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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/19/2016) DuPont and Dow Chemical announced today the headquarters for the agriculture company they intend to create after their planned merger will be located in Wilmington. The Delaware office […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/12/2016) Delaware farmers’ markets surpassed $3 million in sales for the first time in 2015, the state Department of Agriculture announced today. “This record-breaking season shows how Delaware’s family farms […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (12/11/2015) The DuPont and Dow Chemical companies will merge, their executives announced this morning in a joint statement. The merger was approved unanimously by their boards of directors “in […]
EDGEMOOR, DELAWARE (8/20/2015) Chemours will close its Edge Moor titanium dioxide plant, which employs 200 people as well as 130 contractors, in a move to cut costs, the company announced […]
NEW YORK (8/2/2015) Verizon workers serving Delaware and nearby areas will continue working as negotiations go on past a contract expiration, the company and union officials announced. The talks with […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/7/2015) Four former officers of Wilmington Trust Co. are facing civil fraud charges filed Wednesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and two are facing criminal charges. The SEC says […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (4/28/2015) Zacros America is receiving state grants totaling $883,505 to assist in its move of 154 manufacturing jobs from Baltimore to Glasgow. The company’s Hedwin division, a packaging and containment […]
DELAWARE (4/21/2015) The opening of the Milton Farmers’ Market on Friday marked the start of local agricultural sales for the season after a record-setting year in 2014, state officials […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (2/27/2015) Anthem, Inc. reported more than 62,000 Delaware residents may have had personal data compromised in a recent hacking attack on its computers. The breach may affect customers […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (2/3/2015) Delaware State Park entrance fees, annual passes and surf permits will increase in price on Feb. 15, officials announced today. Until then, annual passes and permits are […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (2/2/2015) The state has launched a new website, Business First Steps, to help startups get off the ground. The site was unveiled today by Gov. Jack Markell and […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (1/12/2015) Banner airplanes carrying advertising messages above Delaware’s oceanfront beaches will have some on-the-ground competition again this year. Delaware State Parks announced today that advertising space will again […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (12/26/2014) Farmers’ markets across the state had a record $2.6 million sales season, the Delaware Department of Agriculture announced today. The sales were double the amount of five years […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (12/22/2014) The DuPont Co. is moving its corporate headquarters to the suburban Chestnut Run Plaza campus, the company announced this morning, while a spin-off takes over the downtown […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (12/1/2014) A fee on beverage bottle purchases to help fund state recycling efforts is ending. The 4-cent per bottle tax had replaced an earlier 5-cent bottle deposit that had been […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (11/27/2014) The on-again, off-again flights of Frontier Airlines in Delaware may be on again. The airline, which announced earlier this week its last flights at New Castle […]
DELAWARE (11/27/2014) After the Turkey dinners are over, shopping madness begins tonight across Delaware. Here’s a quick look at the major places to go and their hours Thanksgiving day and Black Friday: […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (11/22/2014) State officials are proposing higher user fees for state parks as well as increases for hunting and trapping licenses. Current entrance fees are $3 for inland parks and […]
