Minimum Wage

Amid job-growth stagnation, Delaware minimum wage rising to $15

Bradley VasoliBusiness, Headlines, Retail and Restaurants

By Bradley Vasoli Delaware’s job numbers have stagnated over several years, and a new policy change is set to take effect in the New Year that will make hiring for some jobs even more expensive. Per a 2021 law, the state’s minimum wage has increased each year to finally reach $15 in 2025. That’s a $1.75 increase over its 2024 …

The owners of El Diablo recently opened Hayworth & Finch Trolley Square. Courtesy of Hayworth & Finch

El Diablo Burritos owners launch new Hayworth & Finch concept in Trolley Square

Pam GeorgeBusiness, Headlines, Retail and Restaurants

By Pam George In 2010, a small burrito shop opened in Trolley Square, and it did not take long for the buzz to travel outside Wilmington’s city limits. El Diablo Burritos quickly became an if-you-know-you-know destination for fast-casual food made with quality ingredients. The owners hope lightning strikes twice. Dean Vilone, Roger Andrews, and Shannon Stevens recently opened Hayworth & Finch at 11 …

Bardea owners to manage DE.CO., renovate and rebrand Stitch House

Pam GeorgeBusiness, Food & Dining, Headlines, Retail and Restaurants

The buzz on Market Street in downtown Wilmington is all about Bardea—and with good reason. The restaurant group—which owns Bardea Food & Drink, Bardea Steak, and The Garden at Bardea on the 600 block of Market Street—is renovating the former Stitch House Brewery at 829 N. Market St. However, the ripples running through the business district concern Bardea Restaurant Group’s partnership with Buccini Pollin Group to manage DE.CO Food Hall at …

Delaware Roundup - Bally's Dover

Delaware Roundup: 38 (Really) Quick Reads (11/15)

Peter OsborneBusiness, Culture, Delaware Nonprofits, Education, Government, Government & Politics, Health, Retail and Restaurants, Sports

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. BUSINESS Cover & Rossiter, one of Wilmington’s oldest full-service accounting firms will merge with and be rebranded by the Bonadio Group, which will help Upstate New York’s largest professional services firm …

Stockley Tavern DBCC

Delaware Roundup (11/8/24): 29 (Really) Quick Reads

Peter OsborneBusiness, Delaware Nonprofits, Government, Government & Politics, Retail and Restaurants

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions inside the email or in a Word document. BUSINESS Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP), the lead statewide economic development organization for Delaware, and the Port of Blyth (PoB), a leading offshore energy base in the North East of England, have …

Delaware Art Museum murals

The Delaware Roundup: 35 (Really) Quick Reads

Peter OsborneBusiness, Charity, Culture, Education, Government, News Briefs, Retail and Restaurants

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected] BUSINESS Delaware Park Casino is investing $5 million in a 10,000-square-foot covered outdoor patio that will open next spring. The patio will include 250 popular slot machines in an open-air setting near the complex’s racetrack. The new patio will be heated and allow patrons …

Claire van den Broek and Huxley & Hiro

Van den Broek leverages partnerships for Huxley & Hiro’s early downtown success

Peter OsborneHeadlines, Business, Retail and Restaurants, Women Owned Businesses

WILMINGTON —  Here is one clue that Claire van den Broek is doing all the right things 18 months after opening an independent bookstore in downtown Wilmington: You’re prepping to expand into larger space two blocks closer to Rodney Square. After a lengthy renovation in their current location at 419 North Market St., van den Broek and business partner Ryan …