DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 9 (TNSper) -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that A.J. Roop will serve as the DOJ's next Chief of Staff. A seven-year veteran of the DOJ, Roop has served as State Prosecutor throughout AG Jennings' term, leading the DOJ's largest Division, maintaining the Department's high conviction rate in gun cases, and guiding the Criminal Division through a litany of high-profile cases, incl  more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 10 (TNSpconf) -- Delaware State University issued the following news: The Delaware State University Student Government Association leadership team was on hand Wednesday to witness Gov. John Carney sign a proclamation kicking off Black History Month. The signing was held in the history room at Claymont Community Center (CCC), built in 1924 as Claymont High School and the first integrated Delaware school when twelve brave African American young people enrolled in 1952. Tho  more

NEWARK, Delaware, Feb. 8 -- Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * Infrastructure projects to build a smarter, stronger and cleaner energy grid, result in lowest frequency of customer outages ever * * * Delmarva Power's efforts to reinforce the local energy grid, add new technology and smart devices and target projects to increase resiliency has resulted in customers experiencing the lowest frequency of electric outages in 2022. Work performed by the  more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 11 -- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2023: The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that it has awarded a contract to operate the restaurant at Indian Marina River to Big Fish Restaurant Group as the previous 10-year contract is set to expire at the end of this month. Following state procurement requirements, the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation released a   more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb. 9 (TNSres) -- DuPont issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * Announces First Quarter 2023 Dividend Increase of 9 Percent Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights * 4Q Net Sales of $3.1 billion decreased 4%; organic sales increased 5% versus year-ago period * 4Q GAAP Income from continuing operations of $105 million; operating EBITDA of $758 million * 4Q GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.20; adjusted EPS of $0.89 * Launched $3.25 billion accelerate  more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 9 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: The Delaware Division of Small Business recognized 10 small businesses Wednesday as winners of the sixth round of Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion (EDGE) grants. Awardees in the latest round of the competition include a company that created an app for parents to track school buses, a beer garden, an apiary, and an electrical company. Gov. John Carney and Division of Small  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Feb. 11 -- K and L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: K&L Gates recently represented Italian-based Chiesi Farmaceutici in a case regarding a canceled Delaware Chapter 11 auction of a drug research firm. A family-controlled global pharmaceutical company, Chiesi had been chosen to serve as a bidder-to-beat for the later-canceled Delaware Chapter 11 auction of PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Silverstein, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Two Ohio Wesleyan University students have earned competitive Baran Fellowships, which include financial awards to help support their graduate school goals. The latest recipients of the university-awarded fellowships are sophomore Saharla Loyan of Westerville, Ohio, and first-year student Willow Bryn Rosser of Lakewood, Ohio. The fellowships are supported by the Jan W. Baran and Kathryn K. Baran End  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, Feb. 10 (TNSconf) -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Ohio Wesleyan University will host a free panel discussion at noon Feb. 22 to explore "Climate Change and the Economy: Projecting the Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022." The Environmental and Natural Resource Symposium will be held in Room 301 of Merrick Hall, 68 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. The discussion is sponsored by The Woltemade Center for Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship,  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Feb. 7 (TNSfund) -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following news release: A $2.2 million grant will help launch a University of Maryland-led initiative to address the effects of environmental racism and climate change across the Mid-Atlantic region, providing financial and training support and advocating for policy changes. The Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub (MATCH), will build connections across Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, Delaw  more