Some call center jobs will be at CSC Station. Some will be remote. (Pexels photo by Tina Miroshnichenko)

New call center to hire workers with special needs

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Headlines

A call center is being set up in Wilmington that will focus on the medical industry and on employees with special needs. By the end of 2025, BlindSight Delaware Enterprise plans to hire 227 Delawareans who are blind or visually impaired, have other disabilities, are military veterans and/or live in economically disadvantaged Promise Communities in New Castle, Kent and Sussex …

Fisher's Popcorn of Delaware is expanding to Frankford.

Fisher’s Popcorn picks Frankford site to expand

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Headlines

Fisher’s Popcorn of Delaware has chosen Frankford for a new $4.85 million facility that will more than quadruple space for its manufacturing and wholesale operations. The company’s current production facility in Fenwick Island is 2,000 square feet, and the new 17-acre site on Route 20 is almost 10,000 square feet. The additional space will include two kettles and a large …

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Fujifilm to spend another $28 million on New Castle production site

Charlie MegginsonBusiness, Headlines

Photo courtesy of Fujifilm. Japanese multinational conglomerate Fujifilm will spend $28 million to expand its production facility in New Castle.  According to the company, the investment will double Fujifilm’s production capacity of pigment dispersions in the United States to meet the fast-growing demand for inkjet printing globally. Construction of the new facility, which adds 11,000 sq. ft. of operational space, …

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Water quality testing firm to invest $3.3M in Newark production space

Charlie MegginsonBusiness, Headlines

A water quality testing supply company will invest $3.3 million to expand its operations into Newark after receiving $1.25 million in grants from the state. The LaMotte Company, based in Chestertown, Maryland, will occupy a 79,000 square foot office space and production facility in the Pencader Corporate Center. The facility will lead to the immediate creation of 50 jobs. The …

Del. ranked No. 9 in new jobs survey

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

(Photo by Canva Studio from Pexels) Delaware is the the ninth best state for jobs, according to the 2021 Best & Worst States for Jobs, released Wednesday by WalleHub, a personal-finance website. WalletHub compared the 50 states across 35 key indicators of job-market strength, opportunity and economic vitality. Delaware’s rank (1 being best and 25 being average): • Fourth in employment. • 14th …