Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

The DuPont Co., the state's largest industrial employer, is asking salaried employees worldwide to take unpaid furloughs. Full story

The University of Delaware's Information Technologies (IT) department is alerting computer users to a new worm that will become active Wednesday, April 1. Full story

GE Solar has announced the layoff of the second and third production shifts as well as some engineering staff at the its Glasgow manufacturing site. Full story

After not expanding in New Castle County for two decades Pathmark opened a store in Four Seasons Plaza in Glasgow on Friday, March 27. Full story

Keynote addresses by Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and founder of the Center for Health Transformation, anchored the program for a health sciences conference at the University of Delaware. Full story

Standing in front of solar panel producer CMI Electric in Newark, Sens. Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman (both D-Del.) and Gov. Jack ... Full story

Gannett Co., publisher of the News Journal, will freeze wages for one year and furlough nearly 41,500 employees as a way to avoid more layoffs, according to a memo obtained by the Bear-Glasgow Observer. Full story

Valero has extended its full shutdown of its refinery near Delaware City for at least another month to give plant workers more time to inspect and repair a crucial steam supply network. Full story

The University of Delaware Department of Economics will present a panel discussion titled “The Economic Crisis: What's Next?” ... Full story

After failing to expand in New Castle County for a quarter of a century, Pathmark plans to open a store in Four Seasons Plaza in Glasgow. Full story