Public Forum on Newark’s Future Economic Development - Oct 25
The Greater Newark Network is holding a forum open to the public on Thursday night, October 25, 2007. The focus of the forum is on ways that the local area can become more attractive to new and growing businesses.
The group is a partnership between the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce and local business and government leaders, and was founded earlier this year.
Part of its mission was to identify and plan for problems, such as the closing of the local Chrysler plant in 2009 and the Avon distribution center. Another part was to plan for opportunities, such as the addition of many new high-tech jobs arriving at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, about 25 miles away, because of the federal Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) plan.
During summer conversations with business folks in the area, the City of Newark created an “economic development” electricity discount rate for industrial businesses last week. Another topic that seems to be on the agenday involves economic development initiatives involving education, especially in finding potential employees from the University of Delaware, and in quality educational systems for children.
The jobs related to base realignment will bring thousands of civilian workers and their families to a part of Maryland that isn’t very distant to Newark. Some percentage of those families may seek homes or work in the Delaware area.
The forum may work by splitting participants into small groups to discuss issues surrounding economic development with a moderator. Suggestions from these groups may help to map the organization’s future initiatives.
Greater Newark Network Meeting
A Public Conversation on Economic Development in the Greater Newark area
Thur., October 25, 2007
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Embassy Suites Hotel
654 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19713
No charge to attend and participate - pre-registration requested.
For more information or to register, contact Bob Chadwick at (302) 294-2058
or e-mail chadwickb@ncccc.com
Related:
- NCC Economic Development Network
- October 9, 2007 - Expanding companies get electric discount
- Aug./Sept. 2007 - A conversation with…Judy McKinney-Cherry, Director, Delaware Economic Development Office
- July 20th, 2007 - BRAC Action Plan Cecil County (pdf)
- June 19, 2007 - Tax Cuts in Newark?
- May 3, 2007 - Economic network for Newark