Katie Tabeling

Delaware

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Articles

Aternium lands Honeywell agreement for AI hydrogen plant tech

1 week ago | delawarebusinesstimes.com | Katie Tabeling

WILMINGTON — Startup hydrogen company Aternium Inc. could become one of the first of its kind to use artificial intelligence software in its manufacturing process thanks to a boost it received from a new partnership with industrial conglomerate Honeywell. Aternium, launched by former Adesis executive Andrew Cottone and former Delaware Sustainable Chemistry Alliance head Dora Cheatham, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Honeywell to use its safety and control software.
Incyte aims to accelerate drug research with AI collaboration

1 week ago | delawarebusinesstimes.com | Katie Tabeling

WILMINGTON — Incyte Corporation is now working with artificial intelligence to ideally speed up the drug discovery process, starting with two undisclosed drug targets to start with. Earlier this year, Incyte inked a deal with Genesis Therapeutics to use the biotech company’s AI platform to develop small molecule medicines. Genesis was paid $30 million upfront, but it could stand to earn another $295 million per target for each development, regulatory and commercial milestone hit.
McBride joins bipartisan coalition on Equal Opportunity for Investors Act

1 week ago | delawarebusinesstimes.com | Katie Tabeling

WASHINGTON D.C. — With hopes of expanding the pool of investors ready to raise capital for start-ups, Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) and a coalition of representatives introduced a bill that would create an exam for accredited investors so they could do just that.
DelDOT explores possible 'bus bridge' pending SEPTA cuts

2 weeks ago | delawarebusinesstimes.com | Katie Tabeling

WILMINGTON — The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is looking into the possibility of increasing bus service from northern Delaware to center city Philadelphia if dramatic SEPTA cuts come to pass. DelDOT Secretary Shanté Hastings told members of the fiscal and economic policy analyst board this week that the department was looking at ways to continue service for the Delaware commuters.
“Branches to Chances” program has helped 100 people turn a new leaf

2 weeks ago | delawarebusinesstimes.com | Katie Tabeling

WILMINGTON — A flyer changed the humdrum of the lives of Chuck Watson and Ernest Johnson. It offered, quite literally, a second chance to train for a new job with support from the Delaware Center for Horticulture in Trolley Square. “I needed something to do,” said Johnson, who lives on Wilmington’s west side. “I had my outpatient program, but then I had a lot of down time.”“I really didn’t want to come,” Watson added. “It was by chance. My job counselor asked me to give it a try.
DBT unveils Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2025

2 weeks ago | delawarebusinesstimes.com | Katie Tabeling

The Delaware Business Times is delighted to announce its Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2025, its annual program known as the DBT40 2025 that honors the First State’s top young professionals under the age of 40. Now in its 12th year, DBT40 includes leaders and professionals from all parts of Delaware in both for-profit and nonprofit sectors. The award celebrates rising Delaware residents and workers for their accomplishments in and out of the office.
Delaware SBA Director to retire amid attrition

2 weeks ago | delawarebusinesstimes.com | Katie Tabeling

WILMINGTON — Delaware’s top U.S. Small Business Administration official will retire at the end of May, leaving the state’s lone U.S. SBA office with just one employee to handle the full-time district field work. Six employees—including a procurement representative, legal counsel and lending specialists —are currently tasked with handling Delaware-based U.S. SBA events and outreach from a downtown Wilmington office located in the I.M. Pei Building.
Democratic leaders warn there will be ‘hard hits’ with federal cuts

2 weeks ago | delawarebusinesstimes.com | Katie Tabeling

DOVER — House Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown (D-New Castle) and Senate Pro Tempore David Sokola (D-Newark) issued a stark warning to business leaders that there would be little room for extra spending in this year’s state budget bill. During the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s annual End-of-Session Conference on Wednesday, M. Davis & Sons President John Gooden asked the top Democrats about the possibility of more funding for state-run apprenticeships. Minor-Brown was candid.
House Speaker: ‘Need to take our time’ on personal income tax increase

2 weeks ago | delawarebusinesstimes.com | Katie Tabeling

DOVER — The top Delaware Democratic lawmakers agree that there will be some form of personal tax increase soon, although some disagree on its timing. House Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown (D-New Castle) told Delaware’s business leaders on Wednesday morning that while she believes there are tax inequities, there needs to be more conversation on the topic with only four weeks to go in the legislative session.
Rehoboth Beach boutique hotel boom capitalizes on new market

2 weeks ago | delawarebusinesstimes.com | Katie Tabeling

In 2004, Brittany Danahy was enchanted by summertime at Delaware’s beaches. That July, she and her husband visited from California to watch the Rehoboth Beach lifeguard competition on the sands, and enjoyed the tangy, slightly sweet sauce on a slice from Grotto Pizza. She loved it so much, the newlyweds moved to Rehoboth Beach in October. “Then, it was like nothing was open. Honestly, it was like a blinking light town,” said Danahy, who is a commercial real estate agent with DSM Commercial.