Sports tourism is becoming a big business in the First State.That’s according to a report from the Delaware Tourism Office, which found that visitor spending and sports tournaments generated more than $400 million in 2023 business sales.Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon recently caught up with the Director of the Delaware Tourism Office Jessica Welch to examine the growing economic impact of sports tourism in the state and what’s fueling the industry.

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The changes will go into effect in February's bill.

Recreational adult-use marijuana in Delaware became legal in April 2023, but the First State has yet to establish a legal market.That process has been underway for more than a year and a half, but the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner has made significant headway, including distributing business licenses for cultivation, manufacturing, and testing facilities.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Sarah Petrowich starts her series Delaware’s High Hopes, which will follow three of the license awardees as they launch their businesses. In this first installment “Cultivating a Cannabis Industry,” they discuss what it’s like trying to establish a new industry in Delaware, particularly with several towns and counties working against them.

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Pepsi is set to complete a multi-million dollar renovation as part of the redeveloped Claymont Steel Mill property.

Chapel Branch Apartments will be the first new affordable housing since 2003.

New Castle County requirements are slightly more restrictive than state code, but the ordinance is shaping up to be one of the least restrictive in the state.

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The Delaware Farm Bureau is encouraging those looking for real Christmas trees to shop locally this year.