Archive for April, 2012
- Bloom Energy Expands to East CoastBloom Energy breaks ground on new Manufacturing Center in Delaware, and announces new customers leading the way in energy innovation.April 30, 2012
- Commissioner Stewart and Other State Regulators Visit Capitol HillCommissioner Karen Weldin Stewart and fellow members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) met in Washington, D.C. last week to confer with members of Congress about ongoing insurance-related efforts.April 30, 2012
- Gun Barrel Salvaged From the USS Missouri Becomes a Big Part of Battery 519 Museum at Fort Miles in Cape Henlopen State ParkAfter a long journey by water and rail, a storied 16-inch gun barrel was unveiled today at the Battery 519 Museum at the Fort Miles Historical Area in Cape Henlopen State Park, where it will be stationed. The gun barrel, which weighs more than 116 tons and is 66 feet long, was salvaged from the USS Missouri, the battleship on whose deck the Japanese signed the surrender that ended World War II on Sept 2, 1945. April 28, 2012
- Biden Urges Delawareans To “Take Back” Unneeded Prescription and Over-The-Counter DrugsAttorney General’s Office to Sponsor 3 Sites in Free Statewide Initiative Tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wilmington – Noting that in 2009 7 million Americans 12 years of age and older abused prescription drugs for non-medical reasons, Attorney General Beau Biden urged Delaware consumers to participate in tomorrow’s free statewide prescription drug [...]April 27, 2012
- Governor’s Weekly Message: Bloom Energy: Helping to Power Delaware’s FutureThe Governor talks about Bloom Energy coming to Delaware. On Monday, Bloom will break ground on Bloom energy’s first East Coast manufacturing facility, to be constructed on the former site of the Chrysler plant in Newark, which is now part of the University of Delaware’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research campus. Once completed, it will bring an estimated 1,500 manufacturing, supply chain and construction jobs to the region.April 27, 2012
- Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Bloom Energy: Helping to Power Delaware’s FutureFor generations, the Chrysler plant in Newark built cars that powered down our nation’s highways. Just down the street, the University of Delaware was building on its campus generation after generation of innovations and innovators to help power our nation’s economy.April 27, 2012
- Biden Urges Delawareans To “Take Back” Unneeded Prescription and Over-The-Counter DrugsMedia Release April 27, 2012 Biden Urges Delawareans To “Take Back” Unneeded Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drugs Attorney General’s Office to Sponsor 3 Sites in Free Statewide Initiative Tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wilmington – Noting that in 2009 7 million Americans 12 years of age and older abused prescription drugs for non-medical reasons, [...]April 27, 2012
- Markell Nominates Experienced Educational Leader, Former Principal and Teacher Mark Murphy for Secretary of EducationGovernor: “Mark can hit the ground running to keep our school improvement efforts moving forward.”April 27, 2012
- Delaware.gov Has New Look, Simplified AccessDelaware’s main internet portal – Delaware.gov – has been redesigned to improve citizen access to state government information and services. “The state’s new web portal was designed to be welcoming and easy to use, better connecting citizens to their government,” said Governor Markell.April 27, 2012
- Attorney General Biden, Legislators Propose Targeting False Statements to Law Enforcement OfficersBipartisan group of former police officers sponsor legislation Dover – Attorney General Beau Biden and a bipartisan group of lawmakers announced legislation today that will create a felony offense of providing false information to law enforcement officers. Senate Bill 209, which is sponsored by Sen. Bruce Ennis, Rep. Larry Mitchell, Sen. David Lawson [...]April 26, 2012