AstraZeneca PLC is eliminating 1,800 research and development jobs as part of a restructuring process. The pharmaceutical company said about 550 jobs will be eliminated at its U.S. headquarters in Delaware, where it psychiatric research laboratory will be closed. AstraZeneca will also be closing research sites in Sweden and the United Kingdom, the Associated Press reports. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 26, 2009
Vice President Biden is expected to announce on Tuesday that Delaware has struck a deal with electric car maker Fisker Automotivethat will bring in $175 million and 2000 jobs. Fiskerwill reopen and retool a plant previously owned by General Motors under an agreement that will give Fisker unspecified tax incentives. The plant will [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 29, 2009
The State of Delaware will eliminate 500 jobs through attrition. There will not be layoffs. State Republicans wanted 600 jobs cuts — the final number was decided through negotiations with Democratic Governor Jack A. Markell. The deal with save the state $13.7 million in payroll next fiscal year. The First State currently employs 31,500 people on the payroll, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Children’s health care provider Nemours plans to cut 325 positions at its clinics, hospitals and offices. Some 240 employees will lose their jobs, and 85 open positions will be eliminated. Nemours has 4,400 employees at sites in Jacksonville, Orlando, and Pensacola, Florida; Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. All departments, except physicians, will be affected. The job cuts are [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The Delaware River & Bay Authority is eliminating 14 jobs, freezing wages and cutting donations to nonprofits. While bridge tolls generate about 75% of the authority’s income, bridge traffic was down 4% last year. Ferry traffic fell more than 6%. The partnership between Delaware and New Jersey operates the bridge, the ferry, five airports, the Three Forts [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 26, 2009
Barclaycard is opening a customer contact center in Newark, Delaware, and will hire 300 new employees by early April. Governor Jack Markell says the company could hire as many as 500 employees at its new facility in the next five years. Barclaycard is one of the 10 largest bankcard issuers in America, after doubling its portfolio in [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Ritz Camera Centers Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. The largest camera-store retail chain in the United States cited a worsening recession, as well as a consumer trend towards digital photography, as the reasons for filing Chapter 11 papers. The company, based in Beltsville, Maryland, has about 800 locations in more than 40 states. Their [...]
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