General Assembly Items of Interest

Issue 5.9

March 1, 2019

Message from the President

Last week I shared views about the issues surrounding Amazon and its decision to abandon plans to locate HQ2 in Queens, New York. I included commentary from the Queens Chamber of Commerce President and the Wall Street Journal ( PDF) . Then, a few days ago, an “ Open Letter from New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica Regarding Amazon ” crossed my desk.

Legislative Priority

DSCC Senior Vice President of Government Affairs James DeChene kicks off our Chamber Action Network video series, prepping us with a few items of interest as the General Assembly heads back into session: increasing the age requirement for purchasing tobacco products to 21 and the removal of a youth training provision in last year's minimum wage legislation.

Chamber Action Network - February 28, 2019

Spring Legislative Brunch

& Manufacturing Conference

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Kristin Giffin, Agilent Technologies, and Governor John Carney

March 19, 2019

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

DTCC - Terry Campus

DSCC Spring Legislative Brunch & Manufacturing Conference

Big Focus on Small Business

Small businesses are the drivers of our state’s economy. They provide thousands of jobs for our citizens and their families, and create wealth for their owners, who almost always are Delawareans themselves. At the Delaware Division of Small Business we have just completed the first fiscal year in which we have been guided by the new mission of concentrating our efforts directly on that incredible community of small

businesses in Delaware.

Attention Members!

All member dues billing will be processed electronically beginning in March! Please log in to your member portal to verify your billing email address and make any necessary updates. If you need assistance, please contact Linda Walsh at lwalsh@dscc.com or (302) 576-6569.

Putting the Customer at the Center of Everything

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