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Agilent to provide Incyte with diagnostic technology used in drug development
Agilent Technologies Inc. reached an agreement with Incyte to support with companion diagnostics the development and commercialization of Incyte’s hematology and oncology portfolio.
Agilent is based in northern California and has a large...
Supreme Court overturns Chancery Court ruling on attorney fees in property reassessment suit
In a rare reversal of a Chancery Court decision, The Delaware Supreme Court overturned an award of nearly $1.5 million in attorney's fees for the lawsuit that led to property tax reassessment in Delaware....
Updated Avelo notes: ILG passenger count nears 300,000 with carrier leaving Las...
On Thursday, Avelo and Wilmington Airport manager The Delaware River and Bay Authority will mark the first anniversary of the airline's first flight from Wilmington.
We also learned from the...
Remembering a Newark professor known as the internet’s ‘Father Time’
It took a while for the passing of retired University of Delaware professor and internationally known scientist/engineering professor Dr. David Mills to make the news.
Mills, 85, died earlier this month at his home in...
2 face burglary charges after being found inside New Castle-area distribution center
Delaware State Police arrested two men in connection with a burglary at a New Castle-area distribution center
Troopers identified the pair as Raymond Disabatino, 55, of New Castle and Mark Roca, 52, of Wilmington....
Chancellor rules against Musk in shareholder dispute over $55 billion Tesla pay package
Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick ruled agianst Tesla's celebrity CEO Elon Musk in a shareholder suit claiming that his $55 billion compensation package was excessive.
The 200-page ruling came as a surprise...
Delaware’s violent crime rate has dropped 40% since 2008
Delaware’s violent crime rates fell to their lowest point since the state began tracking the stat The 40% drop came despite a sharp decline in the state's prison population and a ...
Incyte CEO offers glimpse into biopharma company
Incyte CEO Hervé Hoppenot put a human face on the biopharmaceutical company during the keynote speech at the annual meeting of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce on Monday night.
Hoppenot emphasized the company's...
Compact Membrane Systems expanding in New Castle with help from state grants
Compact Membrane Systems Inc. (CMS), a 30-year-old Delaware company, chose New Castle for a $3.1 million facility to address massive market demand.
CMS formerly operated its entire operation in a location...
Stockbridge wins State Chamber’s Marvel Cup
Retired utility executive Gary Stockbridge received the Josiah Marvel Cup from the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce at its annual dinner on Monday night.
The State Chamber’s highest honor is named in memory of Josiah...
Byrd wins State Chamber DiSabatino award
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce presented Robert L. "Bobby" Byrd with the Dick DiSabatino Award..
The DiSabatino Award, named for former DSCC Chair Richard DiSabatino Sr. of EDiS onstruction, was established...
North Wilmington’s Ramsey Farm honored by Fruit and vegetable growers group
(From the Delaware Farm Bureau)
Fifth and sixth-generation New Castle County farmers Stewart Ramsey and son Carl Ramsey were honored with the Family Service Award by the Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association of Delaware.
“Every year,...
Ramp, I-95 detours underway as steel goes up at Route 896 interchange
Day and night closings began on Monday as bridge girders go up on the I-95- Route 896 interchange project.
The Delaware Department of Transportation announced tdaytime closing of the on ramps to Southbound...
Fire damages long-vacant Christiana motel
A long-vacant motel was heavily damaged by fire on Sunday morning.
The Christiana Fire Company reported in a social media post that the fire broke out at around 5 a.m Sunday at the...
New Castle man charged after theft of Verizon cable led to outage for 500...
A New Castle man is accused stealing more than $20,000 in wire/cable from Verizon that triggered a service outage.
New Castle County Police identified the suspect as Jason Elgart, 48.
Late ...
Delaware sees spike in gasoline prices
Delaware saw one of the biggest surges in gas prices among the 50 states as the days of $3 a gallon gas again proved to be brief.
As of Monday, the price of...
Fire damages Sussex Solid Waste Authority building
A fire caused more than $100,000 in damage to a structure at the Delaware Solid Waste Authority Jones Crossroads Landfill south of Geogretown.
The fire was reported at 1:30 p.m. The Millsboro Fire...
Blue Water to manage Texas RV resorts
Blue Water announced strategic partnerships with CityStreet Residential, with the brand Jetstream RV Resorts, and Excel Commercial Real Estate.
As part of the agreement Blue Water is set to assume management control...
Airline notes: Frontier expands, Jet Blue exits and Bermuda airline arrives at Baltimore-Washington
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is seeing changes in airline service, with Frontier Airlines taking on Southwest and American while Jet Blue says goodbye.
While flying to BWI comes with tolls, Delaware business...
