Delaware Business Now
Chase to close loan center, transfer some jobs here
Chase plans to close a wholesale loan processing site in Louisville,the Business First, business journal reported.
Jobs will be moved to Delaware, Chicago and Bangalore.
Chase has made a commitment to add jobs in Delaware in...
Gore settles medical lawsuit with Massachusetts company
GI Dynamics, Inc. reached a settlement with W.L. Gore & Associates (Gore) in litigation brought by Gore in the United States District Court in Arizona.
Gore is based in Newark, Del., with its medical division...
Busy northbound Route 202-I-95 ramp closing over weekend
The Delaware Department of Transportation announced that the realignment of the exit ramp, hot-mix paving, and temporary barrier relocation will require ramp closures along Interstate 95 northbound at the U.S. Route 202 interchange over...
Gunman robs University Plaza WSFS Bank
Delaware State Police are investigating a robbery that occurred this morning at the WSFS Bank in University Plaza, southeast of Newark.
At 7:45 a.m., two female employees, were preparing to open the bank. As one...
(Video) Baseball tourney in Sussex will add $800,000 to economy
Jack Markell joined U.S. Sen. Tom Carper and DEDO Director Alan Levin for an announcement regarding the relocation of the Big League Softball World Series.
"When you have a community coming together as we did...
Police release surveillance photos of suspect in murder of Newport market owner
Delaware State Police detectives have released surveillance photos of the suspect wanted in the Penn Bantam Market robbery/homicide of Hemantkumar Maganlal Chauhan, 57, of Newport. Chauhan died of knife wounds suffered during the robbery. The...
Daylight burglaries reported in two Bear-area townhouse communities
(From New Castle County Police)
New Castle County Police are presently investigating numerous daytime residential burglaries that have been occurring within two townhouse communities in Bear. Over the past several weeks County Police have been...
Former River & Bay police chief named county public safety director
New Castle County Executive Tom Gordon appointed Joseph Bryant, Jr. as the Director of Public Safety.
Bryant, who will retire as Police Administrator for the Delaware River and Bay Authority on January 11, will begin...
ILC Dover owner acquires industrial packaging, environmental safety products company
The owner of ILC Dover has acquired Grayling Industries, a producer of industrial packaging and environmental safety products.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ILC Dover is a portfolio company of Berman Capital,...
University of Delaware fires football coach K.C. Keeler
University of Delaware Football Coach K.C. Keeler has been fired.
The university announced the move Monday and will launch a nationwide search for a successor. The move came as a surprise to some, despite recent...
Newark Police arrest man accused of trying to take copper wire from construction...
Newark Police Sunday arrested Wayne A. Cassidy, 62, of New Castle, after getting a report of a burglary at townhouse complex under construction.
At around 10:50 a.m., officers were called to the 1200 block of...
Low-interest Sandy business disaster loans available in Sussex
(From the Small Business Administration)
Sussex County, Del. and some Maryland county residents and businesses affected by Sandy, between Oct. 26 and Nov. 4, can now apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small...
Business book discussion program announced in Dover
(Delaware Division of Libraries)
A new program offered by the Job Center@Delaware Libraries will give business and career professionals the opportunity to discuss what they’re reading, share ideas and expand their professional networks.
The monthly program, called Business...
AstraZeneca, Wisconsin company sign drug discovery deal
Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. announced a Center of Excellence agreement with AstraZeneca to accelerate the pace of drug discovery through the use of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines and tissue cells.
Cellular Dynamics...
Newark Restaurant Week coming later this month
Newark’s annual Restaurant Week will again highlight downtown’s diverse restaurants and their offerings at the annual Downtown Newark Restaurant Week.
From Monday, January 21 through Sunday, January 27, 19 downtown Newark restaurants will offer special...
(Gallery) National Guard company gets send-off
On Thursday, Gov. Jack Markell joined Major General Francis Vavala, Dr. Jill Biden, approximately 127 members of the 153rd Military Police Company and their family members and friends for a departure ceremony prior to...
Avis Budget to buy Zipcar for $500 million
Avis Budget Group Inc. is buying U.S. car-sharing company Zipcar Inc. for about $500 million in cash.
Zipcar has a rental operation in Newark that serves the University of Delaware community.
The $12.25 per share offer...
Calpine sells South Carolina power plant
Calpine Corp. completed the sale of the Broad River Energy Center to Broad River Power LLC, an affiliate of Energy Capital Partners LLC, for $427 million plus adjustments, or approximately $504 per kilowatt. Calpine...
(Video) Henrik Fisker touches on Atlantic at ‘Jay’s Garage’
Tonight show host and car collector Jay Leno talks with Fisker automotive founder Henrick Fisker in his "Jay's Garage" video.
Leno touches on the Fisker Atlantic, the mid-sized automobile still slated to be built in...
Suspect identified in connection with two business robberies
Delaware State Police detectives are seeking the public’s help finding a robbery suspect. Robert L. Alley, 45, of Wilmington, is being sought in connection with two robberies on Dec. 30.
The first hold-up took place at...
