NEW CASTLE — In his annual budget address, New Castle County Executive Marcus Henry proposed a hike to sewer fees, along with a 17% property tax increase, all measures he [...]

WILMINGTON - Solenis, a chemical manufacturer, will implement a global energy surcharge of 8–14%, starting April 1, 2026, in response to rising costs driven by the ongoing Middle East conflict [...]

LEWES – Beebe Medical Foundation announces the establishment of the Robert J. & Lois H. White BEST (Beebe Endorsed Student Tuition) Nursing Scholarship Endowment, supported by a $1 million donation for [...]

WILMINGTON — The Delaware Prosperity Partnership has formed a search committee and has hired a executive search firm to aid with the hunt for its next leader. The search committee, [...]

HARRINGTON — With farm bankruptcies rising and input costs continuing to climb, Delaware’s agricultural sector is entering a period of heightened financial strain, experts said during a recent Delaware Farm [...]

NEW CASTLE — Hatching Time, an e-commerce company that sells egg incubators, chick brooders and more, has now expanded into the United Kingdom with a logistics center in Northern Ireland. Operations [...]

The Delaware Business Times has opened the application period for the 2026 Class of its Top 40 Under 40 program, also known as DBT 40. The deadline to apply for [...]

GLASGOW— Qnity Electronics debuted its Delaware presence last week when it opened its new polishing pad factory in Glasgow right as the company is projecting steady growth into 2026. Qnity [...]

NEW CASTLE — Delaware’s independent panel of analysts added $34 million to the state’s spending limit for the next fiscal year, although state financial experts caution that economic instability is [...]

WILMINGTON — A buyer has been found just three months after the Concord Mall was listed for sale. Philadelphia-area firm Abrams Realty & Development told the Philadelphia Business Journal it [...]

NEWARK — GE Aerospace’s only Delaware plant will see $5 million in investment through the jet and turboprop engine manufacturer’s plan to invest $1 billion across a large swath of [...]

NEWARK— New fintech startup GradBridge hopes to bridge a student loan gap for college and graduate students at a time when government-based loans offer limited options. Launched by a collective [...]

WILMINGTON – Registration is now open for Delaware’s leading nonprofit learning and networking event, hosted by DANA, the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement, on May 1. This year’s IMPACT Delaware [...]

WILMINGTON — While artificial intelligence dominates the U.S. economy’s growth, PNC Bank’s chief economist is cautiously optimistic that a new normal may be settling in with consumer lending, spending and [...]

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — Wilmington developer 9th Street Development is now entering the southern Pennsylvania market with the acquisition of two buildings in downtown Kennett Square. Last week, the company [...]

SUSSEX COUNTY – The Sussex Economic Development Action Committee (SEDAC) is launching a countywide campaign to collect stories from people affected by rising housing costs and long commutes in Sussex [...]

WILMINGTON — Do More 24 Delaware, the state’s biggest day of giving, raised more than $2.4 million for Delaware’s nonprofit community from more than 20,000 individual donors — from all [...]

WILMINGTON – Each year, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce develops its Competitiveness Agenda with input from members, policy committees, and strategic partners, with final approval from the Board of [...]

WILMINGTON — Wilmington added more than 2,000 jobs in 2024 and city economic development officials believe that momentum may be building with the increase in number of small businesses opening downtown. [...]

NEWPORT – A Delaware company is helping to revolutionize healthcare training by bringing the industry back to a more relationship-based model with the help of technology and live actors.  Inside Avkin’s facility in Newport, news clippings and [...]

BERLIN, Md. – After joining the TidalHealth system last year, Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Maryland, now has a new name: TidalHealth Atlantic. All the campuses, physician offices and diagnostic [...]

DOVER – The Delaware Division of Small Business in partnership with Delaware Governor Matt Meyer, launched an online form allowing investors, economic development professionals and government officials to nominate Census [...]

NEWARK — Versogen, a startup manufacturing firm that focuses on membranes used in the production of clean hydrogen, has entered into a licensing agreement with one of the top renewable [...]

WILMINGTON — The latest branch for financial services company Cross River Bank officially opened on Feb. 19 at the Market West campus in downtown Wilmington, marking the latest banking company [...]

It’s hard to say whether Gov. Matt Meyer’s profile is large because of how radically different the media landscape is today compared to where it was nine years ago. One [...]

DOVER — Bayhealth and ChristianaCare are teaming up with the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) to strengthen Delaware’s physician workforce. The three entities have launched a new collaborative clinical [...]

MIDDLETOWN — In the Appoquinimink School District, a cohort of students in the 10th grade have lessons some days in Spanish or Chinese. Some keep their second language skills sharp [...]

WILMINGTON – Permitting delays have long been a contention point for Delaware businesses and leaders, but Gov. Matt Meyer is set on changing the tide. He signed Executive Order 18 [...]

WILMINGTON – Highmark Delaware invested eight Delaware community-based organizations through the large grant cycle of BluePrints for the Community, a grant program of the Highmark Delaware Fund at the Delaware [...]

DELAWARE CITY — Starwood Digital Ventures has appealed the denial of a permit for a massive data center after the Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control made its decision under [...]

NEWARK —W. L Gore & Associates has completed the acquisition of heart implant maker Conformal Medical within 45 days from announcing the deal.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed. [...]

Mackenzie Frank, a University of Delaware junior, recently took home the  top prize at the 2025 Hen Hatch startup competition with a color-changing straw designed to detect whether a drink [...]

REHOBOTH BEACH — The Developing Artists Collaborative, a Rehoboth Beach nonprofit dedicated to helping artists succeed creatively and in commerce, will be expanding its reach thanks to a new partnership [...]

WILMINGTON – Applied Bank announced that it has made a $7.6 million donation to The Rocco A. and Mary Abessinio Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization based in Delaware. Since its [...]

HARRINGTON — Farmers and agriculture leaders packed a room at the Delaware State Fairground Thursday during an inaugural summit held by Rep. Sarah McBride. The three-hour summit underscored a widening [...]

February 9, 2026 Free public event returns February 19 to the Smyrna Opera House Wilmington, Del. – Delaware’s Poetry Out Loud State Finals returns to the Smyrna Opera House on [...]

WILMINGTON — Artificial intelligence is now taking a larger role in hiding how well the national and regional economy is performing, and economist Anirban Basu believes that’s a cliffhanger scenario [...]

February 9, 2026 DOVER, Del. The Delaware Tourism Office (DTO) announced awards to seven Delaware sports facilities through the Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund. Established through the Fiscal Year 2024 [...]

Wilmington University and the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 199 have partnered to connect registered apprenticeship training with college-credit pathway — expanding access to advancement for working [...]

February 11, 2026 Round 1 matches begin February 11 at higher-seeded schools, with semifinals and finals set for February 14 at Smyrna High School. Dover, DE – The Delaware Interscholastic [...]

REHOBOTH BEACH - Delaware-based Surf Bagel has launched a new mobile app designed to streamline ordering for customers grabbing breakfast or lunch on 1Surf Bagel has a new app. l [...]

February 11, 2026 New additions for 2026: Sea Lions, Sharks and Sting Rays join beach-style attractions, live entertainment to headline the Fan Zone experience DOVER, Del. – Following a successful [...]

WILMINGTON —- A trio of assisted living facilities in the Wilmington area have been acquired by Encore Healthcare Services for $42.1 million. Headquartered in New York, Encore Healthcare Services announced [...]

February 9, 2026 The event will be held Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Wilmington Police Athletic League. Wilmington, DE — In response to the upcoming closure of [...]

WILMINGTON — The Buccini Pollin Group confirmed Wednesday that Penn Medicine signed a long-term lease for 40,000 square feet of office space at The Concord with visions of bringing new [...]

DOVER — The DE Turf Complex in Frederica was granted $4.15 million in funding from the Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund as one of seven sports venues chosen this year, [...]

February 4, 2026 Dover, Del. (Feb. 4, 2026) – The Delaware Division of Small Business (DSB) is announcing that the application period for the Delaware Grocery Initiative and First State [...]

Dover – The Delaware Division of Small Business (DSB) will open the application period for the Delaware Grocery Initiative and First State Food System Program (DGI/FSFSP) on Feb. 20, 2026. [...]

February 4, 2026 WILMINGTON – The Delaware Blue Coats have partnered with Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Night on Saturday, Feb. 7 when the team [...]