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  Archives:  October 2016

Delaware Wins Federal Funding to Assist Dislocated Workers

Department of Labor | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2016

New online tool will support all Delawareans seeking new employment, fits into state effort to help ex-DuPont employees Wilmington, DE – The United States Department of Labor has announced that it has awarded the Delaware Department of Labor a $693,357 grant to support dislocated workers through the development of a new web-based application that will […]



U.S. Labor Secretary, Sen. Coons Join Secretary Gilliam-Johnson to Tour Wilmington Apprenticeship Program

Department of Labor | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Roundtables to discuss Delaware’s progress coincide with announcement of funding won by Markell Administration Wilmington, DE – U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez, U.S. Sen Tom Carper, U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and Delaware DOL Secretary Patrice Gilliam-Johnson met in Wilmington on Oct. 3 to tour local Apprenticeship and Training operations and participate in two […]



Delaware Makes Historic Investment In Community-Based Prisoner Re-Entry Programs

News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2016

18 Community Organizations Will Use Funds To Assist Adults and Juveniles Exiting from Correctional Facilities Eighteen non-profit organizations will receive a total of $2 million to help juvenile and adult Delawareans successfully re-enter the community after completing prison sentences. The $2-million investment, using funds from settlements with national banks for misconduct on financial markets, is […]



Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and notification system on Tuesday, October 11, 2016.  The sirens will sound between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New […]



Delaware Invasive Species Council annual meeting on Oct. 19 at Del. Ag. Museum

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016

The Delaware Invasive Species Council (DISC), a non-profit organization dedicated to limiting the introduction and spread of non-native and invasive plant and animal species, has adopted an election year theme for its annual meeting and conference on Oct. 19 at the Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover (866 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901).

This year’s conference agenda will explore the ways that land and natural resource managers, conservationists, and others that want their voices heard are keeping up with the fight on invasive species by voting them out! Registration opens at 8:30 am and the conference will kick off at 9:00 am. Lunch and an annual membership are included in the registration fee of $40.00.





  Archives:  October 2016

Delaware Wins Federal Funding to Assist Dislocated Workers

Department of Labor | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2016

New online tool will support all Delawareans seeking new employment, fits into state effort to help ex-DuPont employees Wilmington, DE – The United States Department of Labor has announced that it has awarded the Delaware Department of Labor a $693,357 grant to support dislocated workers through the development of a new web-based application that will […]



U.S. Labor Secretary, Sen. Coons Join Secretary Gilliam-Johnson to Tour Wilmington Apprenticeship Program

Department of Labor | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Roundtables to discuss Delaware’s progress coincide with announcement of funding won by Markell Administration Wilmington, DE – U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez, U.S. Sen Tom Carper, U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and Delaware DOL Secretary Patrice Gilliam-Johnson met in Wilmington on Oct. 3 to tour local Apprenticeship and Training operations and participate in two […]



Delaware Makes Historic Investment In Community-Based Prisoner Re-Entry Programs

News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2016

18 Community Organizations Will Use Funds To Assist Adults and Juveniles Exiting from Correctional Facilities Eighteen non-profit organizations will receive a total of $2 million to help juvenile and adult Delawareans successfully re-enter the community after completing prison sentences. The $2-million investment, using funds from settlements with national banks for misconduct on financial markets, is […]



Emergency Sirens To Be Tested

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and notification system on Tuesday, October 11, 2016.  The sirens will sound between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New […]



Delaware Invasive Species Council annual meeting on Oct. 19 at Del. Ag. Museum

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016

The Delaware Invasive Species Council (DISC), a non-profit organization dedicated to limiting the introduction and spread of non-native and invasive plant and animal species, has adopted an election year theme for its annual meeting and conference on Oct. 19 at the Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover (866 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901).

This year’s conference agenda will explore the ways that land and natural resource managers, conservationists, and others that want their voices heard are keeping up with the fight on invasive species by voting them out! Registration opens at 8:30 am and the conference will kick off at 9:00 am. Lunch and an annual membership are included in the registration fee of $40.00.