The Delaware Nature Society, Courageous Hearts, RiversEdge Advisors and Surf Bagel have been named the 2024 Superstars in Business by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. The honorees will be recognized at an awards ceremony Nov. 6. Joining them will be Award of Excellence recipients Down Syndrome Association of Delaware (nonprofit); Jack Lingo Asset Management (1-14 employee category); Tevebaugh Architecture …
Delaware biopharmaceutical company Incyte was named the winner of the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation’s 2024 Freedom Award. The award, named for the former Delaware governor, who died in 2021, at the age of 86. The award is given annually to an individual or organization that has championed a successful idea that has led to economic growth and brought innovation …
A Delaware judge says Cabela’s Inc. must answer a state subpoena related to the massive theft of ammunition at the Christiana Mall store. Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the subpoena as part of a case arguing that Cabela’s itself contributed to the thefts through its hands-off approach to the shoplifting. Among other things, the suit said the store left ammo …
A Maryland woman has been arrested and charged with stealing the identity of a registered nurse and then trying to use that to fraudulently obtain employment in Delaware nursing homes. “The licensing system for healthcare professionals is crucial to patient safety,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings in a press release. Nicole L. Vanhorn, aka Nicole Van Horn, was arrested Aug. …
A Frankford company that makes high-performance protective cases (think “Call of Duty”) out of recyclable plastic, has sold a majority of its shares. Lagercrantz UK today has acquired 87% of the shares in the company that owns CP Cases. It’s CP Global Ltd, a British company. CP Cases designs and manufactures cases and racks made of recyclable plastic, aluminum and …
A Bridgeville couple have been been charged with animal cruelty and more after 20 dogs were rescued from a home there. Ray Anderson, age 42, and Melissa Layton, age 40, were arraigned on Aug. 15 on five misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty neglect, six dog housing violations and 13 dog license violations. Both were released on their own recognizance. When officers …
The funeral Thursday, Aug. 22, for a Sussex County volunteer firefighter who died in the line of duty is expected to include hundreds of first responders and a long line of emergency vehicles. The procession to honor fallen volunteer firefighter and EMS logistics technician Thomas W. Berry III will assemble to take Berry to answer the traditional final call at …
Dionne Warwick, Disney Junior Live, Melissa Etheridge, and the cast of ‘The Sopranos’ are highlights of the Grand’s 2024-25 season that already has 50 shows on sale. They include comedy, family entertainment, holiday programming, tribute concerts and the already-announced Broadway national tours that will run at the Playhouse on Rodney Square. The Grand was to celebrate its new offerings Wednesday …
No one is likely to be charged in the 2023 theft of $181,000 from the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, state officials told legislators in a letter posted Tuesday on the state’s website with a 21-page report about the situation. The theft of the money and lack of information about it has in recent months led to a hailstorm of …
ChristianaCare has filed a lawsuit to stop the creation of a board that would oversee hospital budgets, saying it violates the system’s state and federal constitutional rights and corporate laws, and threatens its mission to care for the community. The suit, filed in Delaware’s Court of Chancery, which deals with business issues, says House Bill 350 illegally gives the …
