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Romano’s Macaroni Grill closes Concord Pike location

Romano's Macaroni Grill on Concord Pike has closed its doors as the chain trimmed its restaurant roster. The sign for the location was removed, with location information deleted from its website. Even its  Google Maps...

DuPont disruptor Peltz now has P&G in his sights

The man who helped bring  a new CEO to DuPont is hunting for bigger game. The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported earlier in the year that Nelson Peltz  has  accumulated a reported $3 billion stake...

250 expected to attend Millennial Summit at Chase Center

Young professionals representing more than 60 different organizations throughout the state have been organizing the Millennial Summit, a new leadership, and development conference. #MILLSUMMIT will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 1 at the Chase...

Update: AstraZeneca CEO sticking around for earnings season

AstraZeneca confirmed  CEO Pascal Soriot will stick around for the company's earnings report late this month. Shares of the company have been battered by reports that Soriot will leave the company to take the top...

Business licenses: July 16, 2017

Editor's note: Business licenses are issued by the State of Delaware for revenue raising purposes.  RETAIL CROWNS 13305 RUSHING WATER WAY GERMANTOWN, MD 20874-2170 CROWNS & HEIGHTS 2076 DEAN ST APT 1L  BROOKLYN, NY 11233-4068 PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL SERVICES CROWNS & HEIGHTS 2076 DEAN ST...

Beaverdam Pet Food breaks ground on new warehouse in Greenwood

First State Community Loan Fund was part of the groundbreaking ceremony for a warehouse expansion by Greenwood-based natural pet food manufacturer Beaverdam. The 9,000-square-foot warehouse project funded by the first-ever issuance of a 504 Loan by...

Christiana Care earns top designation from Multiple Sclerosis Society

Christiana Care Health System has earned the designation of Center for Comprehensive MS Care from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This recognition – the first to be awarded in Delaware –  puts  Christiana Care in...

Delaware-based Cigna expatriate health coverage business offers app

Cigna Global Health Benefits, north Wilmington and parent  Cigna Corporation   announced  the Cigna Wellbeing App. Available to Cigna GHB North America customers, the app features tools and resources designed to help customers at every step...

South Africa entrepreneurs seek ties with Delaware (Video)

Last week in Wilmington, a group of 15 to 20 young entrepreneurs from South Africa are looking to form partnerships with various corporations in Delaware in hopes of obtaining a new set of skills,...

Delaware gas prices drop slightly as domestic production surges

Pump prices around the Mid-Atlantic region stalled this week after rising slightly the week before, Wilmington-based AAA Mid-Atlantic reported.  Gas prices remain low,  but consumers could still see a slight price increase throughout July, especially...

Seaford’s Trinity Logistics goes Employee Stock Ownership route

Trinity Logistics, Seaford,   has announced the formation of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). An ESOP now owns 33 percent of the company. Trinity is a third party logistics provider that matches shipments to...

Update: Grocer Lidl makes more moves in Delaware

German supermarket chain Lidl has opened its first stores in Virginia and the Carolinas with other locations to follow in Delaware and Maryland. The company has built distribution centers in Virginia, North Carolina and in...

Rev. Kevin Brown elected Episcopal Bishop

The Rev. Kevin Brown was elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware.  The diocese announced the election on its website. The church held a convention to elect the bishop. Five nominees were announced for the...

Rehoboth Commissioners approve nearly $35 million in bids for outfall projects

Rehoboth Beach Commissioners approved low bids for the ocean outfall project. Seattle company was the apparent low bidder on the biggest piece of a  controversial ocean outfall project for Rehoboth Beach. A Seattle company was...

Midnight Oil Brewing plans to open in October

Midnight Oil Brewing Co.  has announced  plans to open  in October. The start-up craft brewer announced in March it had signed  a lease for space in the  Pencader office and industrial complex in  Glasgow. Pencader...

OpenBracket national competition to return to Wilmington in late October

The finals in national  OpenBracket competition will return to Wilmington in October. The Delaware organization announced the competition on its website. Work on the event has been under way since early this year. The first round...

DuPont declares 452nd consecutive (and more than likely) final dividend

DuPont declared a third quarter common stock dividend of 38 cents per share payable September 29, 2017, to stockholders of record July 31, 2017. The dividend is expected to be the last under the...

Iron Hill wins workers compensation award

Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group presented awards for workplace safety to ten of its more than 20,000 policyholders, with Wilmington-based Iron Hill among the companies honored.  MEMIC Senior Vice President of Loss Control and...

El Diablo opens fourth location in Pike Creek

Delaware-based El Diablo Burritos opened its fourth location  in Pike Creek in the Shops at Limestone Hills. The locally owned restaurant  opened on July 7.  It's the first new store for the seven-year-old chain, since...

New Castle County Sheriff issues scam alert

The office of New Castle County sheriff has received reports of a scam involving people demanding money to avoid arrest. A release from the county stated that the scammers claim they are sergeants and lieutenants...
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