From Delaware to Dela-WOW

Issue 4.42

October 19, 2018

Developing Delaware

Developing Delaware - Site Selectors Discussion with Gov. Carney

Site selectors discussion with Governor Carney

If you missed our event on October 16, you can still learn all about the great things happening in Delaware. Videos and speaker slides can be found at www.dscc.com/developingdelaware!

Developing Delaware with the Secretary of Labor

Developing Delaware with the Secretary of Transportation

From the President

Within two decades, over three-quarters of a million aircraft technician jobs will need to be filled due to retirements that have already begun. According to a recent story reported by CNBC, “The average age of a mechanic is 51. More than a quarter are older than 64.” Within a couple of years, young mechanics can earn $72,000 a year (in 2016 U.S. median household income was $59,039), according to the Aviation Technician Education Council.

Legislative Priority

During the State Chamber hosted its Developing Delaware event in Dover this week, Governor Carney told over 250 attendees a story about being approached by a gentleman claiming to have a catchy new slogan to market Delaware (a la “Virginia is for Lovers or I love NY). After the reveal of “DelaWow”, and the laughter that accompanied it, Governor Carney went on to make the point that there are things happening in Delaware surrounding economic development that are working...

How to Up your Hiring Success

by Linda Pappajohn

Finding a strong hire who has the skills, experience, and traits you need can be challenging. And the current 4% Delaware unemployment rate can be discouraging. Following are some tips to help you attract better suited candidates and ways to interview them to get good insight into how the candidate will function in the job.

Return to College to Boost your Career

by Nora Zelluk

You may have decided you need to add a credential to your resume, or you might be thinking of a college degree to boost your career. The research would back you up. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that earnings consistently increase with level of education. On average, workers over 25 years old with bachelor’s degrees earn an astonishing 70 to 80 percent more than their counterparts with high school diplomas.