M&A in Delaware industry: IES Holdings closed its ~$691M acquisition of DBM Global, adding a new Structural line with about 4,000 employees and a $1.5B revenue base—aimed at data center, industrial and infrastructure work. Insurtech + blockchain operations: MindWave signed a 2-year master service deal with Delaware-based BlockAssure to build and run AssureChain, an on-chain insurance and reinsurance network tied to Ethereum. Cannabis real estate financing: Vireo Growth secured a $60M loan for Delaware-linked entities tied to cultivation and production facilities in New York and Florida, including refinancing and funding for a Palatka asset. Startup funding: SignSplit emerged from stealth with a $400M strategic seed round at a $1B valuation to let people and institutions license “signed data” for AI and media use. Clean water funding: EPA will send $90M for Chesapeake Bay watershed clean-water and restoration projects, including $37M to localities and $53M in matching grants across dozens of sites. Delaware health trust settlement: Delaware secured a $950M settlement from the Nemours Foundation over du Pont trust spending disputes, steering major funding toward children’s health. Energy policy + permitting: A major U.S. permitting reform push (BAAJA) would reshape transmission siting and interconnection rules, with special cost-allocation provisions for data centers. Chesapeake Bay targets missed: New model results show uneven progress—sediment goals hit, but nutrient pollution targets fell short again. Solar patent fight: First Solar filed a new TOPCon patent infringement suit in Delaware against JA Solar and Corning’s AMPS, expanding the legal front in a key U.S. supply-chain battle. Food safety: FDA expanded an E. coli recall to additional frozen berry lots sold in Delaware and many other states, urging shoppers to check freezer labels. Workforce training: The RV Shop will host an all-women’s RV Technical Institute Level 1 certification course on site in New Castle, partnering with RV Women’s Alliance.