Business people: June 5, 2013
DuPont promotions
DuPont has named Thomas G. Powell as vice president of Corporate Risk and Christopher Marc Doyle as president of its Protection Technologies (DPT) business, effective June 1.
Powell, 54, has held a broad range...
Gore mercury removal system to be tested at Minnesota power plant
The Mercury Control System of Newark-based W.L. Gore and Associates is being installed at a large Minnesota power plant. Mercury is a leading pollutant coming out of coal-fired generating plants.
The installation is taking place...
ATK Elkton site completes testing of green propulsion
ATK has successfully completed the first U.S.-based testing of the High Performance Green Propulsion (HPGP) thruster technology for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The testing was conducted at ATK Defense Group’s test facility...
Try a Trade at Cecil College
Cecil College is offering a free chance to “Try a Trade” at 6 p.m. on June 4.
Whether participants are out of work, or just looking for a career change, they will have the opportunity...
Old Dominion applies to certificate that could clear way for natural gas power power...
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative this week applied to the Maryland Public Service Commission for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to construct a natural gas-powered electric generation facility in Cecil County. The Wildcat...
Not for Profit – Food Bank and Chase; ATK and Easter Seals
Five hundred employees from JPMorgan Chase spent late last week packing 30,000 meals for children and seniors as part of Chase’s work in alleviating hunger in the First State.
The volunteer event took place as...
Analysis: Prospect of another mega-casino in Maryland not good news in Delaware
Across the line in Maryland, Penn National Gaming, Inc. is moving and grooving in hopes of a big payoff. The high-stakes battle in Maryland is not good news for Delaware’s struggling racino industry.
The Pennsylvania-based...
ATK Green Propulsion thruster technology successfully tested near Elkton
ATK has successfully completed the first U.S.-based testing of the High Performance Green Propulsion (HPGP) thruster technology for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The testing was conducted at ATK Defense Group's test facility...
ATK Elkton produces motor used in successful missile defense test
ATK's Elkton, Md. site, provided critical components for the recent successful test flight of a missile system aimed at protecting the United States and allies.
Flight Test Mission–19 was launched from a U.S. Navy Aegis...
Gore helps smartphone survive a dunking
Fujitsu smartphones can take a soaking thanks to W.L. Gore and Associates.
The Fujitsu Arrows X F-02E and Raku-Raku phones use the GAW325 acoustic adhesive vents made by a Gore business unit based in the...