DuPont and Dow Announce Plans to Locate Headquarters of Post-Merger Agriculture Company in Delaware
Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016
DuPont and Dow announced today in a joint release that Delaware will be the location for the headquarters of the Agriculture company they intend to create after completion of their proposed merger. The headquarters will include the CEO office and key corporate support functions. Once it is officially created, the new company will be a global leader in the Agriculture industry and will be well positioned for significant future growth.
Delaware Quitline Offers Free Smoking Cessation Supplies to Celebrate Its 15th Anniversary
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016
The Division of Public Health (DPH) is helping the Delaware Quitline celebrate a major milestone this month. The Quitline has now been helping Delaware smokers break their addiction for the past 15 years.
The Delaware Quitline is a toll-free tobacco cessation hotline (1-866-409-1858) that provides tobacco users (including e-cigarette users) the option of receiving counseling by phone or in person. Health care professionals trained in cessation counseling are available statewide for in-person counseling. All Quitline services are free to Delaware residents 18 years of age and older.
“George Washington Birthday Celebration” at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on Feb. 22, 2016 at 1 p.m.
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016
Event to feature writings by, and about, the first president, read by historical interpreters and distinguished guests, plus live, streaming video of Sen. Chris Coons reading Washington’s Farewell Address from the floor of the U.S. Senate.
National Women’s History Month events among 20 special programs at the museums of the State of Delaware during March 2016
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Programs on operatic divas, women’s lives at the John Dickinson Plantation and the escape of an enslaved woman among the month’s highlights.
Eighteen High School Students Will Compete in 2016 Poetry Out Loud Delaware State Finals
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2016
For Immediate Release EIGHTEEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL COMPETE IN 2016 POETRY OUT LOUD DELAWARE STATE FINALS Students from eighteen Delaware high schools will compete in the Poetry Out Loud state finals at the Smyrna Opera House on Tuesday, February 23 at 7 p.m. The event is free and the public is welcome to […]
