Gear Up for a Busy Fall

October 10, 2022

The next several weeks will be quite busy for State Chamber members, and I hope you will participate in as many of these important events as possible. This Thursday, the Modern Maturity Center in Dover plays host to our next Developing Delaware conference. Here you will learn of exciting projects underway in Kent, Sussex, and New Castle counties from their respective leaders. A panel will describe the build-out plans for broadband in Delaware and what that means to businesses, employees, and residents currently unconnected. Another panel will explore advancements in technology and how that is changing the way key industries are progressing in our state. Finally, we’ll hear again from two site selectors, moderated by Governor John Carney, who will share how we appear to businesses looking at Delaware for expansion or location purposes. We all benefit in the end if we engage in conversation and collaboration. The innovations created from these partnerships will help businesses thrive in Delaware. Join us this Thursday >

Our Government Affairs Retreat is later in the month and is an opportunity for in-depth policy and political discussions. Speaking of politics, we have a webinar planned for October 25 with U.S. Chamber of Commerce pollster Ashlee Rich Stephenson who will discuss the issues voters are talking about, and candidate races from around the country that could determine the majorities in Congress. On November 2, we’ll recognize some incredible small businesses in Delaware with the 24th Annual Superstars in Business Awards Luncheon. This event is a tradition at the State Chamber and popular with our members—it's already sold out so contact Kerri Welcher if you'd like to join the waitlist. You can see our full fall calendar here >

Finally, November 8th is Election Day so please take the time to learn more about the candidates running for every level of office and cast your ballot!

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News You Can Use

The week of important economic data kicks off tomorrow with September results from the NFIB small-business index and the New York Fed Five-Year inflation expectations. Thursday brings us Consumer Price Index results from September and preliminary jobs data from the first week of October. We wrap up the week on Friday with September retail sales figures, August business inventories, and remarks from Fed Governor Lisa Cook about the economic outlook.

There are few but interesting companies with earnings calls this week. On Wednesday, PepsiCo headlines the day. Thursday’s headliner is Delta Air Lines and they are joined by BlackRock, Progressive, and Walgreens Boots Alliance. A number of banks are on the schedule for Friday, including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, PNC, U.S. Bancorp, and Wells Fargo.

Michael J. Quaranta

President

Delaware State Chamber of Commerce

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