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SevOne cuts ribbon on technology and innovation center

In a story that illustrates the close-knit nature of  Delaware, Gov. Jack Markell revealed his ties to the co-founder of the fast-growing technology company SevOne. SevOne co-founder Ves Bakalov was a teen-ager when his family...

Christiana Care rolls out plans for $260 million Women’s and Children’s building

Christiana Care Health System has announced long-anticipated  plans for a $260 million project at Christiana Hospital south of Newark. The proposed Women and Children’s building —  developed in collaboration with patients and their families —...

Attorney General seeks to shut down Gold Club after fatal shooting

The Attorney General's office wants to shut down a gentlemen's club near Wilmington, after many incidents that included a deadly shooting on the property. Click on the link below for a copy of the complaint COMPLAINT...

Viewpoint: Investments speak louder than ‘broken city’ headlines

Over the weekend, a  local website came up with the perfect antidote to the misplaced anger over the ABC-TV decision to roll out a pilot for a drama known as Murder Town. The drama is...

Firefly announces 2016 line-up

Tickets go on sale Friday for the 2016 Firefly Music Festival. The festival on a portion of the Dover Downs complex will be held on June 16-19. Well-known artists  Mumford and Sons, Kings of Leon, Florence...

Delaware suffers from blurry identity in tech circles, survey reports

Delaware is seeing strong demand for skilled technology professionals, many of whom do not see the state as a tech center. At the same time, the state has made strides in providing support for start-ups...

New UD President named

The University of Delaware Board of Trustees elected  Dennis Assanis to be the new president of the University of Delaware. He was provost of Stony Brook University in New York state. It was frequently mentioned that...

MBNA co-founder Charles Cawley dies

(Click here for obituary) Charles Cawley, the legendary leader of  credit card giant MBNA, has passed away. Services are scheduled for Saturday. Cawley and a group of Maryland Bank executives founded MBNA in a former supermarket...

Check out the Nov. 18-24, 2015 edition of the Business Bulletin

Delaware saw more good news as a state panel recommended a modest $10.5 million financial package for JPMorgan Chase in return for an expected 1,800 jobs. Meanwhile in Newark, fast-growing tech company SevOne confirmed it...

(Video) Roberts Farm purchase will preserve habitat

A  1,250-acre farm near Odessa owned by a former New Castle County Council member has been purchased by The Conservation Fund and donated to Delaware Wild Lands (DWL) for permanent protection and management. The acquisition...

Work under way on high-speed broadband network in Georgetown area

High-speed broadband connections and Internet service to the area’s underserved businesses and homes is coming with Lewes-based IT/Telecom delivery firm DelmarvaVoIP joining forces with the technology of high-speed broadband firm Broad Valley to offer...

Business People: Nov. 18-24, 2015

Hayes of UD named Philly Fed corporate affairs Vice President The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has named University of Delaware communications chief  Deborah L. Hayes as senior vice president of Corporate Affairs effective January...

SevOne moves headquarters to Boston, reaffirms commitment to state

(Click here for other stories on SevOne) Fast-growing technology company SevOne has moved its headquarters to Boston. The company, which is opening an innovation headquarters on the University of Delaware STAR Campus,  had originally been slated...

Williamson wins top management honor from Red Lobster

Nicholas Eckhart / Foter.com / CC BYJulie Williamson, general manager of the Red Lobster in Newark, has been presented with the company’s top honor – The Lighthouse Club Award. This  award, which has been an...

State claims mobile home park owner pressured tenants to sign away rights...

Delaware filed suit against the Chicago-based  owner of three Delaware mobile home communities for attempting to financially pressure tenants to give up their legal right to arbitrate proposed rent increases. The Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Unit announced...

JPMorgan Chase gets council OK for $10.5 million state financial package

The Delaware Council on Development Finance approved a $10.5 million financial package for JPMorgan Chase and Co. The financial services giant sought an amount up to $9 million to upgrade and refurbish existing facilities in...

AAA Mid-Atlantic opens auto repair shop in Dover

Wilmington-based AAA Mid-Atlantic is moving into the auto repair business in the Dover area with a location  at 124 Greentree Drive. The shop  opened on Monday at the company’s expanded retail site. Twelve jobs were...

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(Photos) Tech Week gets under way

The first Delaware Innovation Week kicked off on Friday night with a reception at the new JPMorgan Chase Technology Center near Wilmington. The week-long event was organized by Technical.ly Delaware, a technology news and events...

Westminster Village opens transitional care unit

Mary Ann Poling, executive director of Westminster Village Dover, Dr. Joseph Parise of the Bayhealth Physician’s Alliance and a guest attended the opening of Westminster Village Dover’s new Transitional Care Unit (TCU). The new...
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