Delaware Governor John Carney and four other Democratic governors are pushing for changes at PJM, a regional power grid operator, after its recent auction pointed to sharp increases in electricity costs. But David Stevenson, director of the Center for Energy & Environment at the Newark-based Caesar Rodney Institute, sees three general problems with the governors’ letter. Delaware’s Carney joined …
REHOBOTH BEACH – Sometimes, as a writer, you agonize over a headline or core theme for a story, and sometimes it’s handed to you on a silver platter (or in a glass jelly jar). Maria Boulden spent the first 40 years of her career as a driven executive, moving through the ranks and running huge commercial teams at DuPont. …
A premier golf club in Milford is adding a technological experience that has swept the golfing community in recent years and will increase access to the sport. The Southern Delaware Golf Club, located off Rehoboth Boulevard, is adding its version of Topgolf. It’s not affiliated with the Dallas-based golf entertainment company and is not using its technology, but it will …
The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to editor@delawarelive.com BUSINESS Delaware Park Casino is investing $5 million in a 10,000-square-foot covered outdoor patio that will open next spring. The patio will include 250 popular slot machines in an open-air setting near the complex’s racetrack. The new patio will be heated and allow patrons …
With rental prices between $1,500 and $2,500 per month, there is an affordable housing crisis in the Milford. The crisis is not limited to just Milford, however, as rental costs have skyrocketed over the past decade across the country. One way that Milford as well as Kent and Sussex County are addressing the high rent prices is the authorization …
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is accepting applications for its FY24 $50 million Build to Scale program to support organizations that strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems to support entrepreneurs as they build and scale technology-driven businesses—and the employees in the new, good jobs they create—to make and deliver new technology products and services. Build to Scale (B2S) grants fund programs that support innovators, …
One of Milford’s newest business owners, Taylor Rettano, feels that owning a business as a women can be difficult, but does not feel the difficulty is solely related to being female. The owner of Village and Venue on South Walnut Street in Milford, sees the challenges differently. “I believe there are many people, mainly women, who support my business because …
A project that has been in development for more than a decade has finally come to fruition in Milford. Windward Grove, a townhome community, held an open house on Thursday, October 17. “This was an open house designed to allow those interested in the community to see what we had to offer,” Shelley Freeman, Program Manager, said. “We are planning …
Tracy Dissinger is celebrating her 30th year as an occupational therapist, opening Occupational Therapy of Delaware over eight years ago. According to Dissinger, she told her daughter, Libby Tenbusch, that if she was accepted to OT school, Dissinger would open her own practice. “I had worked in rehab facilities, nursing homes, outpatient practices and I was kind of like, okay, …
The Delaware Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is getting $200,000 in federal money as part of a larger $9 million grant to help underserved communities access development funding and innovative research. The grant is part of a five-year federal program that runs through 2029, said Mike Bowman, director of the center and associate director of the Office of Economic Innovation …
