Business & Innovation

GE Aviation expanding in Newark, adding 70 jobs

A company hopes its Delaware branch takes flight with a major new investment. General Electric Aviation plans to pour $27 million into its Newark facility over the next 5 years to expand production of engine parts made from ceramic matrix composites (CMC). The expansion will add 70 jobs at the facility. ...More

Recycling program aims to make the most of what restaurants throw away

What’s left on plates at some Rehoboth area restaurants is finding new life, helping grow food that could wind up on that very same plate. State officials Monday touted the initial efforts of REPLENISH, a recycling project developed by Delmarva Wellnet Foundation’s EDEN Delmarva program ...More

Gas prices continue to rise in Delaware

Gas prices in the First State rose for a third straight week. AAA Mid-Atlantic reports the average price for a gallon of regular in Delaware rose four cents over the last seven days from $3.45 to $3.49 ...More

Delaware unemployment rate remains unchanged in April

Delaware’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.2 percent last month according to the state’s labor department. The jobless rate has hovered around 7 percent for roughly the last year and a half. ...More

Powerball jackpot his record-breaking level

The Powerball jackpot is reaching new heights in advance of the game’s next drawing Saturday night. Ticket sales have pushed the grand prize to $600 million – the biggest Powerball jackpot ever ...More

Governor Markell signs growler bill into law

A new option for beer drinkers in Delaware: Liquor stores can now fill and sell 64 ounce growlers. Gov. Markell signed a bill into law Thursday allowing the expanded sale of growlers in the First State. ...More

Delaware’s SBA award winners honored by Gov. Markell

Governor Jack Markell took some time to pick the brains of some of Delaware’s most successful small business owners Wednesday. Winners of the Small Business Administration's 2013 Small Business Awards met with the governor to discuss how state government can help them deal with key issues such as rising health care costs and workers compensation insurance rates. ...More

Laborers union opens training center in Newark

Delaware has a new tool to help develop its skilled labor force. Leaders of Laborers International Union of North America, or LiUNA, opened a training center in Newark Monday. It’s the first permanent job training facility in Delaware. ...More

Lt. Gov Denn unveils workers comp task force report

The task force charged with examining Delaware’s workers compensation insurance rates unveiled 18 recommendations Monday to address recent double-digit rate increases. ...More

Gas prices rise again in Delaware last week

Gas prices in the First State rose for a second straight week. AAA Mid-Atlantic reports the average price for a gallon of regular in Delaware rose five cents over the last seven days from $3.40 to $3.45. ...More