This story was originally published by Spotlight Delaware.Ā New Castle County is taking over the operations of the Hope Center homeless shelter from a hotel company that hadĀ held the contractĀ to manage the facility ever since it launched during the height of the COVID pandemic. The company, Hersha Hospitality Trust, is the same firm that sold the Hope Center building ā …
This story was originally published onĀ Spotlight Delaware.Ā The three-way race to become Delawareās Democratic candidate for governor is gearing up to be among the most expensive and competitive in recent history ā and much of the money is flowing from the candidatesā own personal bank accounts. In December, Collin OāMara, Delawareās former chief environmental regulator, loaned hisĀ fledgling campaign $750,000Ā ā …
The Congressional committee thatĀ pushed for a ban or saleĀ of the social media platform TikTok is now scrutinizing a Chinese pharmaceutical company that happens to be developing a major taxpayer-supported manufacturing campus in Middletown. In January, the committeeās leadership introduced legislation that would prohibit the company called WuXi AppTec ā as well as certain other Chinese-owned firms ā from receiving federal …
Delawareās hefty unemployment insurance fund appears to be poorly managed, in need of more staff, and may not be able to track companies that fail to pay into the system, according to a panel of national accounting experts. But, it does not appear to be at risk of failing to pay jobless claims into the near future. Get the latest …
President Joe Bidenās frequent trips back to his home state have become routine to most Delawareans more than three years into his term, but the scores of trips have also become a drain on state coffers and the downtime of troopers. Last year, Biden returned to Delaware 30 times, or nearly three times the number of visits as those to …
Bloom Energy, the fuel cell producer that a decade ago promised to revitalize the stateās manufacturing sector, announced last week that it will move a slice of its Newark operations to Mexico at the end of 2024. The decision is one part of the California companyās plan to restructure amid increasing debt and continuous financial losses, according to its annual …
