Kentucky officials bestow governor's award for the arts on native son George ClooneyOctober 6th, 2009 Ky. honors native son Clooney with arts awardFRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky is honoring native son George Clooney with an award from the governor.
Feds say unsafe power supply caused leak, evacuations around Pa. plant last yearOctober 5th, 2009 Feds: Unsafe power supply caused Pa. chemical leakPETROLIA, Pa.
Former Dupont chemist accused of downloading confidential company documents after resignationOctober 2nd, 2009 Feds: Ex-DuPont chemist took confidential docsWILMINGTON, Del. — Federal authorities have charged a former DuPont Co.
Federal judge whittles W.Va. residents' C8 lawsuit against DuPont to medical monitoring claimSeptember 30th, 2009 W.Va. suit vs. DuPont trimmed to monitoring claimCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A group of West Virginia residents has persuaded a federal judge to let it press DuPont to pay for a medical monitoring program.
Ill. jury awards $6.7 million to family of man killed in Archer Daniels Midland accidentSeptember 16th, 2009 Ill. jury awards $6.7 million fatal ADM accidentDECATUR, Ill. — A central Illinois jury has decided Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Possible mustard agent leak detected at chemical weapons depot in ColoradoAugust 24th, 2009 Possible leak detected at chemical weapons depotPUEBLO, Colo. — The Army says a low level of mustard agent has been detected in a building storing chemical weapons at the Pueblo Chemical Depot.
DuPont consolidates 23 businesses into 14, reorganizes executive leadershipAugust 13th, 2009 DuPont combines businesses, reorganizes leadershipWILMINGTON, Del. — DuPont said Thursday its finance chief will move to a new role and its chief operating officer will retire as the chemical maker consolidates 23 businesses into 14, in a bid to streamline its business.
3 reported critical after chemical leak at Mass. disposal company sends dozens to hospitalAugust 3rd, 2009 3 reported critical after Mass. chemical leakNEW BEDFORD, Mass.
Chemical leak at Massachusetts disposal company knocks out 6, sends 26 to hospitalAugust 3rd, 2009 Mass. chemical leak sends 26 to hospitalNEW BEDFORD, Mass. — An official with the Massachusetts Fire Marshal's Office says six people fell unconscious and 26 people were transported to hospitals following exposure to unknown fumes at a trash disposal company.
Chemical maker DuPont reports drop in 2Q earnings, cites lower sales, restructuring chargesJuly 21st, 2009 DuPont 2Q profit plunges on sales drop, chargesDOVER, Del. — The chemical maker DuPont Co.
1 woman dead after 1,800 gallons of ammonia leak near chemical distribution facility in SCJuly 15th, 2009 Official: 1 woman dead after ammonia leak in SCCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina authorities say a woman was killed and a half-dozen people taken to a hospital after 1,800 gallons of ammonia leaked from a tanker truck.
DuPont to cut 2,000 positions, expects 2nd-qtr charges up to $390 millionMay 9th, 2009 DuPont to lay off 2,000 workersNEW YORK — DuPont will cut 2,000 jobs as the chemical company wrestles with falling sales. The Wilmington, Del.-based company said Thursday it would take a charge of between $340 million and $390 million in the second quarter, about 40 percent of it non-cash.
DuPont to cut 2,000 jobs, expects 2nd-qtr charges up to $390 millionMay 8th, 2009 Still scrambling, DuPont cuts 2,000 jobsNEW YORK — DuPont said Thursday it will cut another 2,000 jobs as falling orders from the automotive and manufacturing sectors continue to eat away at sales. "Our objective is not simply to weather the recession and wait for recovery," DuPont Chief Executive Ellen Kullman said in a statement Thursday.
DuPont elects Samuel W. Bodman, former US secretary of energy, to its boardApril 29th, 2009 DuPont names former secretary of energy to boardWILMINGTON, Del. — Chemical manufacturing company DuPont Co.
Vapor cloud from 27,000-gallon chemical spill dissipating hours after leak is containedApril 18th, 2009 Vapor cloud from Ohio chemical leak dissipatingDOVER, Ohio — A large hydrochloric acid spill early Saturday at an east-central Ohio plant that makes chemical additives spawned a massive vapor cloud that took hours to dissipate, officials said. No injuries were reported.
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