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EMERGING ENTERPRISE CENTER
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international port, a major international airport less than 30 minutes away and two major transportation arteries in the Amtrak line and I-95. But the location also provides lifestyle advantages, as residents can live in a semi-rural environment with access to major urban areas. Philadelphia is just minutes away, and Washington, D.C. and New York City each are less than two hours.
Yet many businesses have preferred to locate in the smaller towns and cities downstate for a more relaxed lifestyle amid a traditional architectural backdrop. Plus, those locations put employees closer to two of the state’s major tourist attractions — the beautiful Delaware beaches on the Atlantic and the nearby ecosystems of the Chesapeake Bay.
Why come to Delaware? Isn’t the question really, why not? ID
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DELAWARE facts
ACCORDING TO FIRST STATE INNOVATION, DELAWARE:
HAS THE MOST PATENTS PER CAPITA (www.statemaster.com/ graph/gov_pat_iss_ percap-government- patents-issued-per-capita)
IS LEAST DEPENDENT ON FEDERAL ASSISTANCE (www.theatlantic.com/ business/archive/2014/ 05/which-states-are- givers-and-which-are- takers/361668/)
IS ONE OF THE TOP TEN STATES RANKED BY THE STATE TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE INDEX for Sustaining America’s Innovation Economy (http://statetechandscience.org/ statetech.taf?page=overall-ranking)
IS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE STATES RANKED BY “NEW ECONOMY” SUCCESS FACTORS, an index of 25 indicators across five economic categories to assess states’ fundamental capacities to successfully navigate an economy driven by technological innovation. (www2.itif.org/ 2017-state-new-economy-index.pdf )
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