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INNOVATION BY SECTOR
As IT continues to evolve, Delaware’s entrepreneurs and researchers lead the way
DBY MICHAEL BRADLEY
elaware’s IT sector is growing continuously as new companies emerge, supported by
a commitment to training young people in the field.
Initiatives like Zip Code Wilmington, OpenBracket and training programs at Delaware Technical Community College are producing talent ready to enter
an industry loaded with jobs and opportunities. Meanwhile, incuba- tors such as 1313 Innovation and Delaware Technology Park are pro- viding entrepreneurs with places to grow their businesses.
“We’re a tech state with a lot of talent,” says Mike Bowman, presi- dent of the Delaware Technology Park and a general partner at Leading Edge Ventures, a Newark- based venture capital firm special- izing in tech companies. “We have
a lot of history, and now we have big companies breaking into little pieces that have created a lot of new startups.”
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