ELKTON â A year ago Cecil Countyâs unemployment rate was almost 8 percent. Now itâs hovering around 3 percent.
Steven Overbay, the countyâs director of of Office of Economic Development expects things to just get better.
âWeâre actually starting to gain some traction with national retailers,â he said, pointing to the additions of Chipotle and Five Guys as well as Ollieâs, Family Dollar and Dollar General. âNational retailers are a good economic indicator.â
Add to that the wealth of new local businesses and business expansions; which Overbay said creates even more new jobs and new business.
âI think more of this is to come,â he said. âThis is an excellent time for Cecil County. We have diversity in our business community with a growing health care market and a growing defense market plus tourism and logistics.â
Happening this week in and around Cecil County â¦
The Shoppe at The Manor, Gifts & Gourmet Pantry is the newest business to open in Port Deposit, offering bay and river nautical items and a full line of ready to prepare foods for your next charcuterie board.
âThis is where the dentist used to receive his patients,â said
Gwendolyn Campbell, owner and operator of The Shoppe and all of âGwendolynâs Marigold Manorâ at 29 North Main St. On the same property are two vacation rental units â a suite and a cottage â along with The Shoppe.
She closed her store on the other end of Main Street and moved all of her business under one roof, having realized a unique idea that would not affect other businesses.
Wilmington has now seen 49 people shot, 11 fatally, so far this year. This is the most people shot and killed this early in the year since 2017 – the record year for shooting and killings in Delaware s largest city.
At this time in 2017, there were 70 people shot, 16 fatally. That year ended with 197 people shot, 32 fatally.
On Sunday, Maryland State Police was contacted shortly before 10 p.m. by Delaware authorities about a black Jeep Patriot heading toward the Maryland/Delaware state line. Maryland Police were told that the Jeep was stolen and was wanted in connection with multiple shootings in Wilmington over the weekend.
At around 10:00 Sunday evening Wilmington Police along with Delaware State Police pursued a fleeing vehicle south on I-95 towards the Maryland state line.
The vehicle they were pursuing was reportedly used in a recent Wilmington shooting according to law enforcement sources. The pursuit continued into Maryland where Maryland State Police and several other agencies joined the chase.
The vehicle continued to flee from authorities and exited the highway near Port Deposit, Maryland. Shortly after the vehicle exited I-95 the chase ended at MD-275 & Jacob Tome Memorial Hwy.
It’s not clear if the vehicle crashed or got boxed in. Three subjects fled from the vehicle on foot and were captured nearby.