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Celebrate Wilmington to honor Eshelman with star

Submitted by WWAY on 24 September 2009 - 10:01am.READ MORE:
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Two decades after moving his company to the Port City, Fred Eshelman's achievements literally tower over Wilmington. Celebrate Wilmington will honor the founder of the pharmaceutical research firm PPD with a star on the city's Walk of Fame. Full story...
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Major layoffs announced for PPD

Submitted by WWAY on 8 July 2009 - 4:57pm.READ MORE:
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PPD announced they laid off approximately eighty workers from their Wilmington office on Wednesday. Full story...
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PPD joins forces with another pharmaceutical giant

Submitted by WWAY on 5 January 2009 - 5:53pm.READ MORE:
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PPD has purchased Merck's 130,000 square-foot vaccine testing laboratory in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Full story...
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PPD to become part of NASDAQ 100

Submitted by WWAY on 16 December 2008 - 11:05am.READ MORE:
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Wilmington-based PPD will soon be part of the NASDAQ 100 index, effective next Monday. CEO Fred Eshelman called it a "defining moment" in PPD's growth. Full story...
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PPD announces expansion

Submitted by WWAY on 29 March 2007 - 5:13pm.READ MORE:
This week PPD announced the opening of two new offices in Athens, Greece, and Seattle, Washington. Full story...
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PPD building taller than fire department's reach

Submitted by WWAY on 5 March 2007 - 6:38pm.READ MORE:
The new PPD building is so tall the fire department can't reach the roof. The Wilmington Fire Department says they do not have towers to reach the top of the building, but that no one else can reach it either. Full story...
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