Delmarva Power breaks supplier diversity record
In this month’s Money Moves: Delmarva Power broke its own record for supplier diversity contracts in 2023, awarding $190 million in contracts to vendors at least 51% owed by someone in an underrepresented group, including racial and ethnic minority groups, women, veterans, people with disabilities and others. That’s $50 million more than 2022.
➡️ Read more about it in my report here.
The women leading Vanguard’s IT services
It’s still not easy to be a woman leader in IT, but Vanguard has been working to empower its female workforce. Not an empty claim — the women at the top testify to it.
“Vanguard is very unique from an employee perspective, in that we believe in the significance of balance. It is manifested in just about every aspect of what I experience on a day-to-day basis. We all produce hard and meaningful work that we’re passionate about, but the company supports us as humans, too,” said Jennifer Manry, Vanguard head of corporate systems.
➡️ Learn about Manry’s and two of her colleagues’ career journeys in this sponsored article.
News Incubator: What else to know today
• Prelude Therapeutics announced the presentation of new preclinical data at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting for three of its oncology biotechnologies. [DelawareBio]
• A state bill would give military families public school choice perks, but the bill may need to include charters if it’s going to pass. [Town Square Delaware]
• The US Department of Transportation has awarded DelDOT a $15 million PROTECT grant (that’s Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation). [Delaware Public Media]
• LinkedIn made a list of the 50 best companies to work for. Seven are already reskilling employees in AI. [Fast Company]
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