According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more than 5 million job openings in the United States. Whether you’re hiring or looking for a job, the methods of landing a coveted position or finding the perfect candidate for your company have evolved. Those doing the hiring can get a good look at their…
Month: July 2016
Does the Brexit vote signal the outcome of upcoming U.S. presidential election?
At risk of overworking an overworked topic, an additional perspective on Brexit – the UK vote to exit the EU over the next two years – deserves some elaboration for U.S. policy, the international economy and American politics. Having followed European economy and politics since graduate school, I followed the UK vote with a great…
Repurposed Materials will sell you a bridge or the Wildcats’ home court

By Kathy Canavan Damon Carson says he has the most interesting in-box in the world. A recent e-mail: Somebody wanted to sell him 5 million brand new hazmat suits leftover from the BP oil spill. He bought them. Carson’s business — Repurposed Materials — is sort of an industrial Pinterest. He emails a newsletter of…
New Castle County – July 2016
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Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute and The Wistar Institute partner to expand research
To accelerate breakthrough cancer research in the human genome, the Gene Editing Institute at Christiana Care’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute has entered into an agreement with The Wistar Institute. The agreement expands the historic partnership between the Graham Cancer Center, one of the nation’s largest community cancer centers, and Wistar, the…
University of Delaware increases tuition and fees
Associated Press University of Delaware officials say they are raising tuition and fees for the upcoming school year, and increasing room and board costs as well. Tuition and fees for Delaware residents will increase by $310 to $12,830, and by $830 for nonresidents to $32,250. Officials say room and board increases for the coming year…
Families spent less out-of-pocket for college last year, according to study
Families spent less out of pocket for college in the 2015-2016 academic year as they took advantage of more scholarships and grants to foot the bill, according to “How America Pays for College 2016,” the national study from Sallie Mae and Ipsos—a global independent market research company. The report, now in its ninth year, found…
The Delaware State Housing Authority awards housing tax credits
The Delaware State Housing Authority has awarded low-income housing tax credits to four of the nine nonprofits and for-profit companies that applied for help building their projects — Severn Development Company building Jefferson Estate II in Lewes, Delaware Center for Homeless Veterans for Pearl Center in Wilmington, Green Street Housing for Halls Heritage in Millsboro…
Legislators recessed before 5 a.m. after passing bills to fund state
DOVER— Delaware lawmakers passed budget bills to fund state operations in the fiscal year that starts today, and approved a host of other bills before bringing down the gavel on this year’s legislative session. House and Senate lawmakers recessed shortly before 5 a.m. today, just after the Senate gave final approval to a capital budget…