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Waves Car Wash opens in Milford

Terry RogersBusiness, Headlines

Waves Car Wash, located in the former Duck In Car Wash location, opened in Milford recently. The company has been in operation since 2016, opening their first location in Lewes and offering a full-service car wash. “Full service means we clean the interior for the customer,” Jonathan Ackaoui said. “Most of the industry has gone in the direction of “express …

Beebe Healthcare Named Among ‘Best Hospitals’ in Delaware by U.S. News & World Report

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Beebe Healthcare ranked No. 2 in Delaware, according to the recently released U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospital rankings. Only about 12% of hospitals earned a “Best Hospitals” ranking. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care, and patient experience. The Sussex County-based community nonprofit healthcare system was the only southern …

BLS CPAs Announces Summer Promotions

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Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A. (BLS), a Top 300 certified public accounting and consulting firm headquartered in Delaware, announces multiple well-earned promotions. Senior Accountant Promotions • Emily Bowman joined the firm as an Intern in the summer of 2020, continued full-time in January 2021, and works with the firm’s Tax & Small Business and Employee Benefit Plan Audit Practice Groups. …

Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware Valley Announces Suken A. Shah, MD, as The Shands/MacEwen Endowed Chair of Orthopedics and Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery

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Dr. Suken A. Shah has been named The Shands/MacEwen Endowed Chair of Orthopedics and Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware Valley. Nemours Children’s is dedicated to providing world-class care and is consistently ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals in orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report. With more than 20 years of service …

Navient declares third quarter common stock dividend

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Navient (Nasdaq: NAVI), a leader in technology-enabled education finance and business processing solutions, announced that its board of directors approved a 2023 third quarter dividend of $0.16 per share on the company’s common stock. The third quarter 2023 dividend will be paid on Sept.15, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept.1, 2023.

Ginny Hendricks is TidalHealth Nanticoke’s August Daisy Award Recipient

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Virginia “Ginny” Hendricks, RN, of TidalHealth Nanticoke’s Medical Surgical Unit (MSU), has been selected as the Seaford hospital’s August 2023 recipient of the Daisy Award. Her nomination, below, was written by a family member to acknowledge the exceptional care and compassion she provided to their aunt: My 52-year-old aunt was admitted to TidalHealth Nanticoke with respiratory failure from metastatic colorectal …

Offit Kurman Welcomes Christopher Coggins and Michael DeSantis to Wilmington Office

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Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that Christopher Coggins and Michael DeSantis have joined the firm’s Wilmington, Delaware office. The firm continues to expand its Delaware presence, which now includes thirteen attorneys. Christopher Coggins joins as Principal in the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group, with a concentration on disputes between stockholders and corporate directors, LLC members and managers, business owners …

Southern Delaware Tourism Honors Outgoing Board Chairperson and Installs New Board Chairpersons

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At Southern Delaware Tourism’s (SDT) July 27th Board Meeting, a Governor’s Tribute was presented to Dr. Bonnie Hall as she completed her two-year term as SDT Board Chairperson. Under Dr. Hall’s Leadership, SDT has continued to grow and has set revenue records over the last several years. Stepping up from his Board Co-Chairperson role, Matthew Parker, of Lincoln Financial Advisors, …

Rebecca Ashton joins Verdantas as Chief Operating Officer

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Verdantas, a private-equity-backed solution provider of sustainable infrastructure engineering, planning, and environmental science services that supports clients’ sustainability, resiliency, digital transformation, and strategic infrastructure objectives, announced today that industry veteran Rebecca Ashton will become the Verdantas Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective August 14, 2023, replacing Jesse Kropelnicki as COO as he assumes the CEO role for Verdantas. “I have personally …

Jessica Hales named to AHP 40 Under 40 List

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Jessica Hales, President of the TidalHealth Foundation, has been named to the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) 2023 40 Under 40 List. The AHP 40 Under 40 program is designed to recognize leaders within the healthcare philanthropy community. The AHP honors these 40 young professionals under the age of 40 because they are shaping the future of the healthcare industry, …