The Council on Development Finance (CDF) has approved nearly $4.5 million in taxpayer-backed grants, including nearly $2.9 million to Pepsi to “Pepsify” a 359,000-square-foot warehouse in Claymont. CDF is an advisor to the Delaware Economic Development Authority (DEDA). It is responsible for conducting public hearings before DEDA issues any bonds or provides other financing support to projects. Other applicants who …
NEWARK – Aqua Science, a women-owned business led by Iwona Evans, is asking the state to provide a grant to help it take off from a long development runway. It is seeking $50,000 from the Council on Development Finance, part of the Delaware Economic Development Authority’s Division of Small Business, at its Dec. 9 meeting. The company, founded in 2020 …
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When Iwona Evans moved to the United States from Szczecin, Poland, in 2000, she expected to be here for only a year. Twenty-four years, three college degrees, and lots of experience as a finance executive later, she’s running a biotech company that aims to ensure humans, animals, and plants have safe and clean water and helps clients meet stricter environmental …
