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DuPont responds to safety board actions after Texas accident that claimed 4 lives
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board adopted an interim report aimed at corrected hazards that were blamed in the deaths of four workers at a DuPont insecticide plant in LaPorte, Texas late last year.
Nearly 24,000...
St. Francis Hospital pays back more than $4 million in Medicaid, Medicare funds
St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington settled more than $4 million in claims regarding billing Medicare and Medicaid for patients admitted into its inpatient rehabilitation unit between 2007 and 2010.
The U.S. government claimed admission was...
Threat from Hurricane Joaquin lessens as flooding hits coastal areas
Residents are asked to stay abreast of news as the threat of a direct hit from Hurricane Joaquin lessens. Meanwhile, coastal flooding remains a threat.
The forecast track of the hurricane shows the storm remaining...
Delaware ranks high in tax ‘fairness’
Source: WalletHub
A ratings firm ranked Delaware in the top five in terms of the fairness of its tax system.
Montana ranked first in tax fairness, while Washington ranked No. 50.
The ranking comes as Delaware wrestles with...
15 percent stake in Dogfish Head sold to private equity firm
A private equity firm has bought a 15 percent stake in Milton-based Dogfish Head Companies.
Sam Calagione, founder of the craft brewer announced the transaction in a letter to employees.
According to the letter, LNK Partners...
Check out the Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2015 edition of the Business Bulletin
JPMorgan Chase is beginning to move staff to offices just outside Wilmington at the former AstraZeneca South Campus.
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Integrity Staffing wins national awards
Integrity Staffing Solutions has been awarded two American Staffing Association VOICE Awards and two honorable mentions in its annual national awards competition.
The national company is headquartered near Newark.
The ASA VOICE Awards celebrate the best staffing...
Business people: Sept. 30, 2015
Glenn heading DuPont Crop Protection
DuPont has named Timothy P. Glenn as president of its Crop Protection business effective October 1, succeeding Rik Miller who has elected to retire after 31 years of service. Glenn...
DuPont, Hopkins team up on Ebola protective garb
Johns Hopkins and DuPont have signed license and collaboration agreements allowing DuPont to sell a disease-fighting garment with features from the university in Baltimore.
The garments aim to protect health care workers and others during disease...
Bloom bullish on potential for new generation of fuel cells
Bloom Energy is upbeat about a new generation of fuel cells that pack more electric generating power in less space.
The company, which operates production site in Newark and retains its headquarters in California’s Silicon...
Updated: Dawson profiles successful women in new book
Fred Dawson has long championed women in business and the professions through his support of individuals and organizations.
Now, the musician and co-owner of a wealth management firm near Wilmington has released a book profiling ...
(Photo gallery) A sold out Taste of Newark
(Photos courtesy of Courtyard Newark-University of Delaware)
NFL games and the conclusion of the visit by Pope Francis to Philadelphia did not stop a sellout crowd from attending the Taste of Newark event at the...
Chase moving staff into new office campus near Wilmington
Employees are moving into the JPMorgan Chase campus near Wilmington, the former site of AstraZeneca operations.
Spokesman Paul Harwick said the company is now beginning the move personnel to the site. He said the...
Winds carrying salt lead to brief outages for Delmarva customers
Hundreds of Delmarva Power customers in the Atlantic Ocean coastal areas in Delaware and Maryland are experiencing brief power interruptions caused by salt contamination on the utility’s power lines.
Several hundred customers experienced brief interruptions...
DNREC, Mountaire file court actions over pollutant discharge system
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has filed a complaint in Sussex County Superior Court against Mountaire Farms, Inc. for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit violations at the poultry...
Gas price continues slow march to $2 a gallon
Mike Schmid / Foter / CC BY-SAThe march toward $2 a gallon gasoline continues with independent stations in the Capitol Trail-Kirkwood Highway area between Newark and Wilmington offering prices as low as $2.05 a...
Optical science research center opens on DSU campus
The Delaware Institute for Science and Technology Optical Science Center for Applied Research (OSCAR) building was formally dedicated Friday on the Delaware State University campus in Dover.
The $18 million building houses the university’s optics research...
Markell signs executive order, appoints spending panel
Tax Credits / Foter / CC BYGov. Jack Markell signed an executive order creating a bipartisan Delaware Expenditure Review Committee.
The committee comes after the release of a Business Roundtable report that took note of...
John McKay remembered at Networking Station event
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce held its annual Networking Station Thursday night at the Chase Center on the Riverfront - minus a tireless champion of business networking.
The tabletop expo is believed to be the...
Fox & Roach Charities makes $50,000 donation to West End
Fox & Roach Charities Board of Trustees presented West End Neighborhood House with a $50,000 grant to purchase iPads. West End received this grant for technology assistance at two locations, Hilltop and West End.
The...