Two Upcoming County Breakfasts 2/11 and 2/26

Join us for the New Castle County Breakfast on Wednesday, February 11 from 8:30-10:00 a.m. at the Waterfall Banquet & Conference Center in Claymont, DE.

The New Castle County Breakfast will explore state, academic and corporate partnerships that are fueling Delaware’s entrepreneurial climate. We will highlight how the Delaware Technology Park is accelerating local and regional growth by providing an incubator for entrepreneurial science and technology businesses.

The discussion will be moderated by WHYY's Tracey Matisak and will feature J. Michael Bowman, Chairman & President, Delaware Technology Park; Hon. Chris Coons, County Executive, New Castle County; Dr. T. Ben Hsu, Ph.D., MBA, Chief Financial Officer, QPS, LLC; and Dr. David S. Weir, Director, Office of Economic Innovation & Partnerships, University of Delaware

This program is free for members of the Greater Philadelphia and New Castle County Chambers of Commerce. Click here to register.

The Mercer County Breakfast will take place Thursday, February 26 from 8:30- 10:00 a.m. at ETS Corporate Headquarters in Princeton, NJ.

The breakfast will focus on the results of ETS’ report "America's Perfect Storm,” which addresses the need for policy reform in order to increase national educational attainment. Panelists will speak about how workforce development is critical to local and regional economic growth.

The discussion will be moderated by WHYY's Tracey Matisak and will feature Charles Cascio, Vice President, Interactive Learning, ETS; Elizabeth Maher-Muoio, Director, Mercer County Office of Economic Development and Sustainability; and John Simone, Chair, Mercer County Workforce Investment Board and President, John Simone Realty, Inc.

This event is free for members of the Greater Philadelphia, Mercer Regional and Princeton Regional Chambers of Commerce. Click here to register.

Both of these events are part of a series which visits counties in northern Delaware, southern New Jersey, and southeastern Pennsylvania to explore significant development projects that are changing where we live and work and making Greater Philadelphia an attractive, competitive place to do business.

Each breakfast focuses on an economic development initiative in that county. Key players including business executives, policy officials, and economic and civic leaders will discuss their involvement. Select Greater Philadelphia will provide an update of its progress and addresses the impact of economic development projects on county and regional economic growth.

The County Breakfast Series is sponsored by Wachovia. Technology support is provided by IMS Audio Visual.

For more information on upcoming breakfasts, click here or call 215-790-3607.