Delaware Business Now
TD Charitable Foundation offers grants to food banks
The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, announced that it will provide $800,000 in grants to 36 food banks across the bank's Maine to Florida footprint...
Independent online publishers oppose net neutrality repeal plan
An organization representing independent online publishers, including Delaware Business Now, is strongly opposed to plans by the Federal Communications Commission Chairman to repeal net neutrality rules that came during the Obama administration.
The plan is...
Wilmington lawyer Neff and PA man convicted in federal payday loan case
A Wilmington lawyer and former financial services executive and a Villanova, PA man were convicted of charges related to a payday loan business.
Charles M. Hallinan, 76 and Wheeler K. Neff, 69 , of Wilmington...
Delaware Contractors Association announces award winners
The Delaware Contractors Assocation announced the winners of its 2017 Construction Excellence Awards. The companies were honored at an event earlier this month.
Winners are as follows, with photos available above
General Building Over $50 Million...
NC County Superior Court hours to change next month.
Effective Monday, December 4, 2017, Superior Court’s hours of operation, in New Castle County, will be from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
This change in the hours of operation will bring the Superior Court in...
Dover-area airpark nears final stage of development program
Elected officials were on hand for the ceremonial opening of new Runway 9-27 at the Delaware Airpark
The second to last phase of the multi-year project, which was just completed last month, involved wetland mitigation,...
The scary overdose death toll over Thanksgiving
Good morning all,
Yesterday afternoon, the state reported 11 deaths over the Thanksgiving holiday period from suspected overdoses. (See story below).
Delaware has seen spikes in overdoses at other times this year, often from deadly dosages...
11 people die of drug overdoses in Delaware over the Thanksgiving holiday
The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services reported that 11 people have died from suspected overdoses since Wednesday.
The deaths raised concern over the impact of the holidays on users and prompted the state...
Vaccine developer iBio seeks more than $200 million from former Newark partner Fraunhofer
A long-running dispute between a promising Delaware start-up company and a German research organization is headed to Chancery Court.
iBio, Inc. filed the suit against Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft , which operates a site in Newark. iBio operated...
Beebe Healthcare names construction, architectural and engineering partners
Beebe Healthcare has selected the construction, design and engineering firms for its expansion and renovation project
According to a release, Beebe will be using an Integrated Project Design (IPD) approach with its expansion plans. Under...
Tony Luke Jr. to talk about addiction and family
Well-known Philadelphia businessman Tony Luke, Jr. will shares his story on addiction, recovery, resilience and hope for loved ones at an event this week sponsored by Recovery Centers of America and Attack Addiction.
Luke lost...
Delaware’s unemployment rate remains well above national figure
Delaware’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in October was 4.8 percent, down slightly from 4.9 percent in September.
Figures from the Delaware Department of Labor listed 22,700 unemployed Delawareans in October 2017 compared to 20,400 in...
Technology and Innovation topic of TEDx salon
TEDxWilmington is holding its first Salon dedicated to ideas worth spreading on “Technology & Innovation,” Tuesday, November 28, 2017 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Mill Auditorium, 1007 N. Orange St., Wilmington.
This...
Young Conaway attorneys, staff build filters that will bring safer water to communities
More than 100 Young Conaway staff members and attorneys worked together to build water filters in an assembly line process. Representatives from Wine to Water including the CEO David Cuthbert oversaw the process.
The water...
Former DuPont business Axalta confirms talks with Japanese company
Axalta Coating Systems a global paint and coatings company sold by DuPont, confirmed it is in talks with a Japanese paint company.
“Axalta today confirmed that it is engaged in discussions with Nippon Paint regarding...
Historic downtown building’s original facade restored
Wilmington-based developer, The Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc., and BPGS Construction (BPGS) completed the transformation of 2 East 7th Street, Wilmington, to the building façade that dates back to 1895.
With only photographs as historical building...
A winner take all economy in first quarter?
Good morning everyone,
News about Delaware’s monthly unemployment rate has mainly brought yawns.
In the past several months the rate has stayed uncomfortably close to 5 percent, with October’s figure at 4.8 percent, well above the...
UD students get look at hotel of the future
The University of Delaware Department of Hospitality Business Management recently got a preview of Marriott’s plans to integrate the Internet of Things into hotel rooms.
Karim Khalifa, senior vice president, Global Design, Marriott International, shared...
Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by Race (ProPublica)
In February, Facebook said it would step up enforcement of its prohibition against discrimination in advertising for housing, employment or credit.
But our tests showed a significant lapse in the company’s monitoring of the rental...
State says it works with Feds to keep an eye on LLCs used in...
The Director of the Delaware Division of Corporations is working to identify corporate shell entities tied to illegal activity, such as money laundering.
Delaware LLCs have been mentioned in coverage of drug cartels and most...
