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Small For-Profit CEO of the Year: Social Contract Managing Partner Ronald Berry
Ronald B. Berry, III, believes that leading an organization requires meeting colleagues and employees where they are. “Before COVID, the work environment was less forgiving,” said the managing partner for Social Contract, a Wilmington-based organization that helps communities solve complex social problems. “We work with issues that are challenging,”...
Medium For-Profit CEO of the Year: Adesis President & CEO Andrew Cottone
When the research and development company that employed Andrew Cottone in the early 2000s wound up in serious trouble, he and his wife knew somebody had to act fast – Cottone was that somebody. The old company he was with at the time had more than $1 million in...
Large For-Profit CEO of the Year: Bank of America Del. Market President Chip Rossi
Salvatore “Chip” Rossi may be one of the true Delaware success stories: the son of a bricklayer and former star athlete from William Penn High School turned banking executive. For Rossi, who leads close to 6,000 employees in the Delaware Market and helps play a role in Bank...
Milestone Award Winner CEO of the Year: Former W. L. Gore CEO Terri Kelly
When Terri Kelly first entered the job market in the early 1980s, a degree in mechanical engineering from University of Delaware in hand, DuPont was the big company on the market. Instead, she opted to go for a smaller company at the time to give herself better options to explore her new career.
For GOLO, supporting the community is a corporate priority
An advocate for corporate social responsibility and local community involvement, GOLO, the Delaware-based company specializing in health and wellness solutions, prioritizes supporting the community as part of its corporate mission. “From the time we were founded, GOLO has remained steadfast in its commitment to actively participate and contribute to our...
Sussex County expands “in-law suite” rules
GEORGETOWN — Sussex County recently announced a rule change that could expand affordable housing options in the area, specifically regarding “in-law” suites or apartments. The ordinance, passed by the Council, brings Sussex County up to speed with statewide and national housing code practices by relabeling “garage/studio apartments”...
Sussex County approves $265.8M for FY25
GEORGETOWN – Sussex County approved a $265.8 million budget for the 2025 fiscal year that begins July 1. The County Council approved the budget on June 18 after a public hearing. The budget maintains county property taxes at their current levels for another year. However, the budget includes various fee increases and rate adjustments, such as an additional $10 annually for sewer services and $15 more per year for unmetered water for public utility users.
Home delivery alcohol sales passes legislature
DOVER — The Delaware General Assembly has passed a bill that would legalize delivery of alcohol from restaurants and breweries through third party vendors; it now awaits Gov. John Carney’s decision. Senate Bill 166, sponsored by Sen. Jack Walsh (D-Newport), created new provisions to allow restaurants, breweries and...
DE222 Honoree: Fred Sears II
Boards: Applied Bank; Beau Biden Foundation to Protect Innocent Children; Delaware College Scholars; Delaware Council For Development; Delaware State Port Corporation; Friends of the Hockessin Colored School #107; Nativity Prep School for Boys; State Chamber of Commerce; Vision To Learn; Leadership Delaware; Leading Youth Through Empowerment. Q&A: What is the...
Artesian golf tournament raises nearly $135K for charity
Newark – The Artesian Resources Annual Charitable Golf Outing on June 3rd raised nearly $135,000, bringing the thirteen-year total to $875,000 in support of local charitable organizations. “We are immensely grateful for the generous support from our business partners to be able to once again have such an incredibly...
DuPont buys Donatelle Plastics to boost medical device portfolio
WILMINGTON — In a sign of doubling down on the future of a “new DuPont,” Delaware’s chemical company has now signed an agreement to buy Donatelle Plastics Incorporated. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2024, pending regulatory approvals. Terms of the...
DE222 Honoree: Tony Allen
Alma Maters: University of Delaware, Baruch College, City University of New York. Boards: President Biden’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges & Universities, Graham Holdings, Pepco Holdings, The Laffey McHugh Foundation, The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation. Q&A: What was your first job? “Accidental death and dismemberment insurance...
Beach community shares excitement, concerns for Belhaven Hotel
REHOBOTH BEACH — For more than six decades, the Belhaven Hotel, owned by the Papajohn family, was a focal point for downtown Rehoboth Beach. Now, they hope to bring its charm back with a modern flare. The property is located at 2 Rehoboth Ave. and has been in the...
New technology brings tremor treatment into the future
WILMINGTON — Doctors at ChristianaCare are blasting away bad cells with a new MR-guided focused ultrasound technology helping them relieve tremors in Delaware patients. Dr. Justin Martello, the director of the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Programs and Focused Ultrasound Program at ChristianaCare, said the technology also works to bring the state’s most northern health care system into the forefront of future possibilities.
Delaware unemployment holds steady in May
DOVER – Delaware’s unemployment rate continues a close chase with the national average, but the First State still reported a loss of 800 jobs in the past month. May saw a loss of 800 jobs as well as the loss of 700 job seekers in the labor force, according to the Delaware Department of Labor monthly report released on June 21. Delaware’s total labor force slipped to 505,600 people.
ChristianaCare doctors to decide on union this week
WILMINGTON — ChristianaCare doctors started to vote last Thursday on whether or not to form the first union in the health care system’s history. Results are expected to be in on June 27. “Any time you try and make a change, you can expect some concern. But we...
Sports tourism fund grants $11.3 million
DOVER — Delaware will soon see a boost to its sports tourism numbers now that the new Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund Review Panel has announced $11.3M in awarded money. Four facilities over the span of all three Delaware counties were awarded funds previously created through the Bond and...
DE222 Honoree: Brett Saddler
Workplace: Claymont Renaissance Development Corporation. Boards: Delaware Commercial-Industrial Realty Council. Q&A: What’s something interesting about you that isn’t on your resume? “Attended Valley Forge Military Academcy for high school and was an extra in the filming of the movie “TAPS” which featured George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise. Sean Penn was down to earth, Tom Cruise seemed a little too intense.”
FY25 budget, supplements approved by legislators
DOVER — Delaware’s budget and one-time supplement bills for the upcoming fiscal year are now waiting for Governor John Carney’s signature after they were approved late Thursday night. The $6.13 billion general budget approved by the current General Assembly is more than $50 million greater than the...
DE222 Honoree: Bill Provine
Alma Maters: University of Delaware; University of California, Berkeley. Boards: American Association for the Advancement of Science; Resolution Project; National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship; The Innovation Space. Q&A: What was your first job? “Pizza cook and cashier.”. The Innovation Space is a nonprofit innovation ecosystem and home...
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