Business

New brew combines beer and wine

MILTON -- If you can't decide between beer and wine, the newest release from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery might be just what you need -- it combines both.

Neighbors voice concerns about Berlin Activities Depot

BERLIN -- The Berlin Planning Commission voted 5-1 in support of plans for a recreation center after hearing support from the project's neighbors.

Retailers mixed on sales increase

NEW YORK -- Americans were shopping in January, but not every store was feeling the love.

• Feb. 3, 2012

Delmarva Power electric discounts OK'd

WILMINGTON -- The Delaware Public Service Commission has approved a Delmarva Power plan to provide discounts to customers who conserve energy during hours and days when electricity costs the most to produce.

• Feb. 2, 2012

Eatery waiting with the wings

SALISBURY -- A record 173 million people will plop in front of an electronic viewer of some kind to watch Super Bowl XLVI . And they'll shell out $11 billion to do it.

• Feb. 2, 2012

Drop in confidence shows consumers harbor doubts

NEW YORK -- It looks like Americans are starting to doubt that the economy in 2012 will be that much better than it was last year.

• Feb. 1, 2012

Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise?

NEW YORK -- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turns up at business conventions in a hoodie. "Cocky" is the word used to describe him most often, after "billionaire." He was Time's person of the year at 26.

• Feb. 1, 2012

Cruise bookings drop following shipwreck

NEW YORK -- The frightful images of a sinking Italian cruise ship have scared off some cruise passengers, at least temporarily, during the industry's peak booking season.

• Feb. 1, 2012

Stocks see slight drop and bond yields fall on Europe worries

NEW YORK (AP) -- The wait for an expected deal between Greece and its creditors rattled financial markets around the world Monday. Yields for ultra-safe U.S. government debt hit their lowest this year, the euro dropped against the dollar and European stocks took a fall.

• Jan. 31, 2012

Taco Bell enters crowded breakfast arena

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Yo quiero Taco Bell breakfast burrito!

• Jan. 30, 2012

Draper Holdings announces promotions

SALISBURY -- Draper Holdings, parent company of WBOC, FOX21, Draper Digital Media and Loblolly LLC, recently announced the promotion of three people to vice president within their companies: Brooke Warner, Thomas H. Draper Jr. and John A Hopkins III.

• Jan. 29, 2012

Sheila's Party World closes

SALISBURY -- Don't cry on the crepe paper or burst the balloons, but the independently owned party and crafts supply store and fixture on South Salisbury Boulevard for almost two decades has closed.

• Jan. 29, 2012

Neighbors have runoff concerns about new gym

BERLIN -- The Berlin Planning Commission voted 5-1 in support of plans for a recreation center after hearing support from the project's neighbors.

• Jan. 29, 2012

BRIEFCASE

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Union membership grew slightly last year, giving labor leaders hope that a period of steep declines has finally bottomed out.

• Jan. 29, 2012

Diner expected to open soon

PRINCESS ANNE -- After three downtown eateries closed during the past year, Butterbeans Diner owner Lee Wilson hopes to help fill the void when his country-themed restaurant opens in mid-February.

• Jan. 28, 2012

2011 worst year on record for new home sales

WASHINGTON -- Fewer Americans bought new homes in December. The decline made 2011 the worst year for new home sales on records dating back to 1963.

• Jan. 27, 2012

Delmarva hospitals earn HealthGrades honors

DELMARVA -- Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury has announced that a new study has ranked its clinical quality among the top 5 percent of all American hospitals across 26 medical procedures and diagnoses.

• Jan. 26, 2012