CSC President and CEO Rod Ward III will give the keynote speech at Jan. 13’s annual Delaware State Chamber dinner on Jan. 13. The event, one of the best-attended business gatherings of the year, draws 1,100 politicians and business leaders together for a cocktail hour and then a dinner at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. The evening …
The Delaware Nature Society, Courageous Hearts, RiversEdge Advisors and Surf Bagel have been named the 2024 Superstars in Business by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. The honorees will be recognized at an awards ceremony Nov. 6. Joining them will be Award of Excellence recipients Down Syndrome Association of Delaware (nonprofit); Jack Lingo Asset Management (1-14 employee category); Tevebaugh Architecture …
Changes continue to Delaware’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program, which became law in 2o22, and was sold as a way to give all employees, not just those at big companies, paid leave for emergencies and become a parent. Originally called the Healthy Delaware Families Act, it created a statewide insurance program to provide up to 80% of wages for …
A contest meant to highlight the diversity of Delaware’s manufacturing — and raise that business sector’s profile — has opened its first round of voting. Fifty items — including candles, Dogfish Head beer, doggie doughnuts, eco-plastic tables, and an outer-space habitat — have been entered in The Coolest Thing Made in Delaware contest. It received more than 100 nominations. “This …
A night to celebrate all things business and jobs started Monday with a call for Delaware to ready itself to become a manufacturing hub. China long has been a magnet for manufacturing, but its decision to limit couples to one child soon will mean there’s not a big enough workforce to man factories, said Mike Quaranta, president of the Delaware …
A new state contest seeks the coolest thing manufactured in Delaware. The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware Manufacturing Association have started the Coolest Thing Made in Delaware contest to highlight Delawareâs vibrant manufacturing industry and promote the sector as a top career path. Manufacturing now employees 28,000 Delawareans. The contest will be structured in a bracket format …
Another rise in interest rates is not needed and the U.S. economy seems unlikely to tip into a recession, the president of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank told the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce Friday. Patrick T. Harker, a former president of the University of Delaware, also said wages are falling slightly and that he expects the unemployment rate to …
While retail theft continues to increase in Delaware, according to state police records, it doesnât seem to be happening at the level reported in some cities. âI am not aware of any widespread looting or any type of cases where there’s just been storming, just an overpowering into an establishment,â said Jason Hatchell, public information officer for the Delaware State …
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce has raised significant concerns about an early draft of regulations to implement a new state law requiring paid family leave. âWhile I appreciate the enormity of your task, and with no disrespect intended, I find the law and existing draft regulations to be extremely daunting and difficult to use,â Timothy M. Holly wrote on …
Stacey J. Mobley was given the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce‘s most prestigious award, the Josiah Marvel Cup, Monday during its annual dinner Monday night. Mobley, who was senior vice president, chief administrative officer, and general counsel of the DuPont Corp., was a champion of using technology-based materials and solutions to transform industries and life as well as being a …
