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Delaware supply chain company to expand at Newark home

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

A Newark supply chain management company will use a state grant of $155,970 to build a warehouse and fulfillment center next the headquarters of the company that spun it off. EtailFlow LLC, a supply chain management company designed to efficiently distribute electronic goods, grew out of Delaware-based ecommerce leader PCOnline earlier this year. Its new facility will be next to …

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CP Cases moves to Delaware from Maryland

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

A company that designs and makes high-performance protective cases and racks for industries ranging from rock stars to defense will move from Maryland to Frankford, Delaware. CP Cases USA, which was opened in 2013 by the owner of a similar United Kingdom company, will move into a 25,000-square-foot site in the Frankford Business Park, located along Route 113. The company …

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Company providing tissue, cell cultures will double its Delaware workforce

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

Analytical Biological Services will add new labs and about 35 new employees.   A Delaware-paid $4.2 million renovation of a New Castle biological services company will set the stage for it to double its workforce in the First State. Analytical Biological Services Inc. is retrofitting 30,000 square feet of space in New Castle for its new office headquarters and lab …

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DuPont pays $1.5 million to boost Delaware schools’ STEM education

Betsy PriceEducation, Headlines

A new program will give Delaware students more options for science and math lessons.   In a first-of-its-kind partnership, DuPont will pay $1.5 million for Delaware schools to use an online platform that offers high quality videos, activities and more for teachers and students to explore science, technology, math and ultimately career options. The goal is to prepare more Delaware …

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Med tech company will use $2.2 million in Delaware grants to expand

Charles MegginsonBusiness, Headlines

  Hologic Inc. says it will expand by 100,000 square feet and add 225 new jobs in manufacturing, product development, process and technical support.   Massachusetts-based medical technology company Hologic Inc. plans to invest $24 million to expand its Delaware operations at the Glasgow Business Community.  Supporting the company’s plans are $2.2 million in taxpayer-funded grants from the Delaware Strategic …

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Delaware grants pave way for Siemens expansion in Glasgow

Charles MegginsonBusiness, Headlines

Siemens Healthineers plans to add 29,000 square feet to its existing facility at the Glasgow Business Community.   Medical technologies company Siemens Healthineers is investing $32 million to expand its footprint in Glasgow. The company plans to add 29,000 square feet to its existing facility located at the Glasgow Business Community park off Route 896, according to a Monday press …

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Could Congress hinder future Middletown pharma campus?

Jacob OwensBusiness, Headlines

The Congressional committee that pushed for a ban or sale of the social media platform TikTok is now scrutinizing a Chinese pharmaceutical company that happens to be developing a major taxpayer-supported manufacturing campus in Middletown. In January, the committee’s leadership introduced legislation that would prohibit the company called WuXi AppTec – as well as certain other Chinese-owned firms – from receiving federal …

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Florida fintech company Novo to expand in Wilmington

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

A Miami-headquartered fintech company has opened a Wilmington office. Novo, a two-time member of the Forbes Fintech 50, has built a platform for small businesses that combines a checking account with an ecosystem of financial applications. It’s designed to help small businesses access their revenue faster, save time on business-critical tasks and manage their money any time on any device. …

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Wilmington machine company gets 1st state modernization grant

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

A Wilmington machining company will use a new kind of state grant to offset the cost of $1.1  million in equipment upgrades. High-Tech Machine Co. Inc. received $219,525 from the new Modernization Investment Support Initiative, created earlier this year. The company will use the money to make almost $1.1 million in equipment upgrades that are necessary for computer numerical control …

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RiKarbon will add jobs, expand lab space with state grants

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Business

A Delaware environmental solutions firm will use $60,000 in state grants to quadruple lab space and create 12 new full-time jobs. RiKarbon, based in Newark, will use the grants to expand from Delaware Technology Park incubator space to the Delaware Industrical Park. The company, which will focus on carbon capture and utilization with the expansion, was founded in 2018 with …