Workplace: DESCA (Delaware Sustainable Chemistry Alliance) Boards: MACH2 (Mid Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub) Q&A: What’s something interesting about you that isn’t on your resume? “When I’m not reading up on sustainable technologies, my personal passion is European history, art, literature and culture. More specifically, 19th century French realism and the novels of Flaubert, Zola et al. My hobbies are too numerous to mention and include baking (I’m trying to perfect breads) and embroidery (including designing my own European style samplers).

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. National Alliance on Mental Illness Delaware named Marie Wenzel, MSW, LSW, its new chief executive officer. NAMI Delaware...

WILMINGTON — Less than two days after one of the largest United States port strikes in modern history ignited, both the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced it had reached a tentative agreement Thursday night. The agreement extends the existing contract until Jan....

Since 1968, this nation has officially observed the cultures and traditions of those who trace their heritage to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Their contributions to our nation are innumerable. I’d like a moment to reflect on how our nation’s economy is being driven, in large part, by the growing number of Hispanic entrepreneurs.

NEWARK — GOLO, a fast-growing national wellness and weight loss company, has opted to move into manufacturing its own frozen food line that the company promises to arrive within two days shipped from distribution centers in Las Vegas and Wilmington. The frozen food line comes in five different varieties:...

DOVER — After ten years of serving as the president of Delaware’s only community college, Dr. Mark Brainard has announced that he will leave the top job in 2027. Brainard has served as Delaware Technical Community College (DTCC)’s fifth president for a decade at this point, succeeding Orlando “Lonnie” George. In 2013, DTCC Board of Trustees had named Brainard the next leader when George and the DTCC board established the role of executive vice president to prepare for George’s impending retirement.

DOVER — After ten years of serving as the president of Delaware’s only community college, Dr. Mark Brainard has announced that he will leave the top job in 2027. Brainard has served as Delaware Technical Community College (DTCC)’s fifth president for a decade at this point, succeeding Orlando “Lonnie” George. In 2013, DTCC Board of.

Boards: Grove City College, Lebanon Valley College, Comcast Corporation, New Mountain Capital Advisory Board. Ed Breen has orchestrated some of the biggest changes in DuPont’s history, including its short marriage with Dow and more recently its refocusing for industries of the future, such as semiconductors, electric vehicles and telecommunications. Now in his second stint as CEO of Delaware’s most famous company, Breen oversees thousands of state employees at research and manufacturing sites. DuPont remains committed to the First State, investing nearly $100 million at two new manufacturing sites aimed at the growing semiconductor industry in the past year.

Alma Maters: Middlebury College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Boards: Delaware Prosperity Partnership, Weinberg Center fro Corporate Governance, DelawareCAN. Q&A: What was your first job? “My first job was working at the Speakman Company in Wilmington. As non-union summer help, I worked in the R&D Department. I was 15 years old, so I took the bus to work. I had no idea that 21 years later I would rejoin Speakman as its president.”

DOVER — The window for cannabis retail and manufacturing licenses closed earlier this week and Delaware business owners are now waiting to see who will be able to open up shop in the state’s fledgling recreational cannabis market, which legal and compliance experts say is an equitable regulatory environment improving upon mistakes made in some.

WILMINGTON – A partnership between DuPont and an education group that focuses on sharing digital resources in classrooms across the world is up for one of the highest corporate citizen awards in the United States. DuPont and Discovery Education are finalists in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Citizens...

Alma Maters: Widener University Delaware Law School, University of Delaware. Prior to entering private practice, Shawn Tucker served as New Castle County’s first assistant county attorney and then general manager of its Department of Land Use while it updated its Unified Development Code. That experience gave him an inside knowledge of building in Delaware, and today he is one of the most sought-after land use attorneys in the state. Tucker has worked on some of the biggest projects in Delaware in recent years, including Stoltz Real Estate Partner’s Amazon warehouse and the redevelopment of Cavaliers Country Club.

U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced that Delaware’s Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health will receive $38.8 million in new funding to help combat the opioid crisis. The Biden-Harris administration is awarding the money through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which helps states, tribal lands, and territories address opioid addiction – a top priority under President Biden’s Unity Agenda.

NEWARK — ChristianaCare has bought back a suite in its medical arts pavilion at its Christiana campus for $1.16 million earlier this fall, and reportedly has no plans for the suite at this time. Dr. Michael Sugarman of the Delaware Neurosurgical Group had sold his suite in ChristianaCare Medical Arts Pavilion 1 at 4745 Ogletown.

DOVER — Delaware has added a surprising new strategy to reducing its carbon footprint, as it is now the 10th state to pass a human composting bill, allowing individuals to remain eco-friendly even in death. In May, Governor John Carney signed House Bill 162, making human composting legal in...

Last year, the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency put forth a proposal that could be an endgame to Main Street lending. The Basel III Endgame proposal is meant to strengthen the U.S. financial system and prevent bank failures from driving our nation into a financial crisis, but these rules go too far and threaten to slow growth in an already uncertain economic environment.

GEORGETOWN – Sussex County officials announced the $2.65 million purchase of the 165-acre ‘Layfield property’ located off Del. Route 20, just northwest of Dagsboro on Tuesday. The property was purchased from Riverview Associates III LLC, who reduced the price by over half a million dollars. The purchase...

Alma Maters: Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State University, Drew University. Boards: Federal Securities Institute, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Delaware Leadership Advisory Council. Q&A: Best advice for your younger self? “Don’t sweat the small stuff. Decide what is really important for your family and in your career...

WILMINGTON — The Port of Wilmington has seen some impact as 45,000 workers went on strike at 36 ports across the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts starting on Tuesday following a breakdown in contract negotiations between the union and the United States Maritime Alliance. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local...

LEWES — The world is Delaware’s oyster, according to professionals in a new up and coming industry – the aquaculture industry. But the field of rearing and harvesting oysters can be an expensive one to navigate these days. While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration defines aquaculture as the breeding, rearing of harvesting fish, shellfish,