Items of Interest

December 2003 – 1st Annual Junior Achievement Young Women’s Call to Action Conference.

Patricia Creedon, President, Creedon Controls Electrical Contractors served as a role model & mentor at the first Annual Junior Achievement Young Women’s Call to Action Conference. The event was held on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at the Conectiv Conference Center in Newark, Delaware. The program featured interactive career, economic and personal empowerment presentations for approximately 115 high school sophomores and juniors from public and private schools in the State of Delaware, Salem County, New Jersey and Cecil County, Maryland. Successful business women who represent a variety of career options were recruited to serve as mentors for the students on conference day. Mentors also invited students to complete the Junior Achievement ‘Job Shadow’ program at their place of business after the conference.

November 2003 –Creedon Controls Electrical Contractors Receives 2003 Contruction Excellence Award

Creedon Controls Electrical Contractors receives 2003 Contruction Excellence Award presented by State of Delaware Department of Administrative Services and the Delaware Contractors Association.

Project: Sprinkler/Fire Alarm Retrofit System; Christiana Towers, University of Delaware
Contractor: Whiting Turner Construction
Project Engineer: Thomas Eichler
Electrical Contractor: Creedon Controls Electrical Contractors
Project Manager: Mark Buckson

November 2003 – Delaware Contractors Association Hands-On Trade Show

Each year Creedon Controls Electrical Contractors participates in the DCA Hands-On Trade Show, held in November at the Nur Temple in New Castle, Delaware. More than 1,500 5th and 8th grade students from public and private schools in New Castle County, Delaware the event where they interact with business people in the construction industry. A new group of 300 students arrive at the show every hour to experience interactive demonstrations that provide valuable insights into a career in construction. At the Creedon Controls Electrical Contractors exhibit, students programmed a circuit board capable of powering a variety of common electrical occurrences, such as lighting a bulb or making a particular sound. This event is just one of the school-to-work projects that is supported by Creedon Controls Electrical Contractors.

October 2003 – Pat Creedon Completes Executive Education Program for Women Business Enterprise owners at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University

Patricia Creedon, President, Creedon Controls Electrical Contractors, completed the inaugural Executive Education Program for Women Business Enterprise owners at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University. The course was held October 6-10, 2003 at the Dartmouth campus in Palisades, New York. Only Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) certified owners with three to five years of experience and minimum annual sales of $300,000 were eligible to apply for the program. Presented by IBM, and co-sponsored by the PepsiCoFoundation, Pfizer and Shell, the Tuck-WBENC Executive Program offered a step-by-step curriculum designed to grow small to medium sized businesses with a focus on improving strategic planning, organization, and resources, as well as systems and processes.

June 2003 –2003 Entrepreneur’s Forum

As the 2002 Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year, Patricia Creedon served on the panel of experts for the 2003 Entrepreneur’s Forum hosted by the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce. The fourth annual forum was held on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at the Holiday Inn Select. The program is designed to provide area business owners with the opportunity to learn, be inspired and connect with the people they need to make their business more successful. The highlight of the event are the presentations by award-winning entrepreneurs. Each one of these business leaders has been recognized for their achievements. Although the companies they lead are diverse, attendees found striking similarities in their stories of risk, courage and determination.

January 2003 – The Delaware Construction Council is Formed.

The Delaware Construction Council is formed and Patricia Creedon is selected to serve on the Executive Committee. The Council is a labor and management organization shoes mission is to foster better understanding and communication between union workers and contractors. The primary goals are to increase industry competitiveness and economic development opportunities by improving worker productivity and reducing absenteeism. The Council has 39 members representing most of the industry trades.

June 2002 – Creedon Controls Electrical Contractors Certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firm with the Delaware Department of Transportation

Patricia Creedon, President, Creedon Controls Electrical Contractors has been certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firm with the Delaware Department of Transportation. The firm is now eligible to participate as a DBE on Federal-Aid projects let by DelDOT. The certification will remain valid until June 30, 2005.