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Dear WTC Delaware Friends,
 
It is with great excitement that we share news about the World Trade Center Delaware’s recent partnership with NBA Hall of Famer and Global Humanitarian, Dikembe Mutombo. In 2020, Mr. Mutombo launched his Mutombo Coffee brand of specialty coffee sourced with 100% Arabica beans from sustainable African coffee farms, mostly led by women, who are the glue in their communities.
 
The Mutombo Coffee Team is offering the  WTC Delaware community  and friends a simple and unique way to help us further our mission to:

• Help companies expand the scope of their business leading to increased revenue, profitability, and numbers of employees;
• Build collaborative partnerships universities and research institutions across the globe;
• Create lasting relationships  between business and governments around the world; and
• Train the next generation of international business leaders through our internship program.

 
Here’s how you can support us!
 1. Scan our WTCDE QR code or use our affiliate link to visit the Mutombo Coffee website.
https://mutombocoffee.com/ref/WTCDE/

2. Purchase any coffee blend or merchandise item(s).
3. Upon checkout, 5% from your purchase will be sent to WTCDE, automatically.
 
It’s as simple as that - you get to experience Dikembe’s amazing coffee while supporting WTCDE, year round!
 
And, to help us make an even greater impact, we encourage you to share our QR code and link with your network of colleagues, friends and associates!
 
As always, we are grateful for your support!
 
With coffee love,
Carla & Dikembe 

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2022 WTC DELAWARE GALA

Thank you U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester and Tony Ceballos of U.S. Commercial Service Philadelphia for the presentation of the certificate as International Strategic Partner of the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce to the World Trade Center Delaware. This expands our ability to serve Delaware companies, government agencies, educational institutions, and not for profit organizations. 

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Welcome to the 6th edition of International Delaware®
The yearly magazine of World Trade Center Delaware

WELCOME
Delaware may be known as the “Corporate Capital of the World,” but each summer, as diplomats and Federal government leaders and families, including President Biden, flock to our beaches, we are known as “Washington’s Summer Capital”. Another name, “The Diamond State,” is reflected in our flag, the nickname being given by founding father and third President Thomas Jefferson, according to legend, because he described Delaware as a “jewel” among states.

You can choose from the beauty of our beaches and gardens, our many cultural festivals and performances throughout the year, historic sites, charming and picturesque small towns, museums, sports venues, or our James Beard and world-class restaurants. Visitors also enjoy the savings they receive from our tax free shopping. With the return of scheduled airline service to Wilmington Airport, visitors will have more ways to reach Delaware. Whatever moniker we are known as, I am sure that you will find that Delaware has something to offer everyone, of any age.

Thank you to our sponsors Discover Bank and Delaware Technology Park, and publisher Delaware Business Times, the World Trade Center Delaware Board of Directors, and all the companies that supported this edition so that you can learn just why the world comes to Delaware...

To read/download your copy, please click the image above. Enjoy reading! 

​Signed,

Carla Stone
World Trade Center Delaware President

Welcome to the 5th edition of International Delaware®
The yearly magazine of World Trade Center Delaware

This year’s magazine focuses on Delaware’s science  and technology sector,  the “most international of all professions”  is as true as today when President John F. Kennedy said this almost 50 years ago. Scientists and  engineers come from all over the world to develop and deliver products and services used on earth, the moon, and beyond. The diversity of opportunity and talent create a fertile ground for companies seeking to create new products and services for the world’s markets.
 
Delaware companies, academic institutions and non-government organizations have worked tirelessly to ameliorate the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, other diseases and the effects of climate change. Many smaller companies have been at the forefront of developing solutions to these, our most critical challenges. One of COVID’s greatest unintended consequences was the chaos in supply chains caused by port closures and labor shortages in factories,  ships and trucks,  just when increased international e-Commerce required additional containers, port storage space and handling facilities. Here, too, Delaware has met the test. 
 
Automation, information, communications, gene editing, optical, and other evolving technologies create the need for more highly skilled technologists. Innovative local programs ranging from coding to CRISPR are making this groundbreaking technology accessible around the world.
 
We wish to thank all the people who contributed to this edition of International Delaware -our sponsor Discover Bank, publishing partner Delaware Business Times, the World Trade Center Delaware Board of Directors, and all the companies whose support for this edition makes it possible for the world to understand why America’s Innovation Corridor is located in Delaware. To read/download your copy, please click the image above. 

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World Trade Center ® Delaware is the State’s premier international business resource. As one of 325 World Trade Centers Association members in over 90 countries with more than 15,000 employees, we have the resources to help companies of all sizes.  WTC Delaware is agile and efficient in meeting the needs of the companies, government agencies, academic institutions, and Nongovernmental organizations throughout the Delaware Valley region and internationally. Our members come from Delaware, surrounding states, and overseas.
 
 Our partnerships include: the U.S. Trade and Investment Strategic Partner with the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce;  the US Agency for International Development’s Making Global Local (MGL) Partner for Delaware; and EXIM Bank’s Regional Export Promotion Partner (REPP).  Our international partnerships include:  Agreement of Collaboration with the Government of Mexico to increase bilateral trade. In recognition of Delaware’s leadership in agriculture, we are a signatory and member of the World Trade Centers Association Agriculture Member Advisory Council. We partner with DevelopmentAid.org.

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Showcasing Delaware at Nasdaq
Since collaboration is Delaware's second name, when World Trade Center Delaware was invited to be interviewed on Nasdaq Spotlight and appear at the Closing Bell, we invited the Port of Wilmington and Delaware's Treasurer.  

From left to right: George E. Kearns, Member of WTC Delaware Board of Directors, Chairman and CEO, C-MCC Development Group, LLC.; Kathryn Bradley, Director of Strategic Communication, GT USA Wilmington (Gulftainer/Port of Wilmington); Nesrin Cakiroglu, Director of Operations & Training , World Trade Center Delaware; Carla Sydney Stone, President, World Trade Center Delaware; Colleen Davis, Delaware State Treasurer; Davis Harriss, V.P. Commercial Operations, GT USA Wilmington (Gulftainer/Port of Wilmington). ​

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Working for Delaware's Partners to Increase International Trade
Introducing the Port of Wilmington

2019 WTC Delaware gala 

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2020 Edition
Introducing the 4th edition of International Delaware® 
The World Trade Center Delaware has released its fourth edition of International Delaware Magazine which focuses on Delaware's growing FinTech industry.
The foundation for FinTech in Delaware was laid in 1981, when then-Gov. Pierre S. du Pont IV signed the Financial Center Development Act, legislation designed to increase employment in the banking and financial services sector by attracting out-of-state institutions to establish subsidiaries in Delaware. Today, Delaware, despite its tiny population, is one of the world's great financial centers. Over 75% of all FinTech investment in the Philadelphia region is found in Delaware and it has the highest concentration of financial services employment in the entire country according to a study by Delaware Prosperity Partnership. The study, "Delaware in a FinTech Future," reported that Delaware ranks No. 1 per capita for the number of FinTech patents issued over the past ten years in the U.S. and No. 5 overall. Discover Bank, this issue's presenting sponsor, is making a significant contribution to Delaware's FinTech future. In partnership with the University of Delaware and Delaware Technology Park, Discover is building a new 100,000-square-foot center for FinTech innovation on the university's Science Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus that will combine the prowess of academia, government, and industry to support and grow FinTech's future in Delaware. 

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2019 Edition
Introducing the 3rd edition of International Delaware®
​This year, we are focusing on agriculture, Delaware’s largest industry. Agriculture, and the technology necessary to produce, process, transport, preserve, and market food, form the backbone of international trade for countries around the globe. Delaware is a leader in both agricultural production and the technology to deliver food quickly and safely to consumers. Our expertise in poultry production and processing is world renowned. Sussex County is the number one poultry producer in the entire United States. We also are the leading lima beans producer and rank in the top 10 for watermelon production.
The Port of Wilmington has more dockside cold storage than any other port in the entire United States. Each year, delegations come from all over the world to learn about agriscience and precision agriculture from our companies, universities, and research institutions to help them improve seed production, cold chain, water and soil protection, aquaculture, and disease prevention and control, among many needs. International companies locate in Delaware to take advantage of our innovation nurturing environment.
Please enjoy reading all of the articles. Be sure to contact us for more information and to learn how the World Trade Center Delaware can help you to achieve your business goals. ​To read/download your copy, please click the image above.

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2018 Edition
​Introducing International Delaware© Magazine and Guide to Trade
Welcome to the second edition of International Delaware©, a collaboration between the World Trade Center® Delaware and Delaware Business Times.  This issue introduces Delaware as the Eastern Gateway to the United States. Our seamless transportation, logistics and distribution system connects all locations and industries within Delaware to the rest of the country.  Our physical advantages include being ideally located with a thriving and expanding water port, major interstate highways, passenger and cargo railroad lines, inland ports and distribution centers, the sea level Chesapeake and Delaware (C & D) Canal, and, airports in all three counties. Our alternative Foreign Trade Zone site framework allows for the creation of FTZs anywhere in the state, expanding the logistics and distribution advantages Delaware offers to companies around the world. To read/download your copy, please click the image above! ​​

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2017 Edition
World Trade Center Delaware Produces International Business Magazine and Guide to Trade
Partnering with Delaware Business Times, World Trade Center Delaware produced World Trade Center International Business magazine, a primer to international trade and culture in the form of a special DBT supplement section to provide information for businesses that want to engage in international trade. It is a directory of services for those that want to do business globally and features Delaware’s leading international companies, large and small.  It shows just why businesses from around the world choose to locate and flourish in Delaware.  This directory and informational supplement will be used by WTC Delaware, State of Delaware and Federal government agencies, and partners, members,  and readers around the world throughout the year.  To read/download your copy, please click the image above.​
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