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Ten small businesses announced as EDGE Grant awardees

Department of State | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Small Business | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2019

WILMINGTON, DE – Ten Delaware small businesses were recognized Wednesday as the awardees of the first-ever EDGE Grants from the state Division of Small Business. Gov. John Carney and Division Director Damian DeStefano announced the companies at an event at the Carvel State Office Building in Wilmington. The grant recipients, located across the state, represent […]



DNREC to hold public information sessions Sept. 9 in Dover and New Castle on state’s new refrigerant incentive program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Governor John Carney | The Environment | Date Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2019

DOVER – The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold two public information sessions Monday, Sept. 9 detailing a new program that will provide incentives to Delaware businesses to install refrigeration systems less harmful to the environment than systems currently used by many businesses and organizations in the state. The first information session will take place at 11 a.m. at DNREC offices at 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720, while the second session is scheduled for 6 p.m. at DNREC’s State Street Commons offices, 100 W. Water St., Dover, DE 19904. 



Gov. Carney Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Review of Court Decision Invalidating Political Balance Requirements for DE Judges

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware Governor John Carney this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review and reverse a lower federal court decision striking down longstanding provisions of the Delaware Constitution requiring political balance on the state’s courts. “Delaware’s judiciary has a longstanding reputation as objective, stable, and nonpartisan,” said Governor Carney. “That is largely […]



DNREC announces finalized Coastal Zone Conversion Permit regulations, which become effective Sept. 11

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019

DOVER – Final amendments to the Regulations Governing Delaware’s Coastal Zone, approved Aug. 26 by the Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board (CZICB), have been published in the September Register of Regulations and become effective Sept. 11, 2019, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today. HB190, signed into law by Governor John Carney on Aug. 2, 2017, authorized the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to issue permits for construction and operation of new heavy industry uses at 14 existing heavy industry use sites within the state’s Coastal Zone.



Bond Rating Agencies Recognize Delaware’s Strong Fiscal Management

Department of Finance | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Bond refunding saves taxpayers $15 million WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware’s proactive fiscal management has been recognized with the announcement of the State’s triple-A bond ratings and an upgrade of the rating for Delaware Transportation Authority (DTA) bonds. The State’s ratings were issued in advance of the refunding of $123 million of Series 2009D Build America […]






  Category: Governor John Carney

Ten small businesses announced as EDGE Grant awardees

Department of State | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Small Business | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2019

WILMINGTON, DE – Ten Delaware small businesses were recognized Wednesday as the awardees of the first-ever EDGE Grants from the state Division of Small Business. Gov. John Carney and Division Director Damian DeStefano announced the companies at an event at the Carvel State Office Building in Wilmington. The grant recipients, located across the state, represent […]



DNREC to hold public information sessions Sept. 9 in Dover and New Castle on state’s new refrigerant incentive program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Governor John Carney | The Environment | Date Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2019

DOVER – The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold two public information sessions Monday, Sept. 9 detailing a new program that will provide incentives to Delaware businesses to install refrigeration systems less harmful to the environment than systems currently used by many businesses and organizations in the state. The first information session will take place at 11 a.m. at DNREC offices at 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720, while the second session is scheduled for 6 p.m. at DNREC’s State Street Commons offices, 100 W. Water St., Dover, DE 19904. 



Gov. Carney Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Review of Court Decision Invalidating Political Balance Requirements for DE Judges

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware Governor John Carney this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review and reverse a lower federal court decision striking down longstanding provisions of the Delaware Constitution requiring political balance on the state’s courts. “Delaware’s judiciary has a longstanding reputation as objective, stable, and nonpartisan,” said Governor Carney. “That is largely […]



DNREC announces finalized Coastal Zone Conversion Permit regulations, which become effective Sept. 11

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019

DOVER – Final amendments to the Regulations Governing Delaware’s Coastal Zone, approved Aug. 26 by the Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board (CZICB), have been published in the September Register of Regulations and become effective Sept. 11, 2019, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today. HB190, signed into law by Governor John Carney on Aug. 2, 2017, authorized the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to issue permits for construction and operation of new heavy industry uses at 14 existing heavy industry use sites within the state’s Coastal Zone.



Bond Rating Agencies Recognize Delaware’s Strong Fiscal Management

Department of Finance | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Bond refunding saves taxpayers $15 million WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware’s proactive fiscal management has been recognized with the announcement of the State’s triple-A bond ratings and an upgrade of the rating for Delaware Transportation Authority (DTA) bonds. The State’s ratings were issued in advance of the refunding of $123 million of Series 2009D Build America […]