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DE222 Honoree: Ed Capodanno
Workplace: Associated Builders and Contractors, Delaware Chapter. Boards: Delaware Workforce Investment Board, Jobs for Delaware Graduates. Ed Capodanno has been advocating for Delaware’s contractors for 30 years, starting as president of the Delaware Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, a nonprofit trade association that represents commercial and industrial merit shop contractors, in 1993. That role includes lobbying state lawmakers on changes beneficial to the construction industry and working with school districts to enhance trade education of future workers. That experience has led him to be tapped for numerous appointments to state task forces. Outside of ABC, Capodanno has earned service awards from the YMCA, Lions Club and Special Olympics.
Phase Sensitive Innovations gets $705K for lab expansion
NEWARK — A mid-stage technology firm that manufacturers semiconductors and wireless communication systems received a combined $705,890 in taxpayer-backed grants Monday to move to a new facility. Founded in 2007 by University of Delaware engineering professor Dennis Prather, Phase Sensitive Innovations Inc. (PSI) develops devices that detect millimeter waves....
DE222 Honoree: Louis Capano III
As a third-generation real estate developer, Louis Capano III is well-versed in building in the First State. His family-owned and family-led Capano Management offers a full range of services from real estate investments to asset acquisition, management to construction and sales/leasing to mortgage origination. With 3 million square feet of office and retail assets under management and more than 8,000 multifamily units developed or under construction, Capano has built one of the largest development firms in Delaware with projects like The Falls and The Reserve at South Ridge. Outside the firm, his family’s charitable foundation has also donated more than $6 million to local causes.
Broadband, device access to see statewide upgrade
DOVER — Millions of federal dollars are headed straight to Delaware to help improve broadband access for residents and business owners. The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) will bring $107 million of the federal government’s $42 billion pot of money to Delaware. It’s a move that Roddy Flynn says is crucial to continued economic development.
DE222 Honoree: Rob Buccini
Q&A: What’s something interesting about you that ins’t on your resume? “I won a high school football state championship at Wilmington Friends School and an Ivy League football championship at Cornell University.”. Since co-founding Buccini/Pollin Group with his brother Chris and business partner Dave Pollin, Rob Buccini...
DE222 Honoree: Chris Buccini
Boards: Wilmington Friends School, Delaware Business Roundtable, University of Delaware President’s Leadership Council. Q&A: Best advice for your younger self? “Listen, learn, execute and never have fear.”. Lifelong Delawarean Chris Buccini, along with his brother Rob and business partner Dave Pollin, has left his mark through billions of...
DE222 Honoree: Chris Baker
Boards: ABC Delaware, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, University of Delaware, Kent Sussex Leadership Alliance, WSFS Southern Delaware Advisory Board, Easterseals Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore Advisory Board. Q&A: Favorite thing about Delaware? “Delaware’s smallness allows for easy access to all geography of the state, connections to all manner...
DE222 Honoree: Dina Vendetti
Taking over the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce in 2020, Dina Vendetti now leads the largest chamber in Kent County at a time when the Dover corridor has been steadily gaining ground with landing large manufacturing companies. Before joining the CDCC as marketing and communication director in 2019, she had a career in the Lutheran School System. Today, she represents hundreds of businesses in Kent County, advocating for their needs at the local, county and state levels. Her role will be in the spotlight as Dover begins a major downtown redevelopment project.
DE222 Honoree: Michael Quaranta
Alma Maters: Minnesota State University, University of Minnesota, Georgetown University, Wilmington University. Boards: Delaware Workforce Development Board, Delaware Court on the Judiciary. Q&A: What’s something interesting about you that isn’t on your resume? “I’m a certified barbecue judge of the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) and I have taken hours...
DE222 Honoree: Ayanna Khan
Alma Maters: Park University, Wilmington University. Boards: World Trade Center Delaware Board, Governor’s Supplier Diversity Council, ABC Delaware DE&I Committee, C.A.S.E. Committee, R.O.C. Committee. Q&A: Best advice for your younger self? “Embrace the journey and take your time. I was always eager to conquer the world, but there is...
People on the Move: Apr. 19
People on the Move is a rundown of recent hirings, promotions, appointments and other notable movements by professionals in the state. If you’re interested in submitting an entry, please contact news@delawarebusinesstimes.com. WSFS Bank named Brooke Moyer the senior vice president and director of loan syndications, reporting to Jim Gise,...
State proposes self-distribution system for small breweries
WILMINGTON — The Delaware Office of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner has proposed a new rule that could change distribution opportunities for smaller craft brewers and offer consumers more options. The proposed regulation is listed as Rule 911, “a rule permitting limited self-delivery of beer,” and would allow distribution...
In the C Suite: Delaware River Bay Authority Executive Director Thomas J. Cook
NEW CASTLE — More than 1 million vehicles travel over the Delaware Memorial Bridge every month, a number that doesn’t even begin to include travelers seen by the Delaware River and Bay Authority’s airports and ferries. Hundreds of professionals statewide help ensure the safety of those travelers,...
Former Sen. Marshall dies at 77
WILMINGTON — Former State Senator Robert “Bobby” Marshall (D-West Wilmington) who fought to raise the minimum wage and was a known deal-maker who brought people together to solve big-picture problems, died on March 30. He was 77. Marshall died at ChristianaCare and his cause of death was...
DE222 Honoree: Carol Everhart
Workplace: Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce. Boards: Delaware Judicial Nominating Commission, Institute for Organized Management (UD) Q&A: Favorite thing about Delaware? “The beach.”. As president and CEO of the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce, Carol Everhart manages the largest chamber in Delaware with more than 1,300 members...
DE222 Honoree: Bob Chadwick
Joining the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce in 2006, Robert “Bob” Chadwick has since served in a number of roles including director of the Economic Development Council, vice president for business and economic development and executive vice president before being chosen to lead the chamber in 2017. The public relations veteran had spent time in the state and federal government, as well as with the former First USA Bank, before joining the chamber, and leaned on those skills to be an adept advocate for the businesses of Delaware’s largest county. Under Chadwick’s leadership, the NCCCC helped hundreds of member businesses navigate the pandemic, and has also grown its business incubator and accelerator, the Emerging Enterprise Center. He announced this year that he is retiring at the end of 2023.
Understanding the Intrinsic Value of Bitcoin for Delaware Businesses
Bitcoin, the pioneering digital currency that’s been a hot topic for years, is more than just news fodder. Known for its rollercoaster value shifts, it holds a promise for companies, especially in Delaware, a state known for being exceptionally business-friendly. Let’s take a closer look at how Bitcoin could really help Delaware companies with faster deals, protection against rising prices, and becoming a trustworthy asset.
Delaware officials, nonprofit leaders visit White House
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has come to his home state many times for business and pleasure in the last four years. But last week, Delaware leaders met with the president on Capitol Hill. Roughly 60 nonprofit heads, government leaders and activists from the First State went to the...
Editorial: Farms feel the trade winds possibly stronger than most
With relatives on Maryland’s lower Eastern Shore, I spend a lot of time driving past flat farmlands with tall and long linear irrigation systems watering lines of soybeans and budding corn stalks. It can blend together over time, but I’ve found myself wondering more about the stories of the farmers who tend to those fields.
Morris James adds mergers, acquisition practice
WILMINGTON — Morris James has established a new mergers and acquisitions practice, signing on three veteran attorneys from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as its first move in the expansion. While the firm has handled complicated merger, acquisition and private equity deals in the past, the new...
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