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Official 2013 Sponsor of Delaware's Wilmington Grand Prix NEWARK, Del., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Motech Americas LLC, a Delaware Solar Module manufacturer, will be a sponsor of the Wilmington Grand Prix for a second year. The Wilmington Grand Prix was recently recognized by the U.S. Cycling Association (USCA) as one of their top 10 criterium races in the country. The Wilmington Grand Prix is a 3-day event from May 17-19. On Friday, May 17(th), the festivities start in the...

On May 16, Dr. Catherine, Fisk Chancellor’s Professor of Law in the School of Law at University of California-Irvine, and Dr. Paul Duguid, School of Information at the University of California-Berkley, will discuss the complicated history behind the creation of intellectual property at Hagley Museum and Library's symposium. Wilmington, Delaware (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 Hagley Museum and Library presents Catherine Fisk, Chancellor’s Professor of Law in the School of Law at University...

Visit from Swedish Royals and Finnish Speaker Mark Founding of New Sweden 375 Years Ago WILMINGTON, Del., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In the Spring of 1638, a group of hardy colonists arrived on the shores of the Christina River aboard the Kalmar Nyckel. They established New Sweden Colony, the Delaware Valley's first permanent European settlement, the beginnings of Wilmington, and a colony that stretched into four states and brought a pioneer icon to America--the log cabin. Designated as...

The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation is the first complete story of how April 22, 1970, the date of the “National Teach-In on the Crisis of the Environment”—better known as Earth Day—caught on and resulted in hundreds of teach-ins and other educational events around the country. Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) March 18, 2013 Hagley Museum and Library welcomes Dr. Adam Rome, University of Delaware, on April 25, to speak about the origins...

San Diego-based interactive marketing agency, Thunder SEO, announces a new client and business relationship with the Buccini/Pollin Group, a leader in Real Estate Investments, Development and Management in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) December 27, 2012 Thunder SEO, an interactive marketing agency in San Diego, California, announces a new client and business relationship with the Buccini/Pollin Group, a leader in Real Estate...

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 16, 2008, The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware's largest local newspaper, ran a cover story with headline: Urban fiction author pleads guilty to drug trafficking: 10 counts could get the Wilmington man life in prison. This story was about Mustafaa As-Salafi, the author of "Family Tiez" (ISBN: 978-0976224310 paperback; Level V Publishing), an underground, nationwide, bestselling novel that chronicles the story of a...

$1 admission includes Hagley's entire 235-acre campus, exhibits, demonstrations, and tours. Wilmington, Delaware (PRWEB) December 13, 2012 February and March 2013 - Enjoy the picturesque winter landscape along the Brandywine at Hagley Museum and Library for $1 every Sunday in February and March 2013 (excludes Easter Sunday, March 31). Experience the warmth of the Steam Engine house and industrial ambiance of the Machine Shop, tour Eleutherian Mills, and dine at the Belin House Organic...

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Visionworks, the largest wholly owned U.S.-based optical retailer, has announced that its Brandywine Town Center store is now open. Located at 3030 Brandywine Parkway in Wilmington, it is one of the 25 stores expected to open in the Greater Philadelphia and tri-state area through 2013, a region which includes Delaware. A grand opening event for the general public is planned for Saturday, Dec. 15 from noon until 2 p.m. At the event,...

RADNOR, Pa., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) announced today that it has earned twelve new 2012 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star awards and eight re-certifications during the third quarter. First-time awards were achieved for The GSA 30th Street Campus (Philadelphia, PA); 910, 920, 925, and 980 Harvest Drive (Blue Bell, PA); 610 and 630 Plymouth Meeting Executive Campus (Plymouth Meeting, PA); 1200 Lenox Drive...

WILMINGTON, Calif., Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thousands of California children from low-income families will receive brand-new books of their own this weekend, thanks to First Book and the General Motors Foundation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101214/DC17316LOGO-b) More than 4,000 brand-new, high-quality kid's books will be distributed to children attending the Wilmington Children's Book Festival, sponsored by the United Way, this Saturday, Sept. 15,...