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Article by Ryan Mulligan – Reporter, Philadelphia Business JournalFeatured in the Philadelphia Business Journal on March 17, 2025 Rob and Kathy Siegfried are both graduates of the University of Delaware. Photo Credit: Evan Krape The University of Delaware’s business school has received a $71.5 million gift from the founder of Wilmington accounting and advisory firm Siegfried Group and his wife. The gift from Robert L. Siegfried Jr., Kathleen Marie Siegfried — along with the Siegfried Group — is the largest in the University of Delaware’s 282-year history. The money will help fund the planned Siegfried Hall, a new academic building for the…

A recent big-ticket award from Delaware’s economic development office hopes to bring more biotechnology jobs to Delaware. It also is among the first taxpayer grants awarded by the new Meyer administration and comes after Gov. Meyer pledged to rein in grants to big companies.

The University of Delaware’s Building X recently opened its doors to dozens of state legislators and construction managers who’ve worked on the nearly completed facility for a tour to learn about its “cutting edge” design and its extensive economic impact on the community.  

In 2024, DUCA successfully lobbied to defeat legislation removing prevailing wage requirements on school districts and charter schools construction projects.