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Governor Carney Announces Interactive Website for Opportunity Zones Initiative

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Small Business | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2018

New tool to attract private investments in economically-distressed areas WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced on Thursday a new interactive website highlighting Delaware’s Opportunity Zones across the state. Opportunity Zones are an economic development tool designed to attract private investment and create economic opportunity in economically-distressed communities across Delaware. In April 2018, Governor Carney […]




Delaware Student Mock Election Predicts Wins for Carper, Blunt Rochester

Department of Elections | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of State | Date Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018

Election Day is still a few days away, but Delaware students tallied their votes for statewide offices today in Dover at the 2018 Student Mock Election Convention. In what’s become a bellwether for elections in Delaware, students picked incumbents Sen. Tom Carper and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester to continue representing the First State in Washington.




Delaware Angel Investor Tax Credit Applications Now Available

Department of State | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Small Business | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018

Refundable tax credit to encourage job creation, innovation WILMINGTON, Del. – Qualified investors and high-tech small businesses can now make use of Delaware’s newest program aimed at encouraging job creation and innovation. The Delaware Division of Small Business began Thursday accepting certification applications for the Angel Investor Tax Credit (AITC) at www.business.delaware.gov/incentives. “We are excited […]




“Over There and Back Again!” program at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on Nov. 11, 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018

Lead historic-site-interpreter Gavin Malone will portray a World War I veteran discussing the differences in American society between the 1910s and the early 1920s.




CANCELLED: “Lantern Tours of the Plantation” at the John Dickinson Plantation on Oct. 26, 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2018

Program cancelled based on anticipated heavy rain and wind.







  Category: Department of State

Governor Carney Announces Interactive Website for Opportunity Zones Initiative

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Small Business | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2018

New tool to attract private investments in economically-distressed areas WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced on Thursday a new interactive website highlighting Delaware’s Opportunity Zones across the state. Opportunity Zones are an economic development tool designed to attract private investment and create economic opportunity in economically-distressed communities across Delaware. In April 2018, Governor Carney […]




Delaware Student Mock Election Predicts Wins for Carper, Blunt Rochester

Department of Elections | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of State | Date Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018

Election Day is still a few days away, but Delaware students tallied their votes for statewide offices today in Dover at the 2018 Student Mock Election Convention. In what’s become a bellwether for elections in Delaware, students picked incumbents Sen. Tom Carper and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester to continue representing the First State in Washington.




Delaware Angel Investor Tax Credit Applications Now Available

Department of State | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Small Business | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018

Refundable tax credit to encourage job creation, innovation WILMINGTON, Del. – Qualified investors and high-tech small businesses can now make use of Delaware’s newest program aimed at encouraging job creation and innovation. The Delaware Division of Small Business began Thursday accepting certification applications for the Angel Investor Tax Credit (AITC) at www.business.delaware.gov/incentives. “We are excited […]




“Over There and Back Again!” program at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on Nov. 11, 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018

Lead historic-site-interpreter Gavin Malone will portray a World War I veteran discussing the differences in American society between the 1910s and the early 1920s.




CANCELLED: “Lantern Tours of the Plantation” at the John Dickinson Plantation on Oct. 26, 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2018

Program cancelled based on anticipated heavy rain and wind.