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Dela-WHERE? First State is actually ... interesting!

DOVER, Del.-- "Delaware? Why are you going to Delaware?" askedfolks in Florida, where I live.

"Delaware? What are you doing in Delaware?" asked folks Iencountered here.

Dela-WHERE? read a T-shirt sold in a building constructed in thiscity before the Colonies declared their independence. Maybe the statethat dangles below Pennsylvania and New Jersey, snuggled next toMaryland, is too shy to tout its surprising range of attributions:

The abundant array of Colonial and post-Revolutionary War erabuildings, many of them still used. The vast collections of works byAmerican painters and illustrators, on display not only in museumsbut also in a bank an a library. The …

Siemens, GS Engineering get USD 1.31bn order in Oman.

(ADPnews) - Sep 16, 2010 - South Korean constructor GS Engineering and Construction (SEO:006360) and Siemens AG (ETR:SIE) received an order worth USD 1.31 …

A LOCAL LOOK HOME DECOR PATTERNS INSPIRED BY SARATOGA AND ALBANY.(HOUSE-HOME)

Byline: FRANCES INGRAHAM HEINS STAFF WRITER

Sports enthusiasts aren't the only people attracted to Saratoga Springs and its surrounding area. It turns out textile designers are also in the running. It turns out Waverly, the well-known manufacturer of home decor fabrics and papers, sent a team of designers to Saratoga in search of inspiration for a new line.

The result is the Saratoga Collection, an addition to the company's American Residences program celebrating regional designs and cultural influences, said Pamela Maffei-Toolan, vice president of design for the Waverly Lifestyle Group in Manhattan.

``In developing this collection, we had in mind …