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Avelo Airlines extends flight schedule through 2027
September 5, 2026
WILMINGTON – Avelo Airlines has extended its Philadelphia / Delaware Valley flight schedule through April 20, 2027, allowing travelers to book flights into next spring. Avelo Airlines Head of Network and Revenue Trevor Yealy said, “We’ve extended Avelo’s Philadelphia / Delaware Valley flight schedule through April 20, 2027, so travelers...
Pennella exits the stage as Grand’s executive director
September 4, 2026
WILMINGTON — Francis “Skip” Pennella has retired as executive director of the Grand Opera House after unexpectedly serving two years in the role following the departure of two leaders. His retirement was effective Sept. 1. Pennella called the role one of the greatest privileges of his career. He will continue...
Hatching Time executives launch pet wellness brand
September 3, 2026
NEW CASTLE — The executive team behind one of Delaware’s fastest growing companies has started a new venture to target the steadily growing global pet food market. Ryan Flanagan and Yağız Aksu, the co-CEOs of poultry raising equipment company Hatching Time, have started natural pet wellness brand Oldfield Pets. The...
Former Justice Valihura to shape WilmU’s corporate law institute
September 2, 2026
WILMINGTON — Former Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen Valihura has joined Wilmington University’s Farnan School of Law as its founding director of its Corporate Law, Governance and Practice Institute. Valihura served a single term on the state’s highest court, which is uncommon in Delaware. In the state, Supreme Court Justices serve for a 12-year term and are...
Highmark Delaware named a 2026 Delaware Top Workplace
September 1, 2026
WILMINGTON – Highmark Delaware has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2026 honor by The News Journal. This list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidential survey uniquely measures the employee experience and its component themes, including...
Private equity’s new target: Delaware CPAs
August 31, 2026
Joe Giordano has an email filter set to automatically delete any message that addresses him as “Joseph.” Nine times out of 10 those emails are from a stranger, usually from a private equity firm, cold emailing him about a deal with his Newark accounting firm Whisman, Giordano & Associates. “The...
IncNow marks 50 years of helping businesses call Delaware home
August 30, 2026
WILMINGTON — Fifty years ago, David Williams saw an opportunity to help businesses register their operations in the state of Delaware with the help of word of mouth and one part-time employee. IncNow has since grown into a 12-person business, including three full-time developers, serving roughly 20,000 active companies registered...
Texas gains 18 companies from Delaware during proxy season
August 29, 2026
WILMINGTON — Delaware is losing more controlled companies to Texas this proxy season, but the state also picked up 15 new incorporations during the same time period, according to preliminary data. Twenty-two public companies moved to reincorporate out of Delaware in the first half of 2026, with the vast majority...
Peninsula Gallery wins national, state awards
August 28, 2026
LEWES — The Peninsula Gallery, celebrating its 30th anniversary, recently won Best Art Gallery in Delaware from the American Art Awards and Best Custom Framing (Downstate) from Delaware Today. Each year, the American Art Awards board chooses the best galleries across America. Selections are based on years established, industry reputation,...
Northern Delaware office vacancy falls to lowest level since 2017
August 27, 2026
WILMINGTON — The vacancy rate for Northern Delaware’s office market fell to 16.8% in the second quarter of the year, the lowest seen since 2017, due to lease renewals and company expansions. The vacancy rate fell 50 basis points from the previous quarter, due to 63,770 square feet of office...
Community Education Building open $19M youth developemnt center
August 26, 2026
WILMINGTON — The Community Education Building (CEB) officially opened the doors to its new 42,000-square-foot Youth Development Center (YDC) on Aug. 21. The center is located on Wilmington’s East Side at 315 East 12th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. The new Youth Development Center is designed to serve as a hub of...
Amazon trims footprint of planned Middletown mega-warehouses
August 25, 2026
MIDDLETOWN — Two colossal Amazon fulfillment centers proposed for land right outside the Middletown bypass have shed a story or more and been dramatically slimmed down, according to recent plans filed with the town. The multinational e-commerce company has amended plans for two planned warehouses around Middle Neck and Warwick...
Delaware partners with Google to expand digital skills training
August 24, 2026
WILMINGTON — The State of Delaware has announced a new partnership with Google through its Grow with Google initiative to expand access to digital skills training and workforce development opportunities for Delaware residents. Through this partnership, Delaware residents will have increased access to Google Career Certificates and AI Courses designed to prepare individuals for in-demand......
EF1 tornado damages Kraft Heinz plant in Dover
August 23, 2026
DOVER — An EF1 tornado ripped open part of the Kraft Heinz manufacturing plant Thursday evening, exposing warehouse inventory and overturning tractor-trailers as severe storms tore through Delaware’s capital. Photos provided by the Dover Fire Department show large sections of exterior walls missing from the Kraft Heinz facility at 1250...
Delaware State Chamber releases legislative scorecard
August 22, 2026
WILMINGTON – The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce (DSCC) released its 2026 How They Voted legislative scorecard, providing a legislative votng review of the 153rd General Assembly. “Transparency without accountability only tells part of the story,” Michael J. Quaranta, president of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, said. “As we head...
Zip Code Wilmington Executive Burton to depart
August 21, 2026
WILMINGTON — Desa Burton, Zip Code Wilmington’s longtime executive director and one of the biggest technology sector’s advocates in Delaware, is stepping down on Oct. 2. Gloria Bell, Zip Code Wilmington’s director of operations, will serve as interim executive director and head of school. Burton described the transition as planned...
Shangri-La Farms proposes 50,000-plant cannabis farm in Smyrna
August 20, 2026
SMYRNA — Multistate cannabis operator Shangri-La Farms is proposing an outdoor cultivation facility near Smyrna that could grow as many as 50,000 cannabis plants at a time, more than double the number of live marijuana plants currently growing in Delaware. Shangri-La Farms is proposing about three acres of outdoor cannabis...
ChristianaCare buys out Delaware Park land near Newark hospital
August 19, 2026
CHRISTIANA — ChristianaCare has quietly bought 20 acres of undeveloped land right outside Delaware Park in late July. ChristianaCare paid $24 million for the land to DP Real Estate, the legal entity which owns the Delaware Park Casino and Racetrack on July 22, according to property records. The land is...
Harrington denies data center development
August 18, 2026
HARRINGTON — Harrington officials have closed the door on data centers as a conditional use in manufacturing zones and are now considering going a step further by banning data centers within city limits. The decision came Monday night during a packed Harrington city council meeting. Harrington City Manager Norman Barlow...
Hodgson Vo-Tech opens new $211M school in Glasgow
August 17, 2026
GLASGOW — The new Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School was informally opened on Monday, showcasing the results of the state’s first construction project in Delaware’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The $211 million high school on Glasgow Avenue was one of the first state-funded construction projects in the...