National Hockey League, Chemours announce ice rink partnership
The National Hockey League and The Chemours Company, Wilmington, announced a multi-year partnership focused on providing Chemours' Opteon sustainable refrigerant solutions to rinks across North America. The partnership announcement follows the release of the 2018 NHL...
DuPont plant coming to former B.F. Rich site
The former B.F. Rich window and door production plant east of Newark will become a new DuPont production site. CBRE, the longtime commercial broker for DuPont, announced that it represented DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers (DuPont),...
AstraZeneca operating earnings drop as Crestor faces copycat products
AstraZeneca is expecting stronger sales growth in the second half of the year. In the first quarter of 2018 the company reported performance benefitted from strong launches and the continued growth of newer medicines, offset by...
Chemours lone Delaware entry on the Fortune 500
Chemours Co. was the only Delaware corporation to make the Fortune 500. The DuPont spin-off with businesses that include titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions piled up $6.2 billion in revenues in 2017. Chemours ranks 451—up from...
PRSA panelists offer advice on crisis management
Spiros Mantzavinos of The Mantzavinos Group – Public Affairs & Communications moderated a panel of experts in a workshop sponsor by the Public Relations Society of America's Delaware Chapter. Anthony Farina, chief communications officer &...
AstraZeneca sells overseas rights to mental health drug Seroquel
AstraZeneca has entered into an agreement with China-based Luye Pharma Group, Ltd. for the sale and license of the rights to Seroquel and Seroquel XR in the UK, China and other international markets, including Brazil, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico,...
Chesapeake Utilities reports sharply higher earnings
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, Dover, reported sharply higher income in the first quarter. The company's net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was $26.9 million, compared to $19.1 million for the same quarter of...
Chemours to spend $100 million to reduce GenX levels in North Carolina
Wilmington-based Chemours Company announced a commitment to spend over $100 million at its Fayetteville Works plant site in North Carolina for wastewater and emission controls. The announcement comes as the Wilmington company deals with intense criticism and...
Delmarva Power boosts purchases from diversity-certified suppliers
In 2017, Delmarva Power purchased $83 million in goods and services from diversity-certified suppliers, a 23 percent of the energy company’s total yearly purchases. This is an increase of $31 million over the amount spent...