With striped bass coming into the Delaware River and bay earlier in the year as the weather warms up earlier, DNREC plans to adjust their commercial fishing seasons. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will accept written comments on the proposed changes through Feb. 14. Stripers, as the fish are commonly called, have been coming in earlier than …
A night to celebrate all things business and jobs started Monday with a call for Delaware to ready itself to become a manufacturing hub. China long has been a magnet for manufacturing, but its decision to limit couples to one child soon will mean there’s not a big enough workforce to man factories, said Mike Quaranta, president of the Delaware …
New Castle’s Compact Membrane Systems will spend $3.1 million to expand to meet market demand and triple its workforce, with state grants paying about one-third of that. Founded by a former DuPont scientist in Wilmington 30 years ago, CMS creates technology to capture and reduce carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions. It will get $875,480 from the state to help …
Wilmington’s Salesianum School has started fundraising for SALSTHON 2024, which has a goal of $175,000 to benefit St. Patrick’s Center. St. Patrick’s provides emergency food, meals, respite for the homeless, clothing, transportation and recreational activities for people in need. “People are pumped up to raise money, and they’re excited to go,” said Frank Holodick, a senior and student council …
If it seems like everything bagel seasoning is, well, everywhere, that’s because it is. Avocado toast, pizza, pop tarts and arepas are among the food getting that deli treatment in Delaware, and they’re not alone. A National Restaurant Association poll of culinary professionals found that the addictive seasoning was named a top flavor for 2024. The mix typically includes dried garlic …
The city of Wilmington has paid $900,000 for the elegeant Gibraltar mansion on Pennsylvania and will work to preserve it for future generations, Mayor Mike Purzycki announced Friday. There are no definitive plans at this time for the property, Purzycki said in a press release. The property, the focus of both commercial and cultural interest for decades, hasn’t been able …
Nearly 600 Delaware workers are owed approximately $398,000 in back wages recovered by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. This includes 268 workers in Kent County, 104 workers in New Castle County and 172 workers in Sussex County. In many cases, the employees change jobs or change addresses and cannot be notified of the money due to them. …
A Delmar woman was startled recently to look out her window and see five coyotes attacking a fox in the backyard of her rural cul-de-sac home. It’s a sign of increased activity during breeding season, said Jake Klaverweiden, the Delmar founder of Eastern Shore Predator Control. Lots of pets go missing during January through March, he said. “Coyotes have learned …
Gov. John Carney‘s proposed 2025 state budget of $6.1 billion pours $2.1 billion into education, $2 billion on healthcare for employees, retirees and Medicaid recipients, and $129 million into environmental initiatives. It’s another record state budget, up nearly 9% from 2024’s $5.6 billion. Nearly 65% of the growth in the budget over last year’s is salary policy and health-related costs, …
A new state contest seeks the coolest thing manufactured in Delaware. The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware Manufacturing Association have started the Coolest Thing Made in Delaware contest to highlight Delaware’s vibrant manufacturing industry and promote the sector as a top career path. Manufacturing now employees 28,000 Delawareans. The contest will be structured in a bracket format …
