April 27, 2020
Late last week we produced a return to work safely guide, COVID-19 Prevention and Best Practices , which was created to get you thinking as more employees and businesses return to work in the coming weeks. We need to approach this with both smarts and safety in mind. 

The road ahead for some businesses, however, could include old ideas that are made new again. The independent pizza shops have been delivering deliciousness for as long as I can remember. Can you imagine how much time you would have on Saturdays if your groceries, dry cleaning, pharmacy, and garden store errands were delivered? What if I scheduled an appointment to see my friend, Leonard Simon at Wright & Simon for a new suit on Market Street in Wilmington? 

Ideas like these might work in many cases, but certainly not all. I spoke with Steve Chambliss of Brookfield Properties last week to brainstorm ideas. Steve is the general manager of what I refer to as the “Lincoln Financial Field” of Delaware – Christiana Mall. He’s thinking through how to manage multiple entrances and exits (fire marshal requirements), physical distancing, the food court and more. 

I have every confidence we can figure this out. We need ideas from everyone, employees and employers, customers and guests, and the flexibility to manage this in thousands of different ways.
The Case-Schiller home price index data for February comes out on Tuesday, along with Q1 homeownership rate information. On Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell will host a 2:30 pm press conference, and we will receive first-quarter GDP stats. On Thursday, we’ll see personal income, consumer spending, and core inflation figures for the month of March. We wrap up on Friday with construction spending for March and an early look at April motor vehicle sales. 

From Philadelphia’s own Jim Cramer: Companies reporting Q1 results this week include: NXPI Semiconductors (key to Apple’s success), PepsiCo, Advanced Micro Devices or AMD, Merck, Pfizer, GE, Microsoft, Gilead Sciences, Colgate-Palmolive, Clorox, Honeywell, to name a few.
Michael J. Quaranta
President
Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
Join us tomorrow:
Implementing a Return to Work Plan
 
What will a return to work look like?  That is the question weighing heavily on the minds of government leaders and public health officials, employers and their employees, and Delawareans striving for the delicate balance of staying safe and making ends meet.

Congress passed an additional $300-plus billion package for the Paycheck Protection Program last week. Learn more about this new funding & the US Chamber’s Path Forward initiative to address implementing a back to work plan with Neil Bradley, executive vice president and chief policy officer at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 
 
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