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Over 350 local business representatives and students from Sussex Tech, Polytech, New Castle County Vo-Tech School District, and the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades attended the EDiS Institute on Thursday, April 19th at the Chase Center in Wilmington, DE. The event sponsored by EDiS Company featured best-selling co-author and business consultant, John Patterson, widely published expert on the economy, John [...]
Architect and icon Andres Duany presented to nearly 400 businesses, students and educators at the biannual EDiS Institute in Wilmington, DE. Dubbed #EDiSInstitute2012 in social media circles, this event brought together the present and future leaders of the region’s economy to study issues facing the community for years to come. Duany did not disappoint. Known [...]
RelyLocal Newark, a shop local/buy local campaign, organized the first ever Cash Mob to take place on Main Street in the city of Newark, Delaware. The community event took place on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. Over 20 members of the community gathered to receive instructions in the lobby of the Main Street Galleria, located at [...]
A recent walk-through of Buckley’s Tavern in Centreville showed the extent of renovations underway at the historic site. Co-owners Bob Bolling and Bob Applegate say that structural changes are being made to modernize and enhance the facility while retaining the special charm generations of the tavern’s fans came to cherish through the years. The owners expect to [...]
From ContentDelaware.org: Host John Taylor talks with Dr. Robert Laskowski, President and CEO of Christiana Care, about what it takes to run Delaware’s largest health system, also one of the state’s largest employers. www.christianacare.org Tweet
#EDiSInstitute2012: Will you be shocked at what lies around the corner for you? When we presented our last EDiS Institute in the spring of 2008, Lehman Brothers still existed, the stock market was steadily increasing in value, and the unemployment rate was considered acceptable. But if you listened closely to our keynote economist Mr. Greg Church, you [...]
Two Sisters teen and tween boutique celebrated their grand opening last weekend in Greenville’s Powder Mill Square. Owner Kara Hebert greeted moms and daughters, who stopped by for their first look at a bevy of spring designs for girls between 1st and 8th grades. While young shoppers were excited about the trendy, hip clothes and accessories, they [...]
This weekend, Kara Hebert will be officially opening the doors to her new tween & teen clothing boutique, Two Sisters in Powder Mill Square in Greenville, DE. Kara kindly showed me around her new space to get a sneak peek at her gorgeous shop. Kara and her interior designer/photographer sister, Penny Ashford, designed the store together. They [...]
Let’s be honest. The crowdfunding provisions in the JOBS Act currently moving through Congress are not designed to help small businesses as you know them raise money. They’re a mechanism to allow large investors and venture capital firms to shift some of the risk of funding tech startups from their portfolio to the public. And [...]
Cash mobs are taking off. Started in Buffalo and Cleveland, the idea of a cash mob is simple: take $20, get a bunch of friends and social connections to do the same, and all converge on a local business at a specific time on a specific day. You get fellowship and community camaraderie, the business [...]
Organization: Girls On The Run Delaware
Girls on the Run® is a 501(c)3 positive youth development program which combines an interactive curriculum and running to inspire self-respect and healthy lifestyles in pre-teen girls. Our core curriculum addresses many aspects of girls’ development – their physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. Lessons provide girls with the tools to make positive decisions and to avoid risky adolescent behaviors.
Girls on the Run will be hosting their Spring 5k Saturday, May 19th, 2012 at the Wilmington Riverfront. Registration opens at 7am and the race starts at 8:30am.
