Kuhn’s Jewelers making move to South Salisbury
Kuhn’s Jewelers, a Downtown Salisbury fixture for nearly a century, will be moving to Sea Gull Square during the Main Street construction project that threatens to interrupt the store’s busy Christmas season. About 50 percent of the store’s annual sales are in November and December, said owner Susan Purnell. “I think what’s happening Downtown is […]
Perdue AgriBusiness decides not to relocate to Delmar site
Delmar community hopes that Perdue Farms would cross the Delaware border and move its global AgriBusiness base from Maryland to Sussex County have hit a disappointing decision. Perdue officials announced that a proposed move to Delmar is no longer in the works. “After much thought and deliberation, Perdue Farms has made the business decision to […]
Salisbury Rising 2019: John McClellan upbeat on area’s continued potential
For this week’s edition featuring the Salisbury Rising special section, we put five important questions to John McClellan of SVN-Miller Commercial Realtors. Q. As a top commercial real estate authority, you are uniquely positioned to know what’s going on in the Salisbury market. What are you seeing? A. We are seeing some new construction but, […]
NAI Coastal enters commercial market
A new commercial real estate company has arrived on the Eastern Shore. Several top producing leaders have joined forces to open NAI Coastal, a new brokerage under the umbrella of NAI Global. With more than 375 offices and 6,000 professionals, NAI Global generates $20 billion in gross annual revenue making them the fourth-largest commercial real […]
Angello’s Scoops is a big hit in Downtown Salisbury
An ice cream shop at Downtown Salisbury’s crossroads is the newest addition to the One Plaza East building that has been undergoing a major renovation in recent months. Angello’s Scoops opened Friday just in time for the National Folk Festival in a space that faces the South Division-East Main intersection. “Location, location, location,” owner Sandy […]
Chamber will provide ‘Welcome Bags’ for teachers
That time of year has arrived: Children will be heading back to school, and Wicomico County will become home to many new teachers. Relocating to a new area can be a daunting experience. Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce hopes to make the new teachers feel welcome by providing more than 170 “Welcome Bags” to the […]
Piedmont increases wages for current, future pilots
Piedmont Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines Group, has announced a significant pay increase for its 700 pilots, as well as an increase in pay and a new bonus structure for new hire pilots. The letter of agreement between Salisbury-headquartered Piedmont and the Air Line Pilots Association comes despite the pilot contract not being amendable […]
Mogan’s Oyster House coming to Downtown
A new restaurant scheduled to open in Downtown Salisbury will be the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for Denny Mogan who has worked his way up through the business since he was 18. “I’ve always wanted to own and operate a restaurant in Salisbury,” said the James M. Bennett High School and Salisbury University graduate. […]
Peninsula Regional completes Nanticoke deal
Top administrators from Seaford-based Nanticoke Health Services and Peninsula Regional Health System in Salisbury say high-level health care will continue and can only be enhanced through an affiliation of the two health care entities. Last week, boards of both health care systems reached a definitive agreement to affiliate in a membership substitution, which with final […]
Commercial drones facility slated for Wicomico airport
Wicomico County officials are moving forward with plans to develop a commercial drone testing facility at the Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport as early as next year, making it the first airport in the country to develop this type of operation. “We will be on the leading edge,” said Wayne Strausburg, the county’s director of […]
