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Dover Federal Credit Union makes branch moves

Dover Federal Credit Union has opened branches at Dover Air Force Base and the Dove Run Shopping Center in Middletown. The new on-base branch replaces a previous site  on the base. The credit union has its...

Wells Fargo names branch president for area that includes Delaware

Lauren Tobiassen has been named community banking  regional president for Wells Fargo for an area that includes the state of Delaware. The area includes 64 branches. Her LinkedIn profile says she is based in Media,...

Anchor Health Properties buys Alabama cancer center building

Anchor Health Properties, Wilmington, announced the closing and purchase  of the Clearview Cancer Institute ("CCI") medical office building in Huntsville, AL.   Anchor Health Properties   worked with an institutional equity partner, Physicians Realty Trust to fund the...

Delaware jobless rate expected to remain steady

Delaware’s July  unemployment rate is expected to remain steady. According to a monthly forecast from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Delaware’s jobless rate will remain  above the national average of 4.3 percent. Using an analytical...

Christiana Care ranked No. 3 among Philadelphia-area hospitals

In its annual report on the nation’s “Best Hospitals,” U.S. News & World Report ranked Christiana Care Health System as No. 3 in the 90-hospital  Philadelphia-area region. The 28th annual hospital rankings compared nearly 5,000 American...

Business people: Aug. 8, 2017

Turner named chairman of WSFS board WSFS Financial Corporation announced that the Board of Directors has elected Mark A. Turner as Chairman of the Board. This announcement follows Marvin (Skip) N. Schoenhals’ decision to step...

Accident at salvage business claims life of customer

An  accident at a Geogetown salvage business on Tuesday claimed the life of a Salisbury man. A 9-1-1 call was placed to the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center reporting  that a man had been trapped...

Former Citi, WSFS loan officer pleads guilty to bank fraud charges

A former local  loan officer has pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud  charges in a case that also involves an Elkton physician and medical center owner. Tae H. Kim, age 47 of Wayne, PA entered...

Richards, Layton & Finger announces promotions

Richards, Layton & Finger,  Wilmington,  elected Kevin M. Gallagher, Susan M. Hannigan, and Beth A. Gansen Knight as directors of the firm, and has appointed Travis S. Hunter and Jason J. Rawnsley as counsel...

Capano buys 1303 Delaware apartment complex

Capano Residential has purchased 1303 Delaware Apartment Homes in the Trolley Square area of Wilmington. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. announced the closing of the sale from Merion Realty Partners, Wynnwood, PA to the Wilmington company. Terms...

Wilmington’s Christ Our King church, school up for sale

Bellevue Realty has been selected to represent the owners of two large properties in Wilmington. The Christ Our King Church and Rectory, located between W. 28th and W. 29th Streets,  north Madison and  north  Monroe...

Former garden center near Newark identified as medical marijuana site

The Newark Post is reporting that the former site of a garden center is slated to become a medical marijuana dispensary and grow center. According to the Post, the former Alexander’s Lawn and Garden Center...

Delaware City refinery owner reports loss for quarter

Delaware City refinery owner PBF Energy faced headwinds in the second quarter and posted a loss for the period. However, the CEO of the New Jersey-based  company pointed to successful maintenance turnarounds of the Delaware...

Business licenses, Aug. 7, 2017

  Editor's note: Business licenses are issued by the State of Delaware as a source of taxes. PHOTOGRAPHER DIAMOND STANDARDS PRODUCTIONS 359 E FRAZIER ST S SMYRNA, DE 19977-1520 CONTRACTOR DIAMOND STATE HOMES & REMODELING 176 STARR RD NEWARK, DE 19711-2002 DIAZ DRYWALL LLC 161...

Health Network partners with California company on end of life directives technology

Vynca, a provider of  advance care planning solutions, and Delaware Health Information Network have established a partnership. Vynca, Palo Alto, CA,  offers a software solution to capture, store, and access medical orders for Scope of Treatment forms, ...

Nonprofit start-up aims to leverage the knowledge of state’s industrial scientists

A nonprofit start-up has been formed to highlight  the expertise and provide  opportunities for industrial scientists. Science, Technology and Research Institute of Delaware (STRIDE)  is comprised of  more than 85 scientists, a release stated. Many of...

UD and Delaware State join $6 million research project aimed at lowering drug prices

Sarah W. Harcum of Clemson University is leading a team that has received $6 million for research that could help lower the cost of several drugs that run into the thousands of dollars per...

Assets of Steen Outdoor Advertising sold to national operator

 Lamar Advertising Company,owner Baton Route, LA, a publlicly traded company and   operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, announced that it has acquired the assets of  Steen Outdoor Advertising. Steen has a large...

DE Turf selected as site of 2018 US Nationals lacrosse youth tournament

US Lacrosse  named DE Turf Sports Complex in Frederica as the site of the 10th annual US Lacrosse Nationals, Powered by NXT. The youth tournament is set for Aug. 2-5, 2018. “It’s a milestone year for...

Lidl to open first Delaware store in Middletown on Aug. 31

 Lidl will open its newest location and first store in Delaware on Aug. 31.  The new store, located at 359 Auto Park Drive in Middletown will open at 8:00 a.m., immediately following a ribbon cutting...
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