Merck Plans Wilmington, Delaware, Biologics Operations
Multinational science and technology company Merck plans to establish operations in Wilmington, Delaware. The approximately $900 million project is expected to create more than 500 jobs.
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France-Based Satys Plans New Castle, Delaware, Manufacturing Operations
France-based Satys, an aircraft, aerospace and railway painting, sealing and interior manufacturing company, plans to establish operations in New Castle, Delaware. The $1.3 million project is expected to create 40 jobs over the next three years.
Pepsi Beverages Sales Plans Claymont, Delaware, Operations
Pepsi Beverages Sales, a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo, plans to establish operations in Claymont, Delaware. The $63 million project is expected to create 77 jobs.
AirJoule Plans Newark-Wilmington, Delaware, Operations
AirJoule, a joint venture between GE Vernova Inc. and Montana Technologies Corp., plans to establish operations in Newark, Delaware. The $15.3 million project is expected to create 60 jobs during the next five years.
Incyte Expands Wilmington, Delaware, Headquarters Operations
Biopharmaceutical company Incyte plans to expand its headquarters operations in Wilmington, Delaware. The project is expected to create up to 500 jobs over the coming years.
Compact Membrane Systems Expands New Castle, Delaware, Operations
Compact Membrane Systems Inc., a company whose advanced membrane systems address the challenge of decarbonizing heavy industry, plans to expands its operations in New Castle, Delaware. The $3.1 million project is expected to create at least 38 jobs over the next three years.
Agile Cold Storage Plans Claymont, Delaware, Cold Storage Facility
Storage and logistics solutions provider Agile Cold Storage plans to establish cold storage operations in Claymont, Delaware. The more than $170 project is expected to create 130 jobs over the next five years.
Fisher’s Popcorn Relocates-Plans Frankford, Delaware, Operations
Fisher’s Popcorn, which has produced hand-crafted gourmet popcorn for 40 years, will relocate and establish operations in Frankford, Delaware. The $4.85 million project is expected to create 20 jobs over the next three years.
DuPont Semiconductor Technologies Plans Glasgow, Delaware, Operations
DuPont Semiconductor Technologies, a division of DuPont Electronics & Industrial, will establish operations in Glasgow, Delaware. The $50 million project is expected to create 10 jobs.
WuXi STA Establishes Middletown, Delaware, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Campus
WuXi STA, a leading Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization, started construction on its new 190-acre pharmaceutical manufacturing campus at Middletown Business Center in Middletown, Delaware. The project is expected to create 500 jobs by 2026.
LaMotte Company Plans Newark, Delaware, Research Facility
LaMotte Company, a leading producer of water-quality testing instrumentation and reagents, will establish operations in Newark, Delaware. The $3.3 million project is expected to create 100 jobs over the next three years.
Investor Cash Management Plans Wilmington, Delaware, Headquarters-Customer Service Center
Digital fintech company Investor Cash Management will invest $15.37 million in a new headquarters and customer service center in Wilmington, Delaware. The $25 million project is expected to create 395 new jobs over the next three years.
Miller Metal Fabrication Plans Bridgeville, Delaware, Expansion
Miller Metal Fabrication, a privately-owned regional metal fabrication company, will expand and consolidate its operations in Bridgeville, Delaware. The project is expected to create 19 new jobs.
Adesis Expands Wilmington, Delaware, Laboratory Campus
Adesis, Inc., a leading contract research organization and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Display Corporation, is expanding with a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Wilmington, Delaware.
ThruPore Technologies Establishes Newark, Delaware, Operations Campus
ThruPore Technologies Inc., known for its innovation in chemistry and air filtration and Dr. Filter product, will locate its new operations campus in Newark, Delaware.
Old Dominion Freight Line Eyes Bear, Delaware, Service Center
One of the largest less-than-truckload motor carriers in North America, Old Dominion Freight Line is investing more than $13.6 million in a new 40,000- to 50,000-square-foot service center in Bear, Delaware. The company expects to add 20 more jobs at
Newacme Establishes New Castle, Delaware, Distribution Hub
Newacme, an Oregon-based distributor of consumer goods that sells both directly and through third parties, is expanding its operations to the East Coast with a 217,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center at North Point’s Logistics Park in N
U.S. Corrugated of Delaware Builds $80 Million Plant in Dover
An independent corrugated packaging producer, U.S. Corrugated of Delaware will locate its $80 million, 457,000-square-foot, box-manufacturing “super plant” in Dover, Delaware.
Barclays US Consumer Bank Plans Major Expansion at Wilmington, Delaware Headquarters
In collaboration with Delaware Prosperity Partnership, Barclays US Consumer Bank plans to create more than 300 new customer service jobs at its headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.
Amazon Delivers 820,000-Square-Foot Fulfillment Center to Wilmington, Delaware
Amazon plans to create more than 1,000 full-time jobs and launch a state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Wilmington, Delaware. The company will lease a built-to-suit building, developed by Dermody Properties, at the site of the former General Motors
Prelude Therapeutics Expands Operations in Wilmington, Delaware Area
Prelude Therapeutics, a privately-held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, will invest $5 million in expanded lab and office space in metro Wilmington, Delaware. The company plans to add up to 49 biotech positions by 2022.
FMC Corporation Expands Global R&D Headquarters in Newark, Delaware
FMC Corporation, a publicly traded agricultural sciences company, plans to invest more than $50 million over the next three years in capital improvement projects, including a state-of-the-art reconfiguration of a greenhouse and research facility at the company's Global Research and Development headquarters in Newark, Delaware.
Merck Animal Health Expands Animal Vaccine Facility in Millsboro, Delaware
Merck Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., increased investment and expansion opportunities in its U.S. manufacturing and warehousing in Millsboro, Delaware.
Wilmington PharmaTech Plans New R&D-Manufacturing Complex in Newark, Delaware
Wilmington PharmaTech, will invest $18 million on a new state-of-the-science research and manufacturing facility in Newark, Delaware. The company plans to hire up to 139 new associates.
The Chemours Company Opens Renovated Corporate Headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware
The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with leading market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, reopened its newly renovated corporate headquarters in The DuPont Building, a registered historic landmark
Linde-PBF Energy Begin Construction on Delaware City Hydrogen Plant
Linde, a leading gases and engineering company, and PBF Energy, one of the largest independent refiners in North America, jointly announced construction has started on a new hydrogen plant that is being built in Delaware City, Delaware, in partnership with PBF subsidiary Delaware City Refining Company.
Datwyler Opens Production Hub in Middletown, Delaware
Datwyler, a leading supplier of customized sealing solutions to global biotech and pharmaceutical markets, official opened and started production of its new facility with First Line standard in Middletown, Delaware.
Investcorp Acquires 56 Industrial Properties Across Five States
Investcorp, a leading provider and manager of alternative investment products, reported its U.S.-based real estate team recently acquired its largest U.S. warehouse portfolio, totaling approximately 4.5 million square feet and including 56 industrial
Federal Incentive Grant Funds Auto Training Center in Dover, Delaware
U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $1.97 million grant to the Delaware Technical and Community College of Dover, Delaware, to build a new automotive training center.
Apple Builds New Reno, Nevada, Facility, Searches for New U.S. Campus Site
Apple is undertaking a new set of investments to build on its commitment to support the American economy and its workforce, which includes breaking ground on a new facility in downtown Reno, Nevada, which will support its existing facilities.
Chemours Company Builds Research-Innovation Center in Newark, Delaware
The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with leading market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, started construction on the company's new state-of-the-art research and innovation facility on the University of Delaware's Science, Technology and Advanced Research Campus in Newark, Delaware.
Harvey, Hanna & Associates Eyes Reuse of Wilmington, Delaware, Industrial Site
Harvey, Hanna & Associates, Inc. completed acquisition of the former General Motors Automobile Assembly plant located at 801 Boxwood Road in Wilmington, Delaware.
Bidding War Begins to Lure Toyota-Mazda $1.6 Billion Joint Venture Assembly Plant
Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation signed a joint venture agreement to build a $1.6 billion assembly plant somewhere in the United States.
Sallie Mae Expands Customer Service Center in New Castle County, Delaware
Sallie Mae is preparing to expand its customer service operations center in New Castle County, Delaware, with plans to hire 285 associates to bring the company’s total employment in the county to more than 1,000.
Public-Private Partnership Funds Innovation Incubator In Alapocas, Delaware
Delaware Innovation Space, Inc., a nonprofit public-private partnership established by the State, DuPont, and University of Delaware, is funding the Innovation Space headquartered at the DuPont Experimental Station research campus in Alapocas, Delaware, 4 miles from Wilmington.
Del Monte Fresh Produce Builds Logistics Hub In New Castle, Delaware
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. is expected to expand its extensive United States’ logistics network with the acquisition of the former AstroPower building located at 300 Executive Drive in Pencader Industrial Park in New Castle, Delaware.
Datwyler Plans Production Plant In Middletown, Delaware
Germany-based Datwyler plans to build a more than $102 million drug delivery systems production plant in Middletown, Delaware.
Linde Expands Industrial Gases Plant In Claymont, Delaware
Linde LLC will spend over $100 million to increase the production of its industrial gases plant in Claymont, Delaware.
Anchor Plastics Opens U.S. Facility In New Castle, Delaware
Anchor Plastics recently opened their latest North American facility by leasing 20,500 square feet of warehouse and office space at 500 Ships Landing Way in the Twins Spans Business Park in New Castle, Delaware.
Manufacturers Less Optimistic About Overall Economy; Express Confidence in Their Own Revenue Growth
In mid-July, PwC released its Q2 2016 Manufacturing Barometer, which surveyed senior executives at U.S.-based industrial manufacturing firms to determine their assessment of the direction of the nation’s economy, as well as their projections for thei
Cushman & Wakefield Reports on Continuing Momentum for Industrial Real Estate Markets
Cushman & Wakefield has announced that U.S. industrial markets absorbed a record-setting 70.1 million square feet (msf) of space in the second quarter of 2016, up 6.0 percent from the same period a year ago, and resulting in year-to-date absorption o
Ireland-Based AB Group Packaging Opens Newark, Delaware, Manufacturing Complex
Ireland-based AB Group Packaging, a paper bag and flexible packaging producer, opened its first U.S. plant in Newark, Delaware, with plans to hire 87 full-time associates by 2017.
Johnson Controls Plans $43 Million Expansion At Middletown, Delaware Plant
Johnson Controls plans to invest approximately $43 million to expand its battery plant in Middletown, Delaware, with assistance from major state incentives by 2017.
NextFab Studio Plans “Makerspace” In Downtown Wilmington, Delaware
NextFab Studio plans to expand operations and open a “makerspace” in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, with assistance from a $350,000 Delaware Strategic Fund grant recently approved by the Council on Development Finance.
AB Group Packaging Opens U.S. Manufacturing Plant In Newark, Delaware
Ireland-Based AB Group Packaging Inc., a paper bag and flexible packaging producer, will open its first U.S. plant in Newark, Delaware, this summer, where it plans to create 87 new full-time jobs.
Germany-Based Uzin Utz AG To Open U.S. Manufacturing Center In Dover, Delaware
Germany-based flooring company Uzin Utz AG began construction on its first U.S.-based dry mortar plant, a 53,000-square-foot facility that will anchor the Garrison Oak Technical Park in Dover, Delaware.
FMC Corporation Begins Construction On Newark, Delaware, Color Blending Center
FMC Corporation began construction on its 4,800 square foot natural colors blending manufacturing facility in Newark, Delaware. Upon completion in December 2014, building will include new equipment for customized color solutions and additional room for future expansion.
Dole Food Company Signs 15-Year Lease To Operate At Port Of Wilmington, Delaware
Dole Food Company signed a 15-year lease to continue to operate its production facility at the 90-year old Port of Wilmington, Delaware.
Toronto-Dominion Bank Opens Credit Card Center In Wilmington, Delaware
Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group, the sixth largest bank in North America, opened a credit card office to support the growth of its North American credit card business at the Hercules Building in Wilmington, Delaware, where it plans to hire approximately 100 employees.
Axalta Expands Coatings Technology Center In Wilmington, Delaware
Axalta Coating Systems, a supplier of liquid and powder coatings, invested $5 million in a new pilot reactor that has begun operations to support coatings polymer research and scale-up activities at its Coatings Technology Center in Wilmington, Delaware.
GE Aviation Invests $27 Million To Expand Its Newark, Delaware Manufacturing Center
GE Aviation will invest $27 million to expand its Newark, Delaware, manufacturing plant to include a LEAN laboratory that will support increased production of ceramic matrix composites, which are used to make advanced aircraft engine components.
Harim Millsboro To Invests $100 Million In Millsboro, Delaware Poultry Processing Plant
Korea-based Allen Harim Millsboro, LLC plans to invest $100 million in the acquisition of the former Pinnacle Foods Vlasic processing facility in Millsboro, Delaware. The remodeled facility will be a state of the art poultry processing, cut-up, and cooking operation expected to employ an estimated 700 people.
ILC Dover To Relocate Subsidiary’s Manufacturing From Mexico To Delaware
Engineering development and manufacturing firm, ILC Dover, will move the manufacturing operations of its recently acquired subsidiary, Grayling Industries, from Mexico to a new plant in Sussex County, Delaware, creating 115 jobs in the area.
Hawker Beechcraft Opens New Regional Service Center At New Castle Airport In Wilmington, Delaware
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Global Customer Support opened its 60,000-square-foot northeast maintenance facility at New Castle County Airport in Wilmington, Delaware, where it expects to create 100 jobs during the next five years.
Kraft Food Invests $10 million On Expansion Of Its Dover Delaware Food Processing Facility
Delaware Economic Development Office Director Alan Levin said, as an incentive the Council on Development Finance recommended approval the company’s request for a $456,000 grant from the Delaware Strategic Fund.
Amazon.com Plans 1-million Square Foot Warehouse in Middletown, Delaware
Amazon.com, Inc. will open a 1-million square foot, $90-million, warehouse facility in Middletown, Delaware, creating more than 850 full‐time jobs in the community.
Capital One to Add 500 Employees to Its Delaware Workforce Already Expanding Through Acquisitions
Capital One Financial Corp. will soon add 500 new jobs to its Delaware workforce, state officials there have announced. The positions will be in addition to those the company will retain from recently announced acquisitions of ING Direct USA and HSBC’s domestic credit-card business (both employ Delawareans).
Bloom Energy's New High-Tech Manufacturing Hub in Delaware Could Employ Up to 1,500 Workers
Bloom Energy announces plans to build a new high-tech manufacturing hub in Delaware, subject to a final agreement with Delmarva Power, as well as the passage of enabling legislation and regulatory approval.
Johnson Controls Building Facility in Middletown, Delaware
Johnson Controls is investing $60 million to build a new facility producing lead acid batteries in Middletown, Delaware.
Insteel Consolidating Delaware Manufacturing in Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Structural reinforcing steel maker Insteel will move operations from its Wilmington, Delaware, facility to Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
Three Companies Creating 570 Jobs in New Albany, Ohio
Communicare, Knowlton Development Corp., and Vee Pak Inc. will add a total of 570 jobs in New Albany, Ohio.
Perdue AgriBusiness Chooses Seaford, Delaware, for New Headquarters
Perdue AgriBusiness will move its headquarters from Salisbury, Maryland, to Seaford, Delaware.
Sallie Mae Selects Newark, Delaware for HQ Relocation
Sallie Mae will move its headquarters from Reston, Virginia to Newark, Delaware, with help from local incentives.
Testing Machines Inc. Chooses New Castle, Delaware for Manufacturing and HQ
Testing Machines Inc. will relocate its headquarters and manufacturing from Ronkonkoma, New York to an eco-friendly site in New Castle, Delaware.
Delaware Governor Proposes Clean Energy Jobs Act
Lawmaker says effort would mean 1,000 new construction jobs and expand wind and solar power industry initiatives.
Taiwanese Solar Company Buying GE Plant in Delaware
Taiwan-based solar cell manufacturer Motech Industries Inc. will invest US$4.54 million to purchase a factory in Newark, Delaware, from...
Green Insulation Manufacturer Expanding in Delaware
PTM Manufacturing LLC, a manufacturer of energy efficient ducting and insulation systems and products, will expand its operations in Delaware...
Fisker Automotive Buying Shuttered GM Plant in Delaware for Hybrid Car Production
Fisker Automotive, a manufacturer of plug-in hybrid electric cars, will purchase a closed General Motors (GM) auto factory in Wilmington, Delaware...
Department of Energy Awards $8.5 Million to Wind Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a total of $8.5 million in funding to 53 wind energy projects...
Barclays Opening New Facility, Creating 500 Jobs in Delaware
Barclaycard US, the American credit card business of England-based Barclays PLC, will open a new customer contact center in Newark, Delaware...
General Motors Cutting Jobs at Michigan, Ohio Plants, Cutting Production Elsewhere
General Motors Corporation (GM) will cut 2,000 jobs at plants in Michigan and Ohio in response to continuing weak demand for its vehicles...
