Posts Tagged ‘jobs’
Del. Job-Bound High School Grads May Get Tuition Assistance
Delawareans who have obtained a high school diploma or GED who enrolled in an approved, non-degree credit certificate program could qualify for tuition assistance. Governor John Carney Thursday signed legislation to establish the FAST program -Focus on Alternative Skills Training.Senate Substitute 1 to Senate Bill 65 extends eligibility to 24 months after someone graduates from…
Read MoreBridgeville-Based Manufacturer Plans To Expand
A Bridgeville-based manufacturer has expansion plans. Miller Metal Fabrication plans to build a 60,000-square-foot facility on eight-and-a-half acres of land next to the facility it already leases at the Newton Business Park, on Route 404 just west of Route 13. It plans to invest $7-million. “We strongly believe this new “world class” production facility will…
Read MoreSelbyville Business Cited, Fined For Violating Fair Labor Standards
The operator of a Selbyville combined restaurant, grocery store and butcher shop has been ordered to pay $300,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 16 workers – some of whom, according to the US Department of Labor, worked 75 or more hours a week for a flat salary. The Wage and Hour Division investigation…
Read MoreIndian River Power Plant Decommissioning May Be Delayed
The planned decommissioning of the Indian River power plant next spring may be delayed. NRG announced plans in June to deactivate the coal-fired plant and several others in other parts of the country. This week, PJM Interconnection, operator of the power grid, said it has an established process to review generator retirement requests and determine…
Read MoreDays Are Numbered For Indian River Power Plant
The coal-fired Indian River Power Plant will be put out of service next year. NRG Energy made the announcement during an investor day presentation Thursday. The decision was made to retire several plants following the recent PJM Interconnection capacity auction. In a statement, NRG said closing the plants was a difficult but necessary decision in…
Read MoreMilford May Buy Farm Property For Industrial / Business Park
Milford is moving closer to buying the 182-acre R. and C. Fry Farms property at Route 14 and Canterbury Road (Route 15) for development of an industrial – business park. City Manager Mark Whitfield said Milford hopes to be able to meet growing demands for light industrial and e-commerce warehousing. The land would need to…
Read MoreGov Hogan Pushes Federal Officials for Change in H-2B Nonimmigrant Temporary Worker Program Visas
With Maryland’s blue crab harvest season underway, Governor Larry Hogan today urged federal officials to make more H-2B Nonimmigrant Temporary Worker Program visas available to help protect Maryland’s $355 million seafood industry and supply chain. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, the governor also called for a…
Read MoreCarper Approves Of Biden Offshore Wind Power Initiative
The Biden Administration is looking to harness more offshore wind power, and Delaware’s senior Senator is supportive of Monday’s announcement. New leases, more funding and targeted goals for wind energy development are part of plan which the President’s team says will expand renewable energy and create thousands of jobs across the country. Senator Tom Carper,…
Read MoreDel., Md. Report Improving Labor Markets In Nov.
Unemployment declined in Delaware and Maryland in November, according to reports released by both states Friday. Delaware’s unemployment rate dipped to 5.1-percent in November, down from 5.6-percent in October. Sussex County had the lowest unemployment rate among the three counties in Delaware, at 4.1 percent last month. The Maryland unemployment rate dropped to 6.8 percent…
Read MoreWestern Sussex Business Campus Proposed In Seaford
A tract of land on the northern side of Seaford will be developed into a business campus under a cooperative arrangement between the city, Sussex County, the State of Delaware and a private developer. Officials said the project has the proposal to attract new companies and create dozens of jobs while providing direct and indirect…
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