Delaware weekly roundup: How to file BOIR; DoeLEGAL acquired; New state career app

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Federal filing for small biz due Jan. 1

Under the federal Corporate Transparency Act, nearly all small businesses and startups are required to report their owners and decision-makers to the federal government. The deadline is quickly approaching: Businesses founded in 2024 have 90 days to file and those founded before 2024 have until Jan. 1, 2025. 

If you don’t know who you need to report or how to do it, you’re not alone, We talked to experts with advice on how to comply and why it’s important that you file, even if you’re a startup with no sales yet.

➡️ Learn more about filing your Beneficial Ownership Information Report

DoeLEGAL acquired, Hanover Foods gets $5M

In this month’s Money Moves, Wilmington legal software company DoeLEGAL has been acquired by French company DiliTrust, which provides in-house legal tech for corporations. This move is the global company’s entry into the US market, with Wilmington as its first US office.

Also, Hanover Foods received a $5 million state grant to upgrade its Clayton facility, Tech Impact expanded to Nashville and DSU launched its private-label line of merchandise.

➡️ Read more in this month’s Money Moves

A weekend of tech connection

1Philadelphia’s annual conference for tech and innovation is back Oct. 24-26 with three days of meaningful connections, actionable insights and collective action towards tech equity.

This year’s theme, UNBOUND, is an invitation to move beyond conventional frameworks to construct new ways of learning and doing that help realize real impact for all people who want to be involved in the tech and innovation sectors.

Join the conversation with regional and national leaders and tackle critical issues impacting organizations and practitioners in the tech field.

➡️  Get your tix to Innovation Weekend 2024 today

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News Incubator: What else to know today

• Tech Impact designed a new ARPA-funded app for Delaware job searchers and talent-seekers. The Delaware Career Mobility app offers easy access to 260 training programs. [Delaware Business Times]

• Aubrey Plaza recently shared her five favorite places in her hometown of Wilmington with curious New Yorkers. “It’s got a small-town vibe, but it has every kind of neighborhood and community in the tiniest concentrated city,” the actress said. [New York Times]

• The Northern Lights made a rare appearance in the skies over Delaware last week. Missed the show? There are plenty of photos on social media. [Reddit]

• Four Youth, the Wilmington education program that combines creative projects with workforce development with schools and community centers in the city, recently got an $89,000 National Endowment of the Arts grant. [Town Square Delaware]

• Tucked away in a Newark industrial park, manufacturing company M. Davis and Sons produces portable power distribution units behind some of the US Navy’s most advanced submarines. [Newark Post]

• Delaware law firm Baird Mandalas Brfockstedt and Federico filed a class action lawsuit against Purdue Agribusiness, which operates facilities in Delaware and Maryland. Purdue recently reported elevated levels of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in groundwater. [Delaware Business Now]

• Last June, Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington had an unprecedented four diagnoses of treatment-resistant tuberculosis. After three challenging weeks of in-hospital quarantine and treatment, the children recovered, and the hospital came away with lessons for future patient care. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

• If you live within a 10-mile radius of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations, DEMA will give you free potassium iodide tablets on Oct. 24, between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Townsend Fire Company. If an accident happens and radiation levels rise, potassium iodide may prevent thyroid injury. [PrepareDE]

• The Wilmington Alliance’s Art-o-Mat and the Delaware Contemporary are partnering for a new dual residency program designed to amplify the professional growth of local underrepresented artists. Starting this month, four artist residents will have access to resources, mentorships and studio space. [Wilmington Alliance]

🗓️ On the Calendar

• Wednesday, Oct. 16 — Fungal Ecology workshop at Mt. Cuba Center, 1 p.m to 4 p.m. [Details]

• Thursday, Oct. 17 — Minority Enterprise Development Week: Empowering Minority Businesses through Workforce & Innovation through AI, the Tower Audion & Atrium at STAR Campus, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. [Details]

• Partner event: 1682 makes its post-COVID return on Oct. 18. Hosted in Center City at the fun Five Below HQ, the ticketed event ($500-$650) features a full day of workshops, panels and more on how AI and innovation are impacting the tech scene. [Register]

• Friday, Oct. 18 — Work Week Wind Down with Spadola & Hailey at the Chancery, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. [Details]

• Friday, Oct. 18 — Full Moon Flow Yoga, Rockwood Park & Museum, 5:30 p.m. [Details]

• Friday, Oct. 18 — Bonfire Night at Ramsay’s Farm, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. [Details]

• Tuesday, Oct. 22 — Big Data and Hadoop Developer Certification Training, Regus Business Centre/Hotel Dover, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. [Details]

• Partner Event: The Latina Style Business Summit takes place at the Community College of Philadelphia on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and it’s totally free to attend for networking, workshops and a keynote luncheon. [RSVP here]