Delaware Business Now
Dow makes executive moves as DuPont merger looms
Dow Chemical Company announced several changes in key executive leadership roles as the merger with DuPont approaches.
Dow and DuPont will remain separate for about 18 months after the merger. Under current plans, Dow and...
Indian River power plant owner to sell generating assets
NRG plans to sell of a large chunk of its power plant holdings in a bid to improve earnings
The transformation plan was warmly greeted on Wall Street, with shares gaining in trading on Thursday.
NRG...
Jobless rate expected to post modest increase
The Delaware jobless rate is expected to move slightly higher when June figures are calculated.
That’s the word from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
The Philly Fed issues the forecasts to fill the gap between...
Worker rescued from tower at chemical company in New Castle
Wilmington Fire Department personnel, joined by members of other fire companies, rescued an injured man stranded on a platform at a tower at a New Castle chemical company.
At 09:33 a.m. Wilmington firefighters were dispatched to...
Horizon Services buys residential HVAC companies in north Jersey, Atlanta areas
Horizon Services, based near Wilmington, completed the acquisition of Gold Medal Service and Casteel Heating & Cooling. The companies are based in northern New Jersey and the Atlanta area.
The acquisitions are the first since...
Scholarship program founded in honor of retiring Wilmington University president
A June event honoring the retirement of Wilmington University President Dr. Jack P. Varsalona netted $150,000.
The money will fund the newly-created Dr. Jack P. Varsalona scholarship. Held at the Chase Center on the Riverfront...
Caution urged as forecast calls heat index rising above 100 degrees
With temperatures expected to reach the mid-to-high 90s and heat index values ranging from 100 to 105 degrees later on Thursday, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) encourages Delaware residents to prepare for...
ILC Dover successfully tests pharmaceutical mixing system
ILC Dover has announced the successful use of a new semi-automated system that allows for superior mixing.
ILC performed tests at its facility in Rossens, Switzerland. The tests established that its JetBreaker delumping system can...
Delaware home sales increase in 2017
June home sales rose in both New Castle and Kent counties, according to a report from the TREND Multiple Listing Service.
Total sales in New Castle County rose to 803, compared to 733 a year...
Cecil County gets grant for solar system at wastewater plant
The Maryland Department of the Environment awarded a $188,000 “Fiscal Year 2018 Energy Water Infrastructure Program” grant to Cecil County Government to fund the installation of a solar array at the County’s Northeast River...
Arts and culture activities in state add nearly $150 million a year to the...
Delaware’s arts and culture industry generates $149.9 million in annual economic activity by supporting 4,062 full-time equivalent jobs and generating $10.5 million in local and state government revenues.The figure came from the latest Arts...
Personnel file: July 11, 2017
Education improvement officer named
Governor John Carney announced that Dorrell Green will lead the Delaware Department of Education’s new Office of Improvement & Innovation.
The creation of the Office of Improvement & Innovation is one of...
Poultry growers get another incentive to use freezer disposal system
Delaware poultry growers using freezer storage units can now recoup 75% of the collection fee paid to have their frozen dead chickens hauled away.
The Delaware Nutrient Management Commission unanimously approved a pilot cost-share program...
Bayhealth holds Topping Out ceremony at Sussex Campus
Bayhealth marked a milestone in the construction of the new Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus in Milford with the ceremonial “Topping Out” of the steel structure.
“This day takes us one step closer to fulfilling the...
(Video) Metro Diner to open on July 25
Metro Diner has set a July 25 open date with a release stating that the restaurant will bring 100 jobs to the Newark area.
Applications will be accepted now through the July opening for various...
Autumn Park apartment site near Glasgow sold for $35.5 million
Complex still facing litigation from Attorney General's office
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF), Philadelphia, aannounced that it completed the $35.5 million sale of and secured $26.6 million in financing for Autumn Park, a 358-unit multi-family-property in...
Drone that can swim and fly tested at Delaware Memorial Bridge
A drone that can fly and swim successfully completed an underwater and aerial inspection of the twin spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The test was a collaborative effort that included the Delaware River...
Verwey joins Gawthrop Greenwood law firm
Gawthrop Greenwood, a law firm with offices in West Chester, PA and Wilmington, named Anthony T. Verwey as a partner.
Verwey will focus his practice in the firm’s Municipal and Land Use Department, where he...
DuPont upgrades Tyvek fluid product for commercial buildings
DuPont Protection Solutions announced Tyvek Fluid Applied WB+ System.
DuPont has taken traditional DuPont Tyvek Fluid Applied products and developed a DuPont Tyvek Fluid Applied WB+ System, combining an improved air and water barrier and...
Mrs. Fields’ cookie production court battle ends in a draw
Chancery Court has upheld an agreement between mall mainstay, Mrs. Fields Cookies and a commercial baker seeking to get out a contract for cookies sold in retail stores.
Chancellor Andrew Bouchard issued a 107-page decision.
He...
