Five Delaware entrepreneurs will compete Sept. 25 for a $10,000 prize in the Emerging Enterprise Center’s Swim with the Sharks pitch competition. The finalists are: Coffee Rendezbrew Color + Blow Droneversity Kai Coders Sindri Materials Corp. The 12th annual “Shark Tank”-style pitch contest, presented by the Delaware Division of Small Business Office of Supplier Diversity, will be hosted by DETV’s Ivan Thomas at Penn …
The New Castle Chamber of Commerce‘s second annual State of the County included a number of revealing, and often unexpected, moments: The county plays classical music through its sewers to see how well the sound travels and uses that information to decide whether sewer work is needed, saving time, trouble and overall expense, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer told …
Changes continue to Delaware’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program, which became law in 2o22, and was sold as a way to give all employees, not just those at big companies, paid leave for emergencies and become a parent. Originally called the Healthy Delaware Families Act, it created a statewide insurance program to provide up to 80% of wages for …
This Week’s Review Includes: Economist predicts mild 2024 recession, hit Taylor/Travis song Heads up: I-95 near 896 to be closed Feb. 14-15 and Feb. 19 10 Delaware companies win state EDGE grants Victims’ Rights task force to hear updating, funding ideas Sanford student wins $25,000 as science competition finalist Caravel prevails over Ursuline in front of home crowd Click on …
A Baltimore economist known for his sense of humor left the punchline of his New Castle County Chamber of Commerce speech Tuesday to the last bit of his presentation: “It will come nearly a year after I initially anticipated, but recession is coming in 2024,” Anirban Basu told the 200 people attending the chamber’s sold-out annual State of the Economy …
New Castle County Chamber of Commerc President Bob Chadwick will retire at the end of the year.’ Chadwick, who has been working with the chamber since 2006, said he will be 64 this year and is expecting his first grandchild “I am eager to spend more time with family and more time pursuing my other passions which include music and …
With the legalization of recreational marijuana, workplaces in Delaware will now have to contend with the increased usage that will bring. In response to the bills, the state of Delaware implemented a new policy May 3 for all executive branches to ban smoking or being under the influence of marijuana, similar to the use of alcohol. Claire DeMatteis, secretary of …
The Senate Environment, Energy and Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would require new homes to be built with electric vehicle charging stations. Senate Bill 103, sponsored by Sen. Sarah McBride, D-Wilmington, would require new single-family homes with building permits issued after Jan. 1, 2024 and multi-family homes with final site plans issued after Jan. 1, 2025 to …
