Story & video: State Chamber, Manufacturing Association roll out ‘Coolest Thing’ contest
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and its affiliate, the Delaware Manufacturing Association, want to raise awareness of products made in the First State.
That led...
Multinational giant Sodexo acquires New Castle-based K&R Vending
Sodexo’s InReach acquired K&R Breakroom Services headquartered in New Castle. The price was not disclosed.
With this purchase, Sodexo’s InReach will serve Philadelphia, southern...
Enovis completes purchase of Italian orthopedic company
Enovis Corp. completed the acquisition of LimaCorporate S.p.A. a privately held global orthopedic company focused on restoring motion through implants.
Lima strengthens Enovis’ position in the global orthopedic...
Personnel file: Jan. 8, 2024
Deadwyler named interim president of County Chamber
Yvonne Deadwyler has been named the interim President of the New Castle County Chamber, succeeding Bob Chadwick, who...
Wells Fargo Fairfax employees seek union vote
Wells Fargo employees at a branch in northern Delaware have filed a petition for a union vote.
Banking Dive reported workers at the Fairfax branch...
TransPerfect owner and Delaware judicial critic expresses interest in buying News Journal
A longtime critic of Delaware's judicial system has expressed an interest in buying the News Journal/Delaware Online.
TransPerfect CEO Philip Shawe wrote a letter to...
Rite Aid closing 2 more Newark area stores
Rite Aid is closing two additional stores in the Newark area next month.
A court document reported that a location on South Main Street (formerly...
Corrected: DuPont, Corteva, Chemours confirm support for settlement with public water systems over PFAs
Chemours Company, DuPont de Nemours, Inc., and Corteva, Inc. confirmed their support for an earlier agreement to resolve PFAs-related drinking water claims of...
Tim Hortons eyes Dunkin’s Delaware stronghold
Canadian doughnut store chain Tim Hortons has set its sights on Delaware.
The Philadelphia Business Journal (subscription) reported the company wants to open franchise locations...
Chemours agrees to sampling around West Virginia site linked to forever chemical discharges
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported that Chemours Company FC, LLC agreed to conduct sampling for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, surrounding its...
Chesapeake adds North Carolina propane distributor
Dover-based Chesapeake Utilities Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Sharp Energy, has acquired J.T. Lee and Son's propane operating assets in Cape Fear, NC.
Through this...
From UDaily: Vehicle to grid advances in new automotive standards
The two newest standards for electric cars, both approved this month by standards committees of SAE International (formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers), should...
AstraZeneca to acquire clinical-stage respiratory vaccine company
AstraZeneca has agreed to acquire Icosavax, Inc., a US-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing differentiated, high-potential vaccines using an innovative, protein virus-like particle...
Prelude Theraputics announces $25 million private placement
Prelude Therapeutics Incorporated announced a private placement that the Company estimates will result in gross proceeds of approximately $25 million before deducting estimated...
Delmarva Power gets top regional rating in J.D. Power customer report
Delmarva Power received a No. 1 ranking for residential electric satisfaction in the East Midsize Region according to the J.D. Power 2023 Electric Utility...
Delaware ranks 3rd in ‘dynamism’ ranking of economy
A recent report shows Delaware ranked third in a listing of the most dynamic states, driven in part by the state's high number...
Former DuPont CEO Woodard dies at 89
Former DuPont CEO and national business leader Edgar S. Woolard, Jr. died on Dec. 4 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, at 89.
Woolard...
Appeals Court upholds grid operator PJM’s decision on renewables and state incentives
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia upheld a ruling from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that retains rules by grid operator PJM.
The legal...
Chesapeake focuses on regulated holdings with purchase of Florida City Gas
Dover-based Chesapeake Utilities Corporation completed of the acquisition of Florida City Gas, which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company.
This...
Sila Services acquires Burns & McBride
Sila Services, LLC has acquired Burns & McBride Home Comfort, New Castle.
Founded in 1949, Burns & McBride provides heating and...
