AFFILIATE SPOTLIGHT: Delaware Manufacturing Association

BY TYLER MICIK

The Delaware Manufacturing Association (DMA), an affiliate of the State Chamber, met in early February for their quarterly meeting.

The DMA was joined by Charles Madden, director of existing business engagement and talent services for the Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP). Madden shared about the DPP’s focus on attracting, growing, and retaining businesses in Delaware and how the manufacturing sector can help support that mission.

The committee also discussed several policy issues that either passed in January or remain pending before the General Assembly. Of note was HB1 and HB2, legalization of recreational marijuana; SB35, Mini-Bond; and the Climate Change Solutions Act— commonly known last session as SB305.

These bills and others will be highlighted at the DMA’s annual Spring Manufacturing and Policy Conference. Making a return to an in-person format, the event will be held on Tuesday, March 28 at Delaware Technical Community College in Dover. The goal of the morning will be to explore policy priorities to improve Delaware’s economic climate and encourage manufacturers to both relocate and grow in our state.

Today, manufacturers depend on more than just what they can control in their organization. Fluctuating energy prices, growing inflation, and resource scarcity are all contributing to massive supply chain issues. This halfday conference will address the top economic pressures facing the industry with keynotes Governor John Carney and Bill Keller, managing director and senior investment strategist at Bank of America. You can register on the State Chamber’s website at www.dscc.com.