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  Category: The Economy


UPDATE: Council on Development Finance Hears Sallie Mae Proposal to Create 285 More Jobs in Delaware

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Small Business | The Economy | Date Posted: Monday, July 24, 2017

Dover, Del. (July 24, 2017) – The Delaware Division of Small Business, Development & Tourism and Sallie Mae are working to find new jobs in the state for people recently displaced from HSBC and Barclays in the Wilmington area. Sallie Mae plans to create 285 new positions in northern Delaware bringing its total employment in […]




Sallie Mae to Add 285 New Customer Service Jobs in Delaware

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Small Business | The Economy | Date Posted: Monday, July 17, 2017

Dover, Del. (July 17, 2017) – Working with the Delaware Division of Small Business, Development & Tourism, Sallie Mae is preparing to grow its customer service operation in New Castle County. Sallie Mae plans to create 285 new jobs with this expansion. That would bring the company’s total employment in the county to more than […]




Ground Broken for Newark Regional Transportation Center, Parking Lot & Access Road

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Monday, July 17, 2017

NEWARK, Del. — This morning, Governor John Carney, U.S. Senator Thomas Carper, U.S. Senator Christopher Coons, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, Transportation Chief Engineer Robert McCleary, and a host of other dignitaries participated in a Department of Transportation (DelDOT) groundbreaking for the Newark Regional Transportation Center, Parking Lot and Access Road. “This project represents an important […]




Governor Carney, Chief Information Officer Announce Innovative Cybersecurity Partnership for Students

Department of Technology and Information | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Friday, July 14, 2017

Online cybersecurity training offers scholarship opportunities for Delaware high school juniors and seniors, and college students WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced on Friday a new, innovative cybersecurity training partnership between the SANS Institute and the State of Delaware that provides Delaware high school juniors and seniors at least 16 years old, and college […]




Governor Carney Welcomes Firefly Music Festival to Delaware

Delaware Tourism Office | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | The Economy | Date Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2017

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney released the following statement on Thursday, noting the economic benefits of the four-day Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway. “Firefly brings tens of thousands of visitors to Delaware from every state and dozens of countries,” said Governor Carney. “Not only does the festival have an […]







  Category: The Economy

UPDATE: Council on Development Finance Hears Sallie Mae Proposal to Create 285 More Jobs in Delaware

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Small Business | The Economy | Date Posted: Monday, July 24, 2017

Dover, Del. (July 24, 2017) – The Delaware Division of Small Business, Development & Tourism and Sallie Mae are working to find new jobs in the state for people recently displaced from HSBC and Barclays in the Wilmington area. Sallie Mae plans to create 285 new positions in northern Delaware bringing its total employment in […]




Sallie Mae to Add 285 New Customer Service Jobs in Delaware

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Small Business | The Economy | Date Posted: Monday, July 17, 2017

Dover, Del. (July 17, 2017) – Working with the Delaware Division of Small Business, Development & Tourism, Sallie Mae is preparing to grow its customer service operation in New Castle County. Sallie Mae plans to create 285 new jobs with this expansion. That would bring the company’s total employment in the county to more than […]




Ground Broken for Newark Regional Transportation Center, Parking Lot & Access Road

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Monday, July 17, 2017

NEWARK, Del. — This morning, Governor John Carney, U.S. Senator Thomas Carper, U.S. Senator Christopher Coons, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, Transportation Chief Engineer Robert McCleary, and a host of other dignitaries participated in a Department of Transportation (DelDOT) groundbreaking for the Newark Regional Transportation Center, Parking Lot and Access Road. “This project represents an important […]




Governor Carney, Chief Information Officer Announce Innovative Cybersecurity Partnership for Students

Department of Technology and Information | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Friday, July 14, 2017

Online cybersecurity training offers scholarship opportunities for Delaware high school juniors and seniors, and college students WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced on Friday a new, innovative cybersecurity training partnership between the SANS Institute and the State of Delaware that provides Delaware high school juniors and seniors at least 16 years old, and college […]




Governor Carney Welcomes Firefly Music Festival to Delaware

Delaware Tourism Office | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | The Economy | Date Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2017

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney released the following statement on Thursday, noting the economic benefits of the four-day Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway. “Firefly brings tens of thousands of visitors to Delaware from every state and dozens of countries,” said Governor Carney. “Not only does the festival have an […]