The state of Delaware and Enstructure, the current private operator of the Port of Wilmington, will build a $635 million new terminal in Edgemoor that will quadruple its capacity for container cargo ships and serve larger ships. The Edgemoor industrial site was purchased in 2017 by the taxpayer-owned Diamond State Port Corp., which subsequently secured the necessary permits to construct …
A call center is being set up in Wilmington that will focus on the medical industry and on employees with special needs. By the end of 2025, BlindSight Delaware Enterprise plans to hire 227 Delawareans who are blind or visually impaired, have other disabilities, are military veterans and/or live in economically disadvantaged Promise Communities in New Castle, Kent and Sussex …
Photo courtesy of Fujifilm. Japanese multinational conglomerate Fujifilm will spend $28 million to expand its production facility in New Castle. According to the company, the investment will double Fujifilm’s production capacity of pigment dispersions in the United States to meet the fast-growing demand for inkjet printing globally. Construction of the new facility, which adds 11,000 sq. ft. of operational space, …
A water quality testing supply company will invest $3.3 million to expand its operations into Newark after receiving $1.25 million in grants from the state. The LaMotte Company, based in Chestertown, Maryland, will occupy a 79,000 square foot office space and production facility in the Pencader Corporate Center. The facility will lead to the immediate creation of 50 jobs. The …
Photo courtesy of Beebe Healthcare. Beebe Healthcare is planning two job fairs in November in Lewes and Dover. The Lewes event will be held on Monday, Nov. 15 and Tuesday, Nov. 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Sunshine Cafe on its Margaret H. Rollins Lewes Campus, 424 Savannah Road, Lewes. For that event, Beebe is searching for …
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(Photo by Canva Studio from Pexels) Delaware is the the ninth best state for jobs, according to the 2021 Best & Worst States for Jobs, released Wednesday by WalleHub, a personal-finance website. WalletHub compared the 50 states across 35 key indicators of job-market strength, opportunity and economic vitality. Delaware’s rank (1 being best and 25 being average): • Fourth in employment. • 14th …
