Barclays

Barclays satisfies $1.66M city assessment over wage taxes that led to lawsuits

Peter OsborneBusiness, Government, Headlines

WILMINGTON — Barclays US Consumer Bank has satisfied the city of Wilmington’s three lawsuits demanding nearly $1.7M in unpaid wage taxes. “We have satisfied the request, and the assessment has been paid in full as of today,” said a Barclays spokesman. “We are not disputing the assessment. Unfortunately, we simply did not pay the assessment as quickly as we would …

Barclays Delaware lays off two dozen Wilmington workers on Monday

Peter OsborneBusiness, Headlines

Barclays laid off at least two dozen people from its Wilmington office on Oct. 21, but the bank remained closed-lipped about the level of the roles, the jobs they did, and the reason behind the decision. “We regularly review our operations to ensure we have the most effective and efficient model to best serve our customers and clients,” said a …

TSD Review Sept 15

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – September 15, 2022

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community How COVID turned Dolly Parton’s music into theater Business Delaware Symphony, musicians hail contract as ‘new chapter’ Government Who’s running in Delaware’s Nov. 8 general election? Goodbye Bonini, Hello Buckson McGuiness is McGone Delaware 2022 primary election results Primary election starts with uneven crowds, few …

EastSide Charter STEM hub

EastSide celebrates Barclays $1M donation for STEM lab

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Plans were unveiled Monday for a $22 million STEM hub at EastSide Charter, partly paid for by a $1 million donation from Barclays US Consumer Bank. “What’s unique about this opportunity is that there are corporations that have already partnered with us,” said Aaron Bass, chief executive officer at EastSide, “to make sure that there is job training, internships and …