Delaware Business Now
From UDaily: Debate over environmental, social & governance in corporate America grows more heated
By Andrew Sharp
Whether it’s the topic of a heated political debate or a soothing reassurance in a corporate CEO’s speech, you might have seen the abbreviation "ESG" a lot more in the past...
Georgetown salvage yard reaches settlement with OSHA over firing worker who reported safety issue
The U.S. Department of Labor reached a settlement agreement with a Delaware salvage yard company and its owner after a federal whistleblower investigation found the company fired a smelter operator for reporting safety concerns.
The...
Trial results from AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo lung cancer drug combo disappoint investors
Normally, a successful late-stage drug trial would be good news for drugmakers.
That wasn't the case in a high-stakes trial involving a combination of lung cancer drugs from AstraZeneca and a Japanese pharma company with...
Delaware company ordered to pay back nearly $113 million in alleged precious metals scam
Regulator adds another $33 million in fines
On Monday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a Consent Order for a permanent injunction, civil monetary penalty, and other relief against defendants in a precious...
Ashland launches stock buyback amid sales drop driven by customers cutting inventories
Wilmington-based Ashland sees lower earnings ahead as customers reduce their inventories of its ingredients and additive products. The company also launched a more aggressive stock buyback program.
The company cited the following.
The continuation and intensification...
Hertrich opens 12th collision center in Chadds Ford
Delaware's largest dealership group continues to expand its body shop operation with a new location in Chadds Ford, PA.
Hertrich's new collision center is the 12th in its footprint in Delaware and the Delmarva Peninsula.
It's...
Carney signs package of highway safety bills
Gov. John Carney signed a package of legislation designed to increase safety on Delaware’s roadways.
Bills include:
Curbing speeding and reckless driving
Expanding “Move Over” protections
Requiring helmets in the first two years of a...
New Hilton boutique hotel in Rehoboth taking reservations for mid-August stays
The Coast Rehoboth Beach Tapestry Collection by Hilton Hotel is now taking reservations for stays beginning in mid-August.
The boutique hotel is owned by Newport-based Harvey, Hanna, and Associates and managed by its affiliate,...
Longhurst takes GOP House members to task for walking out on bond bill
New House Speaker Valerie Longhurst Friday night took Republican legislators to task for i walking out before a vote on the budget bill.
The walkout came after Democrats in the House could not...
All-female House leadership team takes charge with Longhurst elected speaker
State Rep. Valarie Longhurst, D-Bear, has been elected Delaware House Speaker.
Current Speaker Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, is stepping down from the post.
It's the first time that a woman has been...
Offshore wind study bill on way to governor
A bill that that orders a study of offshore windpower passed both houses by a wide margin.
Most Republicans in the House from southern Delaware voted against the measure with only State...
My take: Delaware’s troubling GDP performance
Former judge and state Attorney General Jane Brady won an op-ed page victory this month when her piece on Delaware's sluggish Gross Domestic Product appeared in the state's major newspapers and niche publications,...
House passes LLC voting bill for Seaford and draws fire from Common Cause
Republican legislators, after walking out Thursday before a vote on the state capital budget, were able to get Democrats to meet their demand to pass a bill allowing non-resident property owners to vote in...
Fire in apartment above Middletown pub claims life
The Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire in a restaurant-apartment building in Middletown that claimed one life.
It was the second Delaware fire death in recent days.
Shortly before 4 a.m.,...
Boulden Brothers win Newark Morning Rotary Spirit in Business Award
(Tim Boulden, right, accepts the award from Newark Morning Rotary's Bill Sullivan)
Boulden Brothers won the annual Spirit of Business Award from the Newark Morning Rotary.
The award was presented at the June Annual Meeting of...
Delaware Vice Chancellor rules Disney opposition to Don’t Say Gay bill was within its...
Delaware Vice Chancellor Lori Will has ruled that Walt Disney Co. was not out of line in opposing "Don't Say Gay" legislation in Florida.
A Disney shareholder filed suit in Chancery, claiming that the company...
Founder of Best Egg resigns as founding CFO takes the helm
Jeffrey Meiler, founder of north Wilmington-based Best Egg, has resigned, with the current CFO taking the top slot.
Paul Ricci has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer. Ricci, who was the founding...
Delaware gets $107 million in broadband Internet expansion funding for hooking up homes, businesses
A total of $107 million in federal funding will help Delaware get near the goal of connecting every Delaware home and business to high-speed internet.
Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Broadband Equity, Access and...
Great Wolf opens $250 million resort in Perryville
Photo of Faris, Gov.Moore, and CEO John Murphy
The quarter-of-a-billion-dollar Great Wolf Lodge formally opened today in Perryville, MD, 22 miles west of Newark of Interstate 95.
Maryland governor Wes Moore and Baltimore-born actor/producer Anna...
Revised bill that limits speed cams to residential areas in New Castle County passes...
A revised bill allowing speed cameras in New Castle County residential areas has passed the General Assembly.
The bill limits enforcement by Delaware State Police to construction zones and bans speed cameras as a revenue...
