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State Chamber’s ‘coolest thing made’ contest shines light on manufacturing
DOVER — Delaware business leaders are on the search to crown the coolest thing made in Delaware, spotlighting the First State’s role in local manufacturing and the thousands of jobs it supports. The contest, launched by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware Manufacturing Association earlier...
DE222 Honoree: Kristina Kambalov
Q&A: Favorite thing about Delaware? “The beautiful parks and beaches.”. As a lifelong performing ballerina, Kristina Kambalov brought her passion for the art to Delaware in the 1990s through the Russian Ballet Theatre of Delaware. That expanded in 1999, when she opened the Russian Ballet Centre in Newport with her husband, Pasha, and later incorporated a nonprofit school, First State Ballet Theatre. In 2003, they moved to Wilmington’s historic Grand Opera House and fi ve years later started Delaware’s only professional ballet company, which today includes more than 20 dancers and performs around the state. After leading FSBT’s dance school as director for its first 17 years, Kambalov became executive director of the entire operation in 2016. Since then, FSBT has premiered numerous performances by new and established choreographers and founded the annual National Ballet Competition, which draws dancers ages 9 to 19 to perform before an esteemed judging panel for a shot at scholarships to summer ballet programs nationwide.
DE222 Honoree: Patti Grimes
Workplace: Joshua M. Freeman Foundation & Carl M. Freeman Foundation. Boards: Delaware Technical Community College, Leadership Delaware, Inc., Southern Delaware Tourism Advisory Board, Sussex County Coalition. Q&A: What’s something interesting about you that isn’t on your resume? “I love the outdoors and am an avid walker and hiker, trekking over...
Treasurer Davis ends congressional campaign
WILMINGTON — Eight months after announcing her bid for Delaware’s only House of Representatives seat, Delaware State Treasurer Colleen Davis announced that she is ending her campaign. Davis, who announced a month earlier that she was seeking medical treatment, said Wednesday night that she would drop out of...
DE222 Honoree: Sara Ganter
Alma Maters: Syracuse University, City University of New York Graduate Center. Boards: Arts Consortium of Delaware, Delaware Museum Association, Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre. Q&A: What was your first job? “My first job was waiting tables in the dining hall at Cokesbury Village in Hockessin.”. Sara Ganter took over...
VIEWPOINT: TeenSHARP launches online Black history course for students, parents, and educators
WILMINGTON – TeenSHARP, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preparing talented Black, Latino, and low-income students for selective colleges and equity-centered leadership, announced the launch of its free 2024 Black History Challenge. The interactive and informative online course aims to deepen participants’ knowledge of Black history, foster critical thinking, and inspire action for social justice.
FFI Ionix to open $12M plant at Aero Park
DOVER — Looking to tap into a potential hydrogen hub, FFI Ionix Inc. is aiming to move from its plant and into a $12 million plant in the Kent County Aero Park with the help of a state grant. As a subsidiary of global iron ore producer Fortescue Future...
DE222 Honoree: Gayle Dillman
Q&A: What’s something interesting about you that isn’t on your resume? “The one thing I enjoy the most is cooking. I do some of my best creative thinking while cooking. Cooking for me is a love language!”. Recognizing a need for a platform for developing local artists...
Freeman Arts Pavilion launches new digital tickets
SELBYVILLE — The Freeman Arts Pavilion has its eyes set on upgrading and securing its ticket sales with a new partnership ahead of its iconic summer concert series. Digital ticketing service platform True Tickets has inked a deal with the Freeman Arts Pavilion to streamline the buying, selling and transferring tickets through a secure software platform. Under terms of the agreement, True Ticket will provide enhanced security measures and audience data analytics to improve the customer experience at the venue.
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