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The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce won eight awards in the Delaware Press Association’s 2021 Communications Contest, including four first place awards that were entered into the National Federation of Press Women’s National Communications Contest. “2020 was an incredibly busy year for the Delaware State Chamber,” said vice president of communications, Kelly Basile. “The State Chamber staff remained diligent in never halting the delivery of timely information, important resources, and continued networking opportunities for Delaware’s business community. We never stopped working on behalf of our members.” Awards include: 1st Place: Editing Nonprofit Print or Digital Publication – Putting Delawareans Back to Work: Economic Recovery in the First State In a joint letter sent to Governor Carney in April 2020, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and Delaware Business Roundtable proposed a series of strategic policy recommendations with consideration that the economic recovery from the pandemic will take far longer than any of us may have initially imagined. The piece, Putting Delaware Back to Work: Economic Recovery in the First State, summarized those policy recommendations. 1st Place: Marketing Campaign – 2020 Superstars in Business Early in the pandemic, the event’s planning committee was faced with the decision on whether to hold the awards program in 2020. It was decided that there was never a more important time to shine a positive spotlight on Delaware’s small businesses and nonprofits. The State Chamber’s staff and committee pivoted the 22nd Annual Marvin S. Gilman Superstars in Business program from an in-person luncheon to an interactive, virtual awards celebration. Watch the awards ceremony here. 1st Place: Digital Newsletter – The Weekly Report In the age of spamming, the Weekly Report delivers one thoughtfully curated email every Friday morning to subscribers that brings together the most important news and events happening in Delaware, and from many different sources. During the pandemic, this newsletter was imperative to our subscribers as it provided a ‘one-stop-shop’ for information on things like resources and relief, PPP loan updates, emergency order modifications, upcoming webinars as well as webinar recaps, and more. 1st Place: Graphics and Design Publication – COVID-19 Prevention Best Practices Guide Based on the best practices shared by employers in these critical industries, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce provided guidelines and suggestions to assist other Delaware businesses in their efforts to provide safe workplaces for their employees and customers as they come back online. “The goal in issuing this best practice guide is to encourage businesses to start thinking about how to best prepare weeks before a reopening occurs,” said Mike Quaranta, president of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce when the guide was released in April 2020. “We want to avoid business owners opening their stores or operations without a safe, organized plan to do so.” 2nd Place: Editing, Print or Online Publication – September/October 2020 Delaware Business Magazine The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s publication, Delaware Business, is a bimonthly magazine with more than 3,300 print business subscribers throughout the state of Delaware and surrounding states. The September/October 2020 issue included features on health and wellness, education and upskilling the workforce, and manufacturing. The cover story celebrated M.Davis & Son’s centennial anniversary. 3rd Place: Webinar – Creating a Door of Opportunity Workforce development and diversity and inclusion initiatives are a priority for businesses, large and small. We hear the term, “opportunity gap” as applied to the experiences of people of color in America, especially Black and African American employees. This is a serious issue not only for Delaware but our nation as whole. So how can you as an employer play a vital role in helping to close the opportunity gap? Stephanie Creary, Ph.D. of University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Dr. Tony Allen of Delaware State University joined us on June 25, 2020 for an important conversation on how employers can play a role in closing the opportunity gap. They also provided concrete steps businesses can take to recruit, engage, develop, and retain Black and African American employees. 3rd Place: Webinar – Return to Work Safely: COVID-19 Screening, Monitoring & Testing This webinar was held on May 7, 2020 to advise businesses on the need to create a return-to-work plan. Business operations can and should return to a sustainable level without jeopardizing employee or customer safety. ChristianaCare and Access DX provided information on screening, monitoring and testing to aid in ensuring Delawareans go back to work healthy and protected. The discussion explored workplace best practices and supporting the continuum of COVID-19 in the workplace. 3rd Place: Video Nonprofit – Back to Work Conference Promotional Video The Back to Work conference was held on July 21, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The full-day, virtual event was the first of its kind in Delaware and provided timely resources and important information to the business community. The State Chamber created this video to share digitally to reach a larger, online audience due to the fact that so many people were currently working from home. Honorable Mention: Editing, Print or Online Publication – November/December 2020 Delaware Business Magazine The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s publication, Delaware Business, is a bimonthly magazine with more than 3,300 print business subscribers throughout the state of Delaware and surrounding states. The November/December 2020 issue included features on construction and real estate, innovation and technology, and financial services. This issue also celebrated the 2020 Superstars in Business award winners with four feature stories and four collectible covers of each honoree. The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to promoting an economic climate that strengthens the competitiveness of Delaware businesses and benefits citizens of the state. Founded in 1837 as the Wilmington Board of Trade, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce has a long history as the largest, most influential business organization in the state.
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce won eight awards in the Delaware Press Association’s 2021 Communications Contest, including four first place awards that were entered into the National Federation of Press Women’s National Communications Contest. “2020 was an incredibly busy year for the Delaware State Chamber,” said vice president of communications, Kelly Basile. “The State Chamber staff remained diligent in never halting the delivery of timely information, important resources, and continued networking opportunities for Delaware’s business community. We never stopped working on behalf of our members.” Awards include: 1st Place: Editing Nonprofit Print or Digital Publication – Putting Delawareans Back to Work: Economic Recovery in the First State
In a joint letter sent to Governor Carney in April 2020, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and Delaware Business Roundtable proposed a series of strategic policy recommendations with consideration that the economic recovery from the pandemic will take far longer than any of us may have initially imagined. The piece, Putting Delaware Back to Work: Economic Recovery in the First State, summarized those policy recommendations. 1st Place: Marketing Campaign – 2020 Superstars in Business
Early in the pandemic, the event’s planning committee was faced with the decision on whether to hold the awards program in 2020. It was decided that there was never a more important time to shine a positive spotlight on Delaware’s small businesses and nonprofits. The State Chamber’s staff and committee pivoted the 22nd Annual Marvin S. Gilman Superstars in Business program from an in-person luncheon to an interactive, virtual awards celebration. Watch the awards ceremony here. 1st Place: Digital Newsletter – The Weekly Report
In the age of spamming, the Weekly Report delivers one thoughtfully curated email every Friday morning to subscribers that brings together the most important news and events happening in Delaware, and from many different sources. During the pandemic, this newsletter was imperative to our subscribers as it provided a ‘one-stop-shop’ for information on things like resources and relief, PPP loan updates, emergency order modifications, upcoming webinars as well as webinar recaps, and more. 1st Place: Graphics and Design Publication – COVID-19 Prevention Best Practices Guide
Based on the best practices shared by employers in these critical industries, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce provided guidelines and suggestions to assist other Delaware businesses in their efforts to provide safe workplaces for their employees and customers as they come back online. “The goal in issuing this best practice guide is to encourage businesses to start thinking about how to best prepare weeks before a reopening occurs,” said Mike Quaranta, president of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce when the guide was released in April 2020. “We want to avoid business owners opening their stores or operations without a safe, organized plan to do so.” 2nd Place: Editing, Print or Online Publication – September/October 2020 Delaware Business Magazine
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s publication, Delaware Business, is a bimonthly magazine with more than 3,300 print business subscribers throughout the state of Delaware and surrounding states. The September/October 2020 issue included features on health and wellness, education and upskilling the workforce, and manufacturing. The cover story celebrated M.Davis & Son’s centennial anniversary. 3rd Place: Webinar – Creating a Door of Opportunity
Workforce development and diversity and inclusion initiatives are a priority for businesses, large and small. We hear the term, “opportunity gap” as applied to the experiences of people of color in America, especially Black and African American employees. This is a serious issue not only for Delaware but our nation as whole. So how can you as an employer play a vital role in helping to close the opportunity gap? Stephanie Creary, Ph.D. of University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Dr. Tony Allen of Delaware State University joined us on June 25, 2020 for an important conversation on how employers can play a role in closing the opportunity gap. They also provided concrete steps businesses can take to recruit, engage, develop, and retain Black and African American employees. 3rd Place: Webinar – Return to Work Safely: COVID-19 Screening, Monitoring & Testing
This webinar was held on May 7, 2020 to advise businesses on the need to create a return-to-work plan. Business operations can and should return to a sustainable level without jeopardizing employee or customer safety. ChristianaCare and Access DX provided information on screening, monitoring and testing to aid in ensuring Delawareans go back to work healthy and protected. The discussion explored workplace best practices and supporting the continuum of COVID-19 in the workplace. 3rd Place: Video Nonprofit – Back to Work Conference Promotional Video
The Back to Work conference was held on July 21, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The full-day, virtual event was the first of its kind in Delaware and provided timely resources and important information to the business community. The State Chamber created this video to share digitally to reach a larger, online audience due to the fact that so many people were currently working from home. Honorable Mention: Editing, Print or Online Publication – November/December 2020 Delaware Business Magazine
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s publication, Delaware Business, is a bimonthly magazine with more than 3,300 print business subscribers throughout the state of Delaware and surrounding states. The November/December 2020 issue included features on construction and real estate, innovation and technology, and financial services. This issue also celebrated the 2020 Superstars in Business award winners with four feature stories and four collectible covers of each honoree. The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to promoting an economic climate that strengthens the competitiveness of Delaware businesses and benefits citizens of the state. Founded in 1837 as the Wilmington Board of Trade, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce has a long history as the largest, most influential business organization in the state.