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Developing Tomorrow’s Workforce: Bill Pfaff
Manufacturing Technology Director
Sussex County
Office of Economic
S ussex County has a robust manufacturing sector. To Development
ensure its future, Delaware Technical Community
If you could
College (DTCC) created the Advanced Manufacturing
Pathways Program for students interested in manufacturing Q: name only one
careers. reason why a business
should consider Sussex County as its next
The program has received national recognition from the
National Council for Workforce Education, a testimony to the location, what would that be?
initiative’s collaborative efforts, program results and potential
economic impact. A: There are so many great reasons,
Bill Pfaff, Director of Economic Development for Sussex including low tax, favorable
County, referenced companies such as ALOFT AeroArchitects business climate, new incentives and
in Georgetown, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton and abundant workforce, to name a few, but I
Atlantis Industries in Georgetown as growth companies in would have to say, having lived, worked and
need of a well-trained workforce.
raised my family here in Sussex County, that
Training includes learning how to operate and repair electrical our location has to be my favorite reason for
systems, hydraulics and pneumatics, mechanical connections, being here.
valves and flow meters. Students also study production The county is beautiful with its beaches, bays
assembly and programmable logic controllers as well as safety
and waterways, and located so close to metro
and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
rules in the manufacturing facilities. Students can focus on areas — a great advantage not only for doing
manufacturing logistics or hands-on manufacturing. Most business, but for an interesting lifestyle as
well. Within a couple of hours, you can be in
students get additional on-the-job training through internships
Philadelphia, Baltimore or Washington, D.C.,
at local companies.
and New York City is just four hours away.
We’re fortunate in that Sussex County is
among the top vacation resorts in the United
States. Our summers are beautiful, with miles
of Atlantic Coast beaches, many of which
DTCC Workforce and Pathway Programs will never be developed because they are
award-winning state parks. Our mild climate
• Aviation Maintenance Technology
• Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering is conducive for businesses to operate here.
• Business and Finance Our property taxes are very low, and we have
• Information Technology and Networking no sales tax in Delaware — an asset that
• Diesel Mechanic many do not realize! Transportation here is
• Police Training Academy
• Healthcare easy: We are close to I-95, a major north-
• Custom Learning Programs south corridor, and we have rail, waterways
• and many more! and an airport, making transporting goods in
and out an easy process.
If you have not thought of Sussex as a great
place to work and live, I’d love to take you
on a site visit. If you would like to know more
about our new business incentives, see our
business and industrial parks, or just tour the
county, give our office a call at (302) 855-
7770 or email us at
EconDev@SussexCountyDE.gov.
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