Workplace faux pas: Del. official apologizes after diversity newsletter offends minorities

DOVER, Del. — Delaware’s Transportation Secretary has apologized after a department newsletter on diversity offended minority employees by spelling out many of the slurs that it advised workers not to use.

Preliminary schedules set in Tribune bankruptcy disputes

WILMINGTON, Del. — A judge presiding over Tribune Co.’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case heard initial arguments Thursday in the company’s dispute with actor Warren Beatty over the TV and movie rights to comic book character Dick Tracy.

Rights to Dick Tracy character among pending issues in Tribune bankruptcy case

WILMINGTON, Del. — Attorneys are headed to court to discuss Tribune Co.’s assertion that it owns the television and movie rights to comic book character Dick Tracy.

DuPont elects Samuel W. Bodman, former US secretary of energy, to its board

WILMINGTON, Del. — Chemical manufacturing company DuPont Co. said Wednesday that Samuel W. Bodman, former U.S. secretary of energy, was elected to its board during the company’s annual shareholders meeting.

DuPont shareholders reject nonbinding resolution on executive pay

WILMINGTON, Del. — DuPont Co. shareholders on Wednesday narrowly rejected a proposal to give investors in the chemical manufacturing company a nonbinding vote each year on executive pay.

Delaware judge approves motions in Sun-Times bankruptcy case

WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved several motions in the Chapter 11 case of the Sun-Times Media Group.

After 18-year ban, most families allow media coverage of fallen soldiers being brought home

DOVER, Del. — In the weeks since the Pentagon ended an 18-year ban on media coverage of fallen soldiers returning to the U.S., most families given the option have allowed reporters and photographers to witness the solemn ceremonies that mark the arrival of flag-draped transfer cases.

Magna Entertainment still exploring bankruptcy options

WILMINGTON, Del. — A bankruptcy attorney for horse-track owner Magna Entertainment Corp. says the company is still exploring its long-term options.

DuPont 1st-quarter profit drops on declining demand, company cuts full-year outlook

DOVER, Del. — Citing a sharp drop in global industrial demand that resulted in a 59 percent decline in first-quarter profit, chemical maker DuPont Co. said Tuesday it is boosting efforts to cut costs and developing additional restructuring plans.