"We've been contacted by the DuPont Co. and hope this will be an equal merger that recognizes the significant and lasting value of one of Delaware's greatest companies," New Castle County Executive Thomas P. Gordon said in a statement Friday morning.
"We are ready to help however we can," Gordon added, "and we hope as many employees as possible will be retained here. We will certainly work with Governor Jack Markell to encourage the new, merged company to understand the potential for growth in Delaware," Gordon said.