Hot chicken lovers have likely salivated over social media videos of the new and rapidly-growing Dave’s Hot Chicken – and the First State is getting its first one Friday, Aug. 1. The red-hot Nashville-style chicken chain originating in California and backed by music superstar Drake will open at 318 North Dupont Highway. The booming brand will mark its Delaware debut with …
Valerie A. Woodruff has been named the recipient of the 2025 John H. Taylor, Jr. Education Leadership Award, recognizing her decades-long commitment to improving Delaware’s public education system. The award is presented annually by The Partnership, Inc., the workforce development affiliate of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. Woodruff will be formally recognized at the Navigating Delaware Pathways: An Education …
Ever wondered what the coolest aspects of the First State are? Well, there’s a contest that will award THE coolest. And the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce (DSCC) and its affiliate, the Delaware Manufacturing Association (DMA), have unveiled the top eight finalists in the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Delaware contest, a competition that celebrates the state’s vibrant manufacturing sector. …
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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 …
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce approved the following new members to its board of directors and Board of Governors, effective January 1, 2025. The State Chamber welcomed three new board directors: Greg Smith, Chemours Ann B. Wayne, BSN, RN, SUN Behavioral Delaware Bob McGuckin, Verizon The following business and community leaders were elected to the State Chamber’s Board of …
This Week’s Top Stories Include Pedestrian/bicyclist pathway sought under Concord Pike Hanover Foods gets $1 million to upgrade Clayton plant Concord Diner in North Wilmington is for sale – on Facebook Carney vetoes assisted suicide bill, Dems could try override 5 schools win Sapphire Award for counseling success Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey
CSC President and CEO Rod Ward III will give the keynote speech at Jan. 13’s annual Delaware State Chamber dinner on Jan. 13. The event, one of the best-attended business gatherings of the year, draws 1,100 politicians and business leaders together for a cocktail hour and then a dinner at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. The evening …
This Week’s Top Stories Include Delaware’s guide to Labor Day Weekend 2024 State $$$ to help Newark dairy upgrade filling machines Sleeping Bird Doughnuts opens on Concord Pike Round 1 of early voting for Sept. 10 primary opens Wednesday Pritchett Academy opening rocks Wilmington with celebration Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey
The Delaware Nature Society, Courageous Hearts, RiversEdge Advisors and Surf Bagel have been named the 2024 Superstars in Business by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. The honorees will be recognized at an awards ceremony Nov. 6. Joining them will be Award of Excellence recipients Down Syndrome Association of Delaware (nonprofit); Jack Lingo Asset Management (1-14 employee category); Tevebaugh Architecture …
Changes continue to Delaware’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program, which became law in 2o22, and was sold as a way to give all employees, not just those at big companies, paid leave for emergencies and become a parent. Originally called the Healthy Delaware Families Act, it created a statewide insurance program to provide up to 80% of wages for …
A contest meant to highlight the diversity of Delaware’s manufacturing — and raise that business sector’s profile — has opened its first round of voting. Fifty items — including candles, Dogfish Head beer, doggie doughnuts, eco-plastic tables, and an outer-space habitat — have been entered in The Coolest Thing Made in Delaware contest. It received more than 100 nominations. “This …
