WILMINGTON — Two New Castle County–produced documentaries exploring Delaware’s legacy of racial justice have captured top honors, including a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award. On Saturday, September 20, the team earned its second win in four years at the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards. The documentary “Restless Ground: The Untold Story of Mt. Olive” won in the Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Long-Form category, which “honors excellence in content …
NEWARK — CorriXR Therapeutics, Inc., an oncology-focused biotherapeutics company, has received a $1 million investment from the State of Delaware to support its lead program targeting next-generation treatments for solid tumors, including head and neck and lung cancers. “We’re excited to have the State of Delaware participate in our Series A financing round as we advance toward our first-in-human clinical trial,” …
Michael Castle, former governor of Delaware and state representative, died Thursday, August 14, at the age of 86. Born in raised in Wilmington, Castle served as the 69th governor of Delaware from 1985 to 1992 and as the U.S. representative from 1993 to 2011. Governor Matt Meyer has ordered flags at all state-owned buildings and facilities to be flown at …
WILMINGTON — Bayard Hogans, formerly the president overseeing Enstructure’s Mid-Atlantic operations including Delaware, has departed the company, according to a recent announcement from the Port of Wilmington operations. Hogans’ departure comes nearly two years after he was appointed to the role in October 2023, following the state’s termination of its contract with previous port operator Gulftainer. Enstructure stepped in with …
WILMINGTON — First Lieutenant Raymond Firmani, a decorated World War II veteran and longtime Elsmere resident, has died at the age of 103. Governor Matt Meyer issued a statement Tuesday honoring Firmani’s life and service. He ordered flags at all state-owned buildings and facilities to fly at half-staff through sunset on Monday, July 28. RELATED STORY: Governor orders flags lowered …
WILMINGTON— Veolia has opened one of the largest PFAS treatment plants in the United States at its Stanton Water Treatment facility, a $35 million project designed to deliver safer drinking water to more than 100,000 New Castle County residents. The system is now removing regulated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from up to 30 million gallons of water per day, …
Officials announced Tuesday that the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has reserved $5.5 million in funding for 15 development projects across four municipalities through the state’s Downtown Development District (DDD) program. The funding is intended to help catalyze $173.6 million in private investment in revitalization efforts in Dover, Laurel, Georgetown, and Wilmington. Projects receiving reservations include Villa Maria at Brandywine, The Old …
Delaware has become the latest state to legalize medical aid in dying, following the signing of House Bill 140 on Tuesday. The new law, titled the Ron Silverio/Heather Block End-of-Life Options Act, permits mentally capable, terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less to request and self-administer life-ending medication. Named for two late advocates, the measure follows …
DOVER- Delaware State University honored nearly 1,000 graduates during its 2025 spring commencement on Friday, May 9. The day featured two separate ceremonies: an undergraduate commencement held at Alumni Stadium in the morning and a graduate ceremony hosted at the Dr. William B. DeLauder Education & Humanities Theatre in the afternoon. President Tony Allen opened the morning ceremony by reflecting …
Delaware has sold $317 million in bonds at a 3.836% rate, after once again earning top AAA/Aaa credit ratings from all three major agencies. “These bond sale results, and our continued triple-A credit ratings, are testaments to our stewardship of Delawareans’ tax dollars,” said Governor Matt Meyer. Delaware has now held a unanimous triple-A rating for 25 consecutive years. The …
NEWARK — The University of Delaware celebrated the official opening of its new interdisciplinary research facility, currently dubbed “Building X,” with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, April 17. The $150 million building replaces the former McKinly Lab, which was destroyed by fire in 2017, and now stands as a state-of-the-art space for research in psychology, neuroscience, biology, quantum science, materials …
Delaware officials are working to fast-track the distribution of $14 million in federal funding to small businesses before the end of 2025, as part of the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). Governor Matt Meyer and Division of Small Business (DSB) Director CJ Bell announced the push during an event Thursday at The Mill in Wilmington, which has benefited from …
