Irénée du Pont Jr., the patriarch of Delaware's prominent, wealthy and influential du Pont family, died Monday. He was 103. Du Pont was the great-great-grandson of DuPont Co. founder Éleuthère Irénée ...

Longwood Gardens is buying Granogue, the stunning 505-acre private estate near Centreville, Delaware, owned by the late Irénée du Pont Jr., and will keep the property as open space, Delaware ...

DuPont plans to build a new production facility in Glasgow to support the expansion of the company's semiconductor materials business. The new facility will likely be the first building in a 1-million ...

The historic Hotel Du Pont in downtown Wilmington, Delaware is humming these days with business and leisure guests, wedding parties, and fine dining habitués. And as reported in this last post, it’s ...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – The overseers of a $4 billion charitable trust established by the late Alfred I. duPont have deviated significantly from duPont’s intentions, to the detriment of Delawareans, ...

The philanthropy and profound influence of the wealthy du Pont family in Delaware has been in evidence for more than 200 years. The red, oval DuPont Co. logo, once atop the Brandywine Building and a ...

Here’s how former Gov. Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont cemented his legacy and uprighted Delaware’s sinking economy in the late 70s and early 80s. Former Delaware Gov. Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont speaks during ...

The effort to expand science lab and classroom space at the University of Delaware gets a big boost from DuPont. The company is giving $5 million to the school to fund construction of the ...

DuPont de Nemours, the industrial materials-maker that emerged from the $120 billion megamerger of Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., on Tuesday fired its chief executive and finance chief amid ...

WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) -- This past year has been like no other for students. That's why one high school in Delaware is pulling out all the stops to make sure the prom goes off without a hitch. A ...

WILMINGTON, Delaware — Pete du Pont, the former Republican governor, presidential candidate and DuPont heir whose sprawling influence transformed state government and helped bring the credit card ...