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  Category: Kent County


Delaware wildfire crew headed to Rocky Mountains

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, July 25, 2016

The Delaware Forest Service is sending a 20-person team of wildland firefighters to the Rocky Mountain region for a scheduled two-week assignment to battle wildfires for the National Interagency Fire Center. The crew departed Blackbird State Forest this morning and is headed to Denver, Colorado to be “pre-positioned” for a specific assignment.




Financial assistance for international market expansion still available for Delaware companies

Department of State | International Trade and Development | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, July 25, 2016

The deadline for Delaware businesses to spend their grant award is September 30, 2016. State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) grants are still available to small- and medium-sized companies looking to enter and develop markets overseas. The grant money is part of $276,741 awarded last year by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help increase […]




Governor’s Weekly Message: Preparing All of Our Students for Success in College and Life

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights the work done in the state to ensure all of our students have the skills they need to be competitive in an economy that requires more skills than ever before.




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 18 special events during August 2016

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2016

History meets sci-fi, vintage classical-recordings and the raid on the John Dickinson Plantation to be featured.




Delaware Division of the Arts Announces the “Award Winners XVI” Exhibition at the Biggs Museum of American Art

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2016

DELAWARE DIVISION OF THE ARTS ANNOUNCES THE “AWARD WINNERS XVI” EXHIBITION AT THE BIGGS MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Each year, the Biggs Museum of American Art, in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts, exhibits the work of Delaware’s Individual Artist Fellows. The Award Winners XVI exhibition, on view August 5 through October 23, […]







  Category: Kent County

Delaware wildfire crew headed to Rocky Mountains

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, July 25, 2016

The Delaware Forest Service is sending a 20-person team of wildland firefighters to the Rocky Mountain region for a scheduled two-week assignment to battle wildfires for the National Interagency Fire Center. The crew departed Blackbird State Forest this morning and is headed to Denver, Colorado to be “pre-positioned” for a specific assignment.




Financial assistance for international market expansion still available for Delaware companies

Department of State | International Trade and Development | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, July 25, 2016

The deadline for Delaware businesses to spend their grant award is September 30, 2016. State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) grants are still available to small- and medium-sized companies looking to enter and develop markets overseas. The grant money is part of $276,741 awarded last year by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help increase […]




Governor’s Weekly Message: Preparing All of Our Students for Success in College and Life

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights the work done in the state to ensure all of our students have the skills they need to be competitive in an economy that requires more skills than ever before.




Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 18 special events during August 2016

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2016

History meets sci-fi, vintage classical-recordings and the raid on the John Dickinson Plantation to be featured.




Delaware Division of the Arts Announces the “Award Winners XVI” Exhibition at the Biggs Museum of American Art

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2016

DELAWARE DIVISION OF THE ARTS ANNOUNCES THE “AWARD WINNERS XVI” EXHIBITION AT THE BIGGS MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Each year, the Biggs Museum of American Art, in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts, exhibits the work of Delaware’s Individual Artist Fellows. The Award Winners XVI exhibition, on view August 5 through October 23, […]