CHRISTIANA, Del. (AP) — Evening rush-hour drivers will run into backups near Christiana, Delaware for more than two weeks as road crews replace the bridge deck on northbound Interstate 95 over Delaware Route 7. The News Journal reports the four available lanes on northbound I-95 will be reduced to two on that bridge starting…
Month: September 2015
Delaware hospital agrees to $4 million federal settlement
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say St. Francis hospital in Wilmington has agreed to a $4 million settlement related to improper Medicare and Medicaid billing. The settlement announced Tuesday involves improperly billing Medicare and Medicaid for patients admitted into a Wilmington inpatient rehabilitation unit between 2007 and 2010 when admission was not medically necessary…
House Republicans advance bill to undo health law
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans advanced legislation Tuesday to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health law that could actually reach the president’s desk. The House GOP has voted more than 50 times to repeal all or parts of the health law. Almost all the bills died in the Senate. But this time, Republicans are using a…
For Sale: 2 Rehoboth Beach Buildings, Millsboro Dollar General
Two Rehoboth Beach buildings Location: 45 and 45½ Lake Avenue, Rehoboth Beach Asking price: $1.68 million Size: 4,536 square feet Price per square foot: $370.37 Features: Two buildings, individually metered, zoned C-3. Could be used for all retail or retail and two residential rental units, with limited off-street parking. No warranties expressed on HVAC. Of…
People on the Move
Jim Mazarakis Jim Mazarakis was named to the Delaware Community Foundation Board of Directors. Mazarakis, an executive vice president with WSFS Bank, has more than 30 years of experience in banking, investment management and brokerage services. He served as chief information officer (CIO) for T. Rowe Price, and managing director and divisional CIO at J.P.…
Lean manufacturing comes naturally at Miller Metal

By Kathy Canavan BRIDGEVILLE – Marty Miller was fixing equipment in a food-processing plant in 1983 when he noticed how many employees it took to box potatoes. Miller told Plant Manager Naz Elehwany he could build a machine that could pack potatoes as fast as all his employees. “The guy thought he was nuts,” said…
Plans afoot for Middletown data center, power plant
By Christi Milligan Seventy acres of Middletown’s booming Westown area have been approved for a data center and co-generation plant — development that town officials say could bring more than 100 full-time jobs and as many as 2,000 construction jobs as the estimated $400 million project takes shape. Middletown Town Council in August approved plans…
Delaware farmers take precautions against avian flu

By Christi Milligan As waterfowl begin their migration south, poultry farmers say they’re hopeful the journey doesn’t include a Delmarva pit stop, keeping the industry free from the highly pathogenic strain of the avian flu that has decimated 48 million birds to the west. But they’re preparing just in case. Georgie Catanza, a Dover farmer…
DAA, Americans for the Arts, and Leadership Delaware host panel
The Delaware Arts Alliance, in partnership with the State Arts Action Network (SAAN) of Americans for the Arts, along with Leadership Delaware, Inc., (LDI) will host an arts and business panel debate at the Delaware Art Museum on Thursday, Oct. 1. The panel is part of a two-day national State Arts Action Network meeting that…
Welcome to Delaware – Endless Discoveries
New welcome signs greet visitors as they cross the Delaware border. They say “Welcome to Delaware – Endless Discoveries.” They are part of a larger campaign that will list attractions off Delaware highways. The Delaware Tourism Office, in collaboration with DelDOT, erected the signs in all three counties late last month. The ongoing re-branding campaign…