SMYRNA — A few weeks ago, a crop duster flew over Willis Chevrolet Buick off U.S. Route 13. Shortly after, president Bill Willis got a phone call from the pilot that asked if he was ...
NEWARK – The Lycra Company, a major textile company that supplies the apparel and personal care industries, has been acquired by a group of private equity investors following a troubled period for the company. Headquartered ...
Construction has recently started on a new 45,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Georgetown, and the company that will fill the massive space is already looking to expand its footprint in the future. Great Outdoor Cottages, a ...
NEW CASTLE — Fujifilm cut the ribbon on its new $19 million plant off Cherry Lane on June 17, now making Delaware the home to its U.S. base for aqueous inkjet ink manufacturing Fujifilm has ...
GEORGETOWN — The Delmarva poultry industry’s value rebounded and grew 25% last year, but labor shortages have pressed Delaware’s chicken processing plants to return to previous levels of production. The Delmarva Chicken Association (DCA) recently ...
NEWARK – ILC Dover, the specialized engineering, development and manufacturing company, recently announced that it has been selected as a provider of spacesuits for Boeing’s next-generation Starliner spacecraft that will ferry crews to the International ...
DOVER – Citing inflationary cost hikes on paper, ink, printing plates and gas, as well as rising labor costs amid a tight market, the Delaware State News recently announced that it would cease printing two ...
NEWARK – Versogen, a startup spun out of the work of a University of Delaware professor that seeks to build scalable “green” hydrogen production, recently landed its first round of investor funding, raising $14.5 million. ...
More than two months after the war in Ukraine began, many of the multinational companies that have sizable Delaware workforces are rethinking their presence in Russia. The chemical maker Chemours and agriscience company Corteva were ...
NEWARK – ILC Dover, the specialized engineering, development and manufacturing company, announced Monday that it is investing in a major production expansion in Poland. The new facility to be built in Gliwice, Poland, about 185 ...
GEORGETOWN — A longstanding poultry processing company has renewed its lease in the Delaware Coastal Business Park, and a growing home-good manufacturer has signed a deal to build a warehouse. This week, the Sussex County ...
CHESWOLD — USA Fulfillment will close its Maryland headquarters and fully move operations to the Delaware facility that it opened roughly two years ago after laying off a large portion of its workforce. First reported ...
NEW CASTLE – Fujifilm received $1.64 million in taxpayer-backed grants Monday to support its two expansions underway in New Castle. Last month, Fujifilm announced its second expansion in less than two years, investing another $28 ...
NEWARK – Vericast, a national marketing, analytics and payment solutions firm, is expanding through a nationwide hiring push that could bring dozens of jobs to Delaware. The San Antonio, Texas-headquartered company has a diverse portfolio ...
HARRINGTON — A manufacturer that focuses on powder coat steel parts is looking to build a small warehouse, in what could be the first of several businesses to come to a rising industrial park. O.A. ...
NEW CASTLE – In its second expansion in less than two years, Fujifilm announced Monday that it is investing another $28 million to add more inkjet printing capacity to its site off Cherry Lane in ...
SELBYVILLE – Less than four months after voting out its largest union, the employees of the Mountaire poultry processing plant have voted out the local Teamsters union as well, making the plant union-free for the ...
DOVER – After a flurry of crafting last-minute amendments in a bid to muster support for the bill that would legalize marijuana, House Bill 305 failed in a floor vote Thursday evening. The 23-14 ...
Some Delaware manufacturers big and small are still looking — and sometimes struggling— for workers with a niche skill: sewing. “There’s a rich history on Delmarva, but when it comes to the skill, it’s almost ...
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Willis Chevrolet owner Bill Willis, left, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Mary Jean Willis and dealership general manager Isaac Willis talk about how supply chain issues and how it impacts the Smyrna dealership. | DBT PHOTO BY KATIE TABELING[/caption]
Long lead time on parts has lead to longer waits on car repairs at automobile garages and dealerships, like the Willis Chevrolet Buick in Smyrna. | DBT PHOTO BY KATIE TABELING[/caption]
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester )D-Del.) gets a look at Painted Stave distilling operations, led by owner Ron Gomes. | DBT PHOTO BY KATIE TABELING[/caption]