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  Atlantis Industries thrives in Milton

  By Nick Roth - Feb 22
  Dogfish Head Brewery's success has been well documented in local, regional and national publications and television shows, but it's not Milton's ...
  
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  Salon Milton Fundrazor nets $2K for historical society

  Feb 21
  Salon Milton's annual Fundrazor Feb. 12 raised $2,000 for the Milton Historical Society. The salon, located at 517 Chestnut St., featured a ...
  
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  Schell Brothers and Delaware volunteers honored with national community spirit award

  Feb 20
  Delaware new home builder Schell Brothers was one of eight companies to take home a Judges Special Award for community service in recognition of ...
  
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  Rehoboth, Dewey recognize citizen achievements

  By Ryan Mavity - Feb 19
  Officials from Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach honored special citizens at the chamber's annual Volunteer Recognition and Officers' Installation ...
  
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  Chamber celebrates year of achievement

  By Ryan Mavity - Feb 18
  For the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce 2011 was, as Frank Sinatra sang, a very good year. Chairman Matt Turlinski highlighted the ...
  
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  Home Expo benefits Sussex County Habitat for Humanity

  Feb 18
  The 15th annual Delaware Resorts Home Expo will take place at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, Saturday and Sunday, March 31 - April 1. The ...
  

• Delaware joins nationwide mortgage foreclosure settlement

  Feb 17
  Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced Feb. 10 that Delaware has joined a mortgage foreclosure settlement among the states, federal ...
  
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  Lynn Morrow joins Coldwell Banker

  Feb 16
  Coldwell Banker Resort Realty of Rehoboth Beach recently announced the addition of Lynn Morrow to the firm. Relocating from Point Pleasant, N.J., ...
  
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  McDonald’s to honor Mike Meoli with Golden Arch Award

  By Ryan Mavity - Feb 16
  Being a successful McDonald’s owner/operator runs in the family for Mike Meoli, and just like his father, Meoli is being rewarded by the company ...
  
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  Lighthouse supports Destination Station

  Feb 15
  Jerry Sipes and Matt Turlinski, owners/operators of Lighthouse Inn Bed and Breakfast in Rehoboth Beach, receive a gift in recognition of their ...
  

• Delaware personal income tax due April 30

  Feb 15
  Division of Revenue Director Patrick T. Carter recently reminded taxpayers that Delaware personal income taxes are due April 30. Citizens can file ...
  
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  Turnstone Builders wins national award for insulating concrete forms

  Feb 13
  ICF Builder magazine announced the winners of its national ICF Builder Award competition at the World of Concrete Convention held at the Las Vegas ...
  

• New business, Walk ‘N Wag, gets tails wagging

  Feb 11
  Walk ‘N Wag, a new Rehoboth-based business providing a variety of pet services including, but not limited to, dog walking and pet sitting, held ...
  
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  2011: A challenging year for the poultry industry

  By Ron MacArthur - Feb 10
  A perfect storm of economic, weather and regulatory factors combined to make 2011 one of the most challenging years on record for area poultry ...
  

• Delmarva Power encourages customers to support Good Neighbor Energy Fund

  Feb 10
  This winter heating season, Delmarva Power customers are urged to support the area’s needy families by making a donation to the Good Neighbor ...
  
• Local favorite to be reborn at Hotel Rodney

  Rose & Crown returns to Lewes

  By Molly MacMillan - Feb 09
  After months of rumors, owners of the Hotel Rodney recently confirmed their newest tenant will be an updated version of the Rose & Crown pub, with ...
  
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  Perdue associates pledge nearly $30,000 to United Way

  Feb 08
  Associates at Perdue Farms’ Milford operations contributed $29,315 to the United Way of Delaware. The contribution also includes a $4,000 grant ...
  
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  Apple Electric wins Business of the Year

  By Ryan Mavity - Feb 08
  As happens every year around Christmas time, the lights were shining on Apple Electric. The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce ...
  

• PATS Aircraft Systems adds Chris Bott as certification manager

  Feb 08
  PATS Aircraft Systems recently announced the addition of Chris Bott as certification manager. Bott will oversee the certification efforts for PATS ...
  

• Edward Jones ranks No. 5 on Fortune Magazine's Best Companies to Work For list

  Feb 08
  Financial-services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 5 on Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work for 2012 list in its 13th appearance on the ...
  
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  Lewes Chamber honors Barb Shelton

  Feb 08
  Lewes Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau members honored Barb Shelton at their Jan. 26 breakfast meeting. Shelton has served as executive ...
  

• Blind student lands M&T Bank position

  Feb 08
  Gary Warren, a recent student of the acclaimed National Statler Training Program, has accepted an employment offer from M&T Bank in Millsboro. ...
  

• Coldwell Banker websites rank highest in web traffic for full-year 2011

  Feb 06
  According to Nielsen and comScore Media Metrix, the two global leaders in digital measurement, Coldwell Banker-branded websites had the highest ...
  

• Twin Capes Traveller publication relaunched by DRBA

  Feb 05
  The Delaware River and Bay Authority recently announced the relaunch of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry's official publication, Twin Capes Traveller, in ...
  
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  Rehoboth-Dewey chamber thanks Lighthouse Inn for support of Destination Station Center

  Feb 03
  Jerry Sipes, left, and Matt Turlinski, center, owners and operators of Lighthouse Inn Bed and Breakfast, are shown receiving a gift from Carol ...
  
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  Pat's Pizza brings family tradition to Lewes

  By Rachel Swick Mavity - Feb 02
  Pat’s Pizza hopes to bring family traditions, good food, great portions and daily deals to the Cape Region. Alex Kotanides, partner in Pat’s Pizza ...
  

• Milton businesses report satisfaction

  By Nick Roth - Feb 02
  A segment of the Milton business community is generally satisfied with town's current administration, an economic development committee questionnai...
  
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  Legislation aims to raise minimum wage

  By Rachel Swick Mavity - Feb 02
  Legislation introduced Jan. 17 aims to raise Delaware’s minimum wage by $1 over two years. State chamber of commerce leaders say they will oppose ...
  

• Gym2Gym initiative aims to link Lewes and Rehoboth

  Feb 01
  Two local fitness centers, Quest Fitness in Lewes and The Body Shop Fitness Center in Rehoboth Beach, have developed a new Gym2Gym program to ...
  
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  Juleez Gallery moves to First Street

  By Ryan Mavity - Jan 30
  After three years on Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach, Juleez Gallery has moved to First Street, across from Nicola Pizza. Juleez sells and ...
  
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  Rehoboth Applebee’s showcases a new look

  Jan 29
  The Rehoboth Applebee’s recently completed a total restaurant revitalization, featuring a new contemporary design, local décor, and improvements ...
  

• Delaware Electric Co-op announces $300 rebate for heat pump water heaters

  Jan 27
  Delaware Electric Cooperative is now offering a $300 rebate to member-owners who buy EnergyStar-qualified heat pump water heaters. Heat pump water ...
  

• Land-based wind farm producing for PHI subsidiary

  Jan 27
  Pepco Holdings Inc. has announced its subsidiary Delmarva Power will receive 38 megawatts of wind energy and associated renewable energy credits ...
  

• Generation Mortgage introduces Jan Tabaka, reverse mortgage professional

  Jan 26
  Generation Mortgage Company, the nation’s largest privately owned reverse mortgage lender, recently introduced Jan Tabaka, a local reverse ...
  

• WestStar Mortgage adds Senior Mortgage Resource Center

  Jan 24
  WestStar Mortgage of Rehoboth Beach announces its expansion with the addition of the Senior Mortgage Resource Center, conveniently located in the ...
  

• ResortQuest lists January top producers

  Feb 22
  ResortQuest Real Estate recently announced January’s top producers for its southeast Sussex County locations. Robert Kauffman of the Bethany Beach ...
  
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  RE/MAX Debbie Reed Team recognized as top team in state

  Feb 21
  The RE/MAX Award Ceremony for 2011 was held at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 7, where it was announced that The Debbie Reed ...
  
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  World Cup Sports kicks it to Lewes

  By Nick Roth - Feb 20
  After 10 years in Pelican Square shopping center, World Cup Sports has scored a new location just a few miles north in Lewes, at Dartmouth ...
  
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  Dewey Lions Club wins Mae Hall-McCabe Award

  By Ryan Mavity - Feb 18
  The motto of the Dewey Beach Lions Club is "We Serve," and for living up to that motto, the club was given one of the community's most prestigious ...
  
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  Gregory Meyers Hair Studio now open in Rehoboth Beach

  Feb 18
  Gregory Meyers Hair Studio is a full-service salon. Using the latest techniques and products, the staff specializes in creating sophisticated ...
  
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  Touch of Italy expanding bakery capacity

  By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Feb 17
  Anyone who has been in Touch of Italy’s stores in Rehoboth Beach or Lewes knows the kind of delicacies that await. The stores are places that test ...
  
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  Chris Holt joins the Lee Ann Wilkinson Group

  Feb 17
  The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group of Prudential Gallo, Realtors, welcomes its newest member, Chris Holt. While Holt will serve as a full-service agent, ...
  
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  Castrol Premium Lube Express holds groundbreaking ceremony

  Feb 16
  Castrol Premium Lube Express held a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 9 in Millsboro to mark the construction of the first of several expected Castrol ...
  
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  SBA's Jayne Armstrong to assume duties in Virginia

  Feb 16
  Jayne Armstrong, director of the Small Business Administration's Delaware district office, is transferring to serve in the same capacity in SBA's ...
  
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  Delaware Stage School opens new Sussex location

  By Rachel Swick Mavity - Feb 15
  With its fun, relaxed environment for children of all ages, the Delaware Stage School is bringing new dance opportunities to the Cape Region. Austr...
  

• Business Briefs

  Feb 14
  Jake's Wayback Burgers to celebrate 21st birthday Feb. 21 with wayback prices Jake’s Wayback Burgers, America’s hometown burger joint serving at ...
  
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  A hunk of burning barbeque

  By Kara Nuzback - Feb 11
  Whiskey Beach Barbeque, a new restaurant on Route 1 in Dewey Beach, is named after the small town’s reputation for a wild nightlife. But Owner ...
  
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  Lewes chamber hosts mixer at Beebe Treasure Chest Thrift Shop

  Feb 10
  Beebe’s Treasure Chest Thrift Shop was alive with laughter and lively conversation recently when members of the Lewes Chamber of Commerce held ...
  

• Lank, Johnson & Tull pass peer review for seventh consecutive time

  Feb 10
  Robert B. Lank, Terrence Johnson and Rick Tull, senior partners of Lank, Johnson & Tull Certified Public Accountants, recently announced their ...
  

• AG Biden, bipartisan coalition mark launch of foreclosure mediation program

  Feb 09
  Attorney General Beau Biden was recently joined by a bipartisan coalition of legislators and advocates to mark the launch of Delaware’s mandatory ...
  
• AAUW-sponsored panel discusses pay equity in ...

  Women lobby for fair pay

  By Molly MacMillan - Feb 09
  On average, a woman in Sussex County makes 74 cents for every $1 a man makes. What's more shocking about this statistic may be the fact that at 74 ...
  
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  Donald Verderosa earns Manager of the Year at Brandywine Senior Living

  Feb 08
  Donald Verderosa, left, maintenance supervisor at Brandywine Senior Living at Seaside Pointe in Rehoboth, was named Manager of the Year for 2011. ...
  
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  Clean Cut Grooming opens at Dawn's Country Market

  By Molly MacMillan - Feb 08
  Kim Pezely loves animals. Raised on a farm, she said spending time with animals feels natural. "I grew up on a farm, and animals were always just ...
  

• Office of Advocacy releases small business profiles for 50 states

  Feb 08
  The Office of Advocacy recently released the annual Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories. This is the 16th year Advocacy has ...
  
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  Caring HUG gives and gives back

  Feb 08
  Cathi Bost, founder of CaringHUG.com, recently announced this year’s charities that have benefited from her business. Contributions were distribute...
  

• Delaware Electric Cooperative offers additional irrigation grants

  Feb 08
  Delaware Electric Cooperative is expanding its Irrigation Grant Pilot Program with the help of Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and ...
  

• Positive indicators fuel optimism for Sussex real estate market

  Feb 06
  Year-end sales data recently released by the Sussex County Association of Realtors reveal several positive economic indicators as the county, the ...
  

• One in five Delawareans has few assets to weather a financial crisis

  Feb 05
  In Delaware today, 19.8 percent of households are “asset poor,” meaning they have little or no financial cushion to rely on if unemployment or ...
  
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  ResortQuest’s Anne Powell earns associate broker license

  Feb 03
  ResortQuest Real Estate, with offices throughout southeastern Sussex County, recently announced that Anne Powell has earned her associate broker ...
  
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  Prudential Gallo celebrates success

  Feb 03
  The agents and staff of Prudential Gallo, Realtors gathered for their annual breakfast meeting Jan. 25 at the Virden Center of the University of ...
  

• United Way launches Women in Action mentoring program

  Feb 02
  In recognition of National Mentoring Day, Jan. 26, United Way of Delaware announced the creation of Women in Action, a unique mentoring program in ...
  

• Delaware tourism industry study shows value of tourism to First State

  Feb 02
  A study conducted by D.K.Shifflet & Associates Ltd, a research firm. and Vantage Strategy, a consulting firm, determined that tourism in the state ...
  
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  Draper Holdings announces promotions

  Feb 01
  Draper Holdings, parent company of WBOC, FOX21, Draper Digital Media and Loblolly LLC, has announced the promotion of Thomas H. Draper Jr. to vice ...
  

• Pennsylvania man develops simple, safe solution for stink bugs

  Jan 31
  They’re everywhere. They buzz around your head, crash into walls and lights, drop to the floor - and are up again, seemingly unfazed, to continue ...
  

• Accent On Travel to present Cruise and Travel Show March 2

  Jan 29
  Accent On Travel will launch its services to Sussex County residents with a Cruise and Travel Show from 3 to 5 p.m., Friday, March 2, at the ...
  
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  Angel Wilson photographs Delaware's first 2012 baby

  Jan 27
  Local photographer specializing in newborn child photography, Angel Wilson, owner of Creative Exposures Photography of Milford, had the honor of ...
  

• ResortQuest Real Estate announces December top producers

  Jan 27
  ResortQuest Real Estate recently announced December’s top producers for its southeast Sussex County locations. Tammy Hadder and Anna Meiklejohn of ...
  

• Delaware Hospice announces new hires

  Jan 26
  Delaware Hospice recently announced the addition of the following individuals to its staff: Dayna L. Aliberti, RN, BSN, from Frankford, as a ...
  
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  Pet Station to host grand opening celebration

  By Molly MacMillan - Jan 24
  Six years after she began working as a pet groomer, Joann Wallett decided to open her own business at the start of the new year. The result is the ...
  
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  Ocean Atlantic Sotheby's to host Candlelight Stroll in Rehoboth Dec. 10

  Dec 09
  Ocean Atlantic Sotheby’s International Realty will be hosting an Open House “Candlelight Stroll and Roll” event in downtown Rehoboth Beach from 2 ...
  

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