Governor John Carney, Chief Information Officer (CIO) James Collins, and Delaware Secretary of Education Dr. Susan Bunting announced today that $20 million in CARES Act funding will be used to build out additional infrastructure across Delaware, gather strategic data through a statewide speed survey, and acquire equipment and services for families in financial need.

Additionally, fifteen towers in the current phase of the Rural Wireless Broadband Initiative in Kent and Sussex counties will be completed about four months ahead of schedule. Originally slated to be completed by the end of 2020, the project received a boost of $566,000 through the Delaware Department of Education’s CARES Act funds to fast-track reaching more students in unserved and under-served areas in need of high-speed broadband for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Combined with the initial $2 million investment in State funding, the Rural Wireless Broadband Initiative is expected to serve more than 1,500 customers in rural areas and has capacity to expand. Read the full announcement >

The State Chamber is pleased to see this investment as the pandemic has shined an even brighter light on the critical need for Delawareans to have reliable access to internet. It is a priority we highlighted in April to the Governor through our economic recovery proposal, and was also featured in our Back to Work Conference last month.

Today we look at numbers 19 and 20 on the CNBC Disruptor/50 list:

Healthy.io: This Israeli company uses smartphone technology to make remote urinalysis possible. Healthy.io’s FDA-cleared home urinalysis kit aids in the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease, urinary track infections and prenatal testing and is used by leading health-care systems worldwide. Learn more >

GoodRx: GoodRx is a marketplace for affordable and convenient health care. The company’s free app and website helps over 17 million people a month find the best prices at more than 70,000 pharmacies nationwide. Learn more >

The Case-Schiller national home price index (year-over-year) will report results for June on Tuesday. On Wednesday, we will see durable goods orders for July. Thursday is a very busy day with initial jobless claims data for several of the past few weeks, revised Q2 GDP results, pending home sales for July, and important remarks by Fed Chair Jerome Powell. We wrap up the week on Friday with personal income data, consumer spending figures, and core inflation data, all from the month of July.