ran before ‘F9.’ The Bear Drive In’s opening night started with a line of more than 50 cars waiting by the time the gates opened at 6:45 p.m. The cars stretched around the arc that is Songbird Drive, which curves around the Bear Lowe’s. By the time “Jungle Cruise” started, owner Bob Weir …
