Delaware commercial electric rates below national average
Delaware’s electric costs are well below the national average for commercial customers and slightly above average for residential customers. That was the finding from the recent ranking by Choose Energy.com. The site calculates rates based...
Former Gore CEO and spouse make $2 million pledge to the University of Delaware
Former Gore CEO Terri and John Kelly have committed $2 million through the University of Delaware’s Delaware First Campaign in support of the College of Engineering and the athletics program. The Class of 1983 graduates have...
Ex Chemours staffer with ties to Chinese investors pleads guilty to trade secrets theft
Jerry Jindong Xu, a Canadian citizen, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to steal trade secrets from Chemours in an elaborate plan that he hoped would lead to a rival chemical plant in...
DuPont Biosciences event marks milestone at Experimental Station
https://youtu.be/N6qn4FDCXPM (Video courtesy of WHYY) An escorted drive through the DuPont Experimental Station near Wilmington shows a lot of construction activity underway, complete with excavating equipment and a boarded-up window or two. Marc Doyle, chief operating officer of...
DuPont introduces Tychem gloves for hazardous work areas
DuPont Personal Protection introduced DuPont Tychem gloves, a collection of gloves designed for chemical exposure protection. DuPont Tychem gloves help provide the worker protection required in hazardous work environments. Tychem garments have been protecting industrial workers from a broad...
Lilly, Incyte arthritis drug gets FDA approval
04Lilly, Incyte arthritis drug gets FDA approval Eli Lilly and Company and Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Olumant (baricitinib The once-daily oral medication is approved for the treatment of...
Scientific Games to power Delaware Lottery’s expansion into sports betting
Scientific Games Corporation, Las Vegas, announced that the company will implement the Delaware Lottery's expansion to full-scale sports betting following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturn of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in...
Navient reelects board at annual shareholder meeting, honors retiring director
Navient last week held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and voted to reelect the nine nominees to serve as directors for one-year terms. The directors are Chairman Bill Diefenderfer III, Anna Escobedo Cabral, Katherine Lehman, Linda Mills, Jack...
AstraZeneca COPD drug falls short in Phase III trials
AstraZeneca and MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, announced a second late-stage trial for a drug aimed at treating COPD, did not meet its goal. The trial was for Fasenra in patients with...
WSFS, M&T to reap benefits from Dodd-Frank rollback bill
Shares of WSFS Financial and M&T remained in record territory Wednesday after the passage of a bill that rolls back some Dodd-Frank regulatory requirements. Both banks are expected to have more financial breathing room and perhaps...