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The Suburban Times
April 20, 2018
The DuPont City Council will hold a Special Meeting for an elected officials retreat beginning at 6:00 pm on Friday, April 20, 2018 through noon on Sunday, April 22, 2018, at the Polynesian Resort, 615 Ocean Shores Blvd NW, Ocean Shores, WA 98569, to discuss topics on being an effectiveÃâà...
Washington Business Journal
April 20, 2018
A District agency is reviewing a stop-work order that would halt construction of a Dupont Circle project consisting of a seven-story, 56-unit multifamily building and a new church. The order review follows a D.C. Court of Appeals decision issued a week ago that St. Thomas Episcopal Parish and its partner,Ãâà...
Nasdaq
April 20, 2018
Return on equity is one of the most trusted metrics used by investors. This profitability ratio enables investors to differentiate between a profit-churner and a profit-burner. It measures the earnings that a company generates from its equity. To shortlist these gems, one can look at the DuPont technique toÃâà...
Energy Manager Today
April 20, 2018
DuPont has announced that it will incorporate energy efficiency into its largest plant located in Richmond, Virginia. The company will work with Veolia Energy Operating Services, LLC, to upgrade, operate and maintain the utilities infrastructure at the DuPont Spruance manufacturing facility. Utility bestÃâà...
Curbed DC
April 19, 2018
In August 2016, the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) approved a zoning variance for developer CAS Riegler's plans to redevelop the 120-year-old Dupont Circle church, St. Thomas Episcopal Parish. While in mid-construction, Washington City Paper reports that the D.C. Court of Appeals has halted theÃâà...
Eater DC
April 19, 2018
Copycat Co. founder Devin Gong is bringing his love of classic cocktails to Dupont Circle at a new 40-seat bar and restaurant. Related. Where to Eat and Drink in Dupont Circle. Washington Business Journal reports that Gong, a Barmini alum who in 2014 made a home for himself and night owls cravingÃâà...
Washington City Paper
April 18, 2018
A D.C. Court of Appeals ruling issued Thursday put the kibosh (for now) on a project proposed by the St. Thomas Episcopal Parish, a 120-year-old church in Dupont Circle, to construct a building on its property that would function as both a site of worship and residential building with 56 units. The additionÃâà...
BlueRidgeNow.com
April 9, 2018
A branch snaps under a hiker's foot. From its sun-drenched perch a terrapin instinctively slips into the haven of the Little River. A sugar-maple leaf swirls randomly on currents of mountain flow. And alongside dewy banks, shafts of daylight randomly pierce the canopy of green, dappling klatches of polyporeÃâà...
The News Journal
April 5, 2018
The unprofitable DuPont Country Club will be purchased by a duPont family heir who said he will not build homes on the 525-acre property. The Dupont company last year put the 95-year-old, three-golf course country club in Brandywine Hundred up for sale – a move in line with company strategy to offloadÃâà...
The Republic
March 28, 2018
JENNINGS COUNTY — Jennings County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Dupont woman who was reportedly pointing what was believed to be a firearm at a passing vehicle. An Indiana conservation officer went to the call at 11:36 p.m. Friday in the 4000 block of South County Road 500E in Bigger Township,Ãâà...
The Olympian
March 28, 2018
A gas station and convenience store have been proposed for the northwest corner of Wilmington Drive and Barksdale Avenue in DuPont, the city announced. The project applicant, BP West Coast Products LLC, plans to build an Arco gas station with a 5,000-square-foot fuel canopy, a 4,000-square-footÃâà...
The Suburban Times
March 28, 2018
DuPont City Council March 28 meeting agenda. March 27, 2018 By City of DuPont Leave a Comment. The DuPont City Council will hold a Special Meeting to discuss Current and Future Use of the Community Center on March 28 (6:30 P.M.) in the DuPont Community Center (303 Barksdale Avenue). Access the agenda onÃâà...
The Suburban Times
March 27, 2018
DuPont City Council March 27 meeting agendas. March 26, 2018 By City of DuPont Leave a Comment. The DuPont City Council will hold a Special Council Meeting at 6 pm and a Regular Council Meeting both on March 27 (7:00 P.M.) in the City of DuPont's Council Chambers (1700 Civic Drive, DuPont, WA 98327.).
pv magazine International
March 27, 2018
And today, two of the leading proponents in the push for PV quality – DuPont Photovoltaics Solutions and Envision – have announced that they will collaborate on the development of a predictive analytics solution designed to identify and eventually mitigate degradation in PV modules. DuPont, whichÃâà...
Tufts Now
March 27, 2018
(March 27, 2018)—Former DuPont CEO Ellen J. Kullman, a Tufts alumna, will return to campus to deliver the commencement address to the Tufts University Class of 2018 on Sunday, May 20. Kullman will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science degree at the ceremony to be held at 9 a.m. on The Green onÃâà...
Tufts Daily
March 27, 2018
After Kullman stepped down from her position as CEO of DuPont, she joined the group Paradigm for Parity as co-chair. The group, made up of 28 CEOs and founders, pushes for gender equality at the top of major corporations. In an interview for Fortune Magazine about the group, Kullman addressed theÃâà...
PV-Tech
March 26, 2018
Where are the next big challenges for the industry, and what role does DuPont play? Guangyao Jin: In general, when we want to boost the cell efficiency, the easiest way is to lightly dope the emitters. In 2011, we introduced the Solamet PV17x metallization paste that enables LDE (Lightly Doped Emitters)Ãâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
March 26, 2018
DuPont wanted to allay public concerns over the compound, which had been used for decades to make nonstick coatings for pans, food packages and other household goods. At the time, C8 was the subject of multiple lawsuits in West Virginia and Ohio, after regulators determined C8 from a DuPont plantÃâà...
FlaglerLive.com
March 23, 2018
As Judge DuPont Continues to Battle Removal, Zambrano Orders Flagler Bench Again Shuffled. FlaglerLive | March 23 ... Even without the DuPont affair, the Flagler Bench has resembled a set of musical chairs for the past several years, with judges seldom staying in place very long. DuPont's forced exileÃâà...
Innovation in Textiles
March 23, 2018
DuPont Safety & Construction, a leader in safety and protection, has announced a US$ 50 million investment commitment in the global operations for DuPont Kevlar. According to the company, this investment will help meet increased customer demand, boost productivity and improve quality throughÃâà...
Curbed DC
March 22, 2018
In February 2018, this former Airbnb party house was listed for sale for $3.9 million. It has now dropped in price to $3,499,999. When the Dupont Circle single-family home first landed on the market in August 2016, its price totaled $4.5 million before being split into two separate units, one asking $2.5 millionÃâà...
Community Idea Stations
March 22, 2018
DowDupont, Inc. is investing $50 million in its global operations that make Kevlar including at the Spruance Plant on Jeff Davis Highway in Chesterfield. Dupont's Megan Morris said the investment is the result of a “strong demand” for the high strength fiber. "Of the $50 million investment over 70% impactsÃâà...
Reminder Publications
March 16, 2018
CHICOPEE – Dupont Memorial Middle School is hosting two evening performances of “Grease: The School Version” on March 22 and March 23. Approximately 51 students ranging from ages 11 to 14 will be starring in this years play, along with an additional eight stage crew and lighting crew members.
St. Louis Business Journal
March 16, 2018
Paul Schickler, the former president of DuPont Pioneer, has joined NewLeaf Symbiotics' board of directors. Schickler retired in 2017 after a 40-year career at DuPont, which included 10 years as president. He served as vice president of international operations from 1999 to 2007 and as president from 2007Ãâà...
ROI-NJ.com
March 16, 2018
DuPont is closing a chemical ingredients production facility in Deepwater in Salem County, which could leave more than 100 workers without jobs. A company spokesman told ROI-NJ in an email that the company is shifting certain production from the Chambers Works site to take advantage of advances inÃâà...
NutraIngredients.com
March 16, 2018
According to DuPont, TFTAK—a contract research organisation specializing in food and fermentation technologies—will enter a partnership that “builds on the development and optimisation of novel bacteria of interest to the dairy industry and potentially to nutrition, health and wellness companies”. .
Eater DC
March 15, 2018
Area newcomer Tiki Taco suddenly sprung up March 14, offering Dupont Circle diners a taste of the tropics via Hawaiian-style tacos, poke, and a rotating selection of shave ice desserts. Related. Where to Eat and Drink in Dupont Circle. A tipster alerted Popville that the new eatery was up and running in theÃâà...
Eater DC
March 15, 2018
Italian mainstay La Tomate turned 30 last year, and to mark a new chapter, the restaurant hired an Italian native — its first head chef to date — to modernize and breathe new life into the menu. Domenico Apollaro, who moved from Europe to open D.C.'s Lupo Verde in 2014, left his chef position there lastÃâà...
NorthJersey.com
March 15, 2018
Phil Murphy compared DuPont's cancer-causing contamination under a Pompton Lakes neighborhood to one of the most infamous pollution cases in the nation Wednesday, and said his administration is investigating whether cleanup efforts are working. “This is a really tough situation, and it's one of theseÃâà...
News & Observer
March 14, 2018
For 30 or so years, Chemours (previously DuPont) has violated those laws by dumping into the Cape Fear River chemicals for which it had no discharge permit. When the violations were exposed last June by this newspaper, Chemours shrugged it off, mainly by refusing to answer basic questions, andÃâà...
New York Times
March 13, 2018
The merger of DowDuPont — combining the inventor of Kevlar in DuPont and a giant maker of plastics and chemicals in Dow — was announced in December 2015 and took more than a year to complete. But the combined business is set to split next year into three companies based around its materialsÃâà...
The Suburban Times
March 13, 2018
On Tuesday, 13 March at 7pm the DuPont City Council meeting agenda is on changing the land use code to benefit a developer. The proposed zoning change will allow warehouses, and semi-TRUCKs on the land near Old Fort Lake, Pioneer Middle School, Powderworks Park, the Golf Course, and homesÃâà...
The Suburban Times
March 13, 2018
Join us for DuPont Historical Society's 2018 Cherry Blossom Tea set for Saturday, April 28th at 1pm at Chloe Clark Elementary School 1700 Palisade Blvd. in DuPont. Our theme is History's Mysteries, Myths and Legends of DuPont and Beyond! Musician and historian Karen Haas will take us on journeyÃâà...
PV-Tech
March 12, 2018
DuPont has been leading the development of metallization technology to enable advanced cell technology, such as LDE, PERC, N-type and bi-facial and we will continue to focus on material innovation to provide metallization solutions that help to reduce cost of ownership in terms of cell manufacturing.
Chemical & Engineering News
March 12, 2018
The Deepwater site, known as the Chambers Works, is now owned by DuPont spin-off Chemours. The decision to stop making the intermediates there will allow DuPont to focus on “new products innovations and the modernization” of the firm's aramid fiber plants, the firm says. The company source addsÃâà...
NorthJersey.com
March 10, 2018
DuPont's contamination affected multiple waterways in Pompton Lakes, including the Wanaque River and Acid Brook, which run through the 600-acre former DuPont property. Pompton Lake, a backup drinking water supply for a major reservoir in the region, has also been affected. Over the past twoÃâà...
NorthJersey.com
March 5, 2018
Pompton Lakes elected officials remain opposed to naming a former DuPont munitions site in town to the federal Superfund program for cleanup, despite a renewed push by residents who live above contaminated groundwater from the site. The issue drew heated comments by Borough Council membersÃâà...
Curbed DC
March 1, 2018
In Dupont Circle's Embassy Row, a $4.25 million four-level townhome has landed on the market. Along with seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms, this property also offers six fireplaces, an off-street driveway, heated garage, and private backyard. It is currently rented by the Egyptian CommercialÃâà...
NorthJersey.com
March 1, 2018
Phil Murphy to press federal officials to add the DuPont site to the Superfund program. They also called on the Murphy administration and the state Department of Environmental Protection not to approve a controversial pilot study being proposed to pump water beneath the homes to address the plumeÃâà...
NorthJersey.com
February 28, 2018
Phil Murphy to petition the federal government to add the former DuPont munitions site to the Superfund program and halt a pilot study that homeowners say could flood their basements with toxic waste. Rep. Tim Eustace, D-Maywood and former chairman of the Assembly Environment Committee, said theÃâà...
NorthJersey.com
February 27, 2018
DuPont stopped processing wastewater at the plant six years ago, but has been inundated recently by companies looking to get rid of their polluted water, said Jeff Fritz, a Chemours executive. Fritz told an Assembly panel this month that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection would stillÃâà...
The News Journal
February 27, 2018
DuPont, as an institution in Delaware, will remain. The recently merged DowDuPont announced on Monday the names of its three forthcoming spinoffs. With the news came the revelation that DuPont – known to Delawareans for more than 200 years – will continue to be a name prominently displayed onÃâà...
StarNewsOnline.com
February 21, 2018
SOUTHEASTERN N.C. -- Federal prosecutors investigating GenX-related contamination from the Fayetteville Works served Chemours and DuPont with a succession of subpoenas in the final months of 2017. A sprawling facility about 100 miles up the Cape Fear River from Wilmington, Fayetteville WorksÃâà...
NorthJersey.com
February 14, 2018
The solvents, used by DuPont to clean machinery, were dumped with wastewater for decades into four unlined lagoons near the edge of the company's property. The toxic stew seeped down into the soil and migrated with the groundwater off the company's site, eventually vaporizing up through the soil intoÃâà...
Nutritional Outlook
December 31, 1999
DuPont Nutrition & Health continues to expand its recently established DuPont Nutrition & Health Microbiome Venture research program, most recently announcing it is now partnering with the Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies based in Estonia to explore new processes for producing “nextÃâà...
delawarebusinessnow.com
December 31, 1999
DowDuPont is shutting down a production line at its Chamber's Works site across the Delaware River in New Jersey. “The Safety & Construction business is transitioning the manufacturing of its aramid intermediates from the Chambers Works Site in Deepwater, NJ to suppliers who have newer processÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
December 31, 1999
"Our company will ensure the approved EPA remedy is fully implemented," said Greg Townsend, business development director for Chemours, which owns the former DuPont property. Chemours has invested resources to see that the remedy will work and is compatible with the future use of the site,Ãâà...
NorthJersey.com
December 31, 1999
The Record and NorthJersey.com recently published a four-part investigative series looking at the 40-year history of DuPont pollution in the neighborhood, and the company's pattern of pushing back against state and federal regulators about cleaning up various pollution from the munitions facility, as wellÃâà...
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