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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
In the New Castle County Chamber
of Commerce, Alysse Bortolotto
works to foster entrepreneurship and
workforce development at programs,
events and partnerships through the
Emerging Enterprise Center. She has
also boosted the organization’s online
programs and resources, including the
“Delaware Start-Up Story.” Bortolotto
also manages the New Castle County
Chamber’s incubator, a 500-square-foot
offi ce space that has been used by at
least 75 companies that have created
250 jobs and generated $82 million in
revenue.
Alysse Bortolotto
New Castle County
Chamber of Commerce’s
ALMA MATER:
Emerging Enterprise
Center
Q&A:
Kurt Foreman
Delaware Prosperity
Partnership
In 2018, Kurt Foreman became the
fi rst president and CEO of Delaware
Prosperity Partnership, a public-
private entity designed to restructure
Delaware’s economic development
eff orts. Foreman’s resume includes
various senior economic development
roles in chambers and independent
groups throughout the United States,
including the Midwest, Pennsylvania
and the Washington, D.C., metro area.
He also has worked in local and county
settings, as well as with regionally-
focused programs. Since he arrived
in the First State, DPP has supported
more than 70 projects that have
created or retained almost 10,000 jobs
and account for more than $2 billion
in projected capital investment in
Delaware as of 2024.
ALMA MATERS:
BOARDS:
Q&A:
Mike Bowman
Delaware Technology Park
Th e Delaware Technology Park is a
complex of fi ve buildings just east
of the University of Delaware’s STAR
Campus that has more than 50 tenants,
including multinational corporations
like QPS to manufacturers like
Sepax Technologies, and more. Th e
organization also runs a laboratory
extension and the new FinTech
Innovation Hub, both on the STAR
Campus. As its CEO, Mike Bowman
has had a hand in more than 150
companies and creating 16,000 jobs
as well as bringing in more than $600
million in investment and funding.
ALMA MATER:
BOARDS:
Q&A:
Robert Herrera
The Mill
In 2016, Rob Herrera fought for a vision
of a Delaware-focused co-working space
and with backing from the Buccini/
Pollin Group, he was able to open
Th e Mill. Th e fi rst concept was 11,000
square feet in the Nemours Building in
downtown Wilmington, and a year later,
Th e Mill has occupied the entire fl oor
and welcomed notable start-ups like
Ally Financial and nonprofi ts like Zip
Code Wilmington. In the years since,
Th e Mill has added a second location in
the Baynard building in the Wilmington
suburbs, and Herrera is planning its
fi rst Sussex County location in Seaford
as part of a reimagined Nylon Capital
Shopping Center.
ALMA MATER:
BOARDS:
Q&A:
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