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When Delaware’s own President Joe Biden centered his campaign headquarters and transition office in his hometown of Wilmington, the national spotlight swung its beam down on the city of 70,000 plus. News outlets scrambled like the relatives of a lottery winner eager to share piquant details. The New York Times cam...Continue Reading

In Wilmington, you can access all that the East Coast has to offer at a fraction of the cost of living in Philadelphia or D.C. Truly, Wilmington is in the middle of it all — within 30 minutes of Philly, 60 minutes of Baltimore, and 1 ½ hours by trai...Continue Reading

The City of Wilmington Office of Economic Development is committed to keeping business owners up to date on the latest economic news that is most important to them! Especially during this time of COVID-19, businesses need timely information about shutdowns, grants, PPP loan forgiveness, and mandates; but that is no...Continue Reading

 Wilmington’s greatest asset is its people and the city is committed to workforce programs to ensure that each person has the necessary resources to succeed! Delaware Works and Delaware Technical Community College Workforce Training Program provide a rich resource base for owners and employees. There is also a Wilmington Job...Continue Reading

The City of Wilmington Office of Economic Development is your resource to learn about state and local incentives. Businesses need every advantage they can get and we want to make it easy! There are programs for real estate development, revitalization, tax exemption, and so much more. Learn about Wilmington’s Opportunity Zon...Continue Reading

The City of Wilmington and the Division for Small Business encourages small business growth and expansion by offering assistance programs. Within the community there are also incubators and co-working spaces that include The Mill, Win Factory, and Newcastle Chamber Incubator. The University of Delaware Program of Entrepreneurism provides shared services...Continue Reading

Wilmington is in the middle of it all! Wilmington sits right in the middle of the Northeast Corridor, roughly equidistant from Washington, D.C., and New York City, within easy reach of everything essential to business success. In fact, about one out of every three Americans – a massive market o...Continue Reading

The City of Wilmington Office of Economic Development has all the demographic information you need for the Delaware Valley, the regional name for the 5,000 square mile Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metropolitan Area which includes nine counties within 35 miles of the City of Wilmington. The Delaware Valley boasts a highly educated workforce, bu...Continue Reading

 Wilmington, DE has a fantastic location, easy access to I-95, I-295 and I-495, room for expansion, and a very business-friendly environment. The city is home to a thriving financial industry, and attracting growth in areas like logistics and technology. Entrepreneurs working to launch their dreams and site selectors looking t...Continue Reading

The City of Wilmington Office of Economic Development invites you to follow our social media accounts to stay up to date with all of the local news, events, job listings, health initiatives, and grants that impact our community! We are thriving and want you to take advantage of every opportunity. Wilmington...Continue Reading

To call the road that most metro areas have traveled this year rocky would be akin to labeling Mount Everest a speed bump. But the most turbulent period of our lifetimes will eventually give way to a sustained recovery. And when it does, certain types of metro areas are i...Continue Reading

In times of economic struggle — such as the recession that abruptly arrived with the COVID-19 pandemic — analysts and advocates promote an array of options as effective tools for stimulating the economy. One of the most frequently suggested options is infrastructure spending. Proponents of infrastructure spending during dire economi...Continue Reading

For the sixth consecutive year, SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research, is pleased to provide the Arts Vibrancy Index Report, which draws upon a set of data-informed indices to recognize arts-vibrant communities across the United States. We acknowledge and honor the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic and recent racia...Continue Reading

Businesses that received small loans under the federal Paycheck Protection Program will have an easier time having those loans forgiven under new rules that were announced. The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, unveiled a simpler application for businesses seeking not to have to repay PPP loan...Continue Reading

WILMINGTON – In hopes to better prepare Delaware’s workforce for the post-pandemic job market, the state has launched a rapid training program geared to get people ready for a new career path or to sharpen their skills. Forward Delaware brings together state, education and business leaders to develop a certification progra...Continue Reading

Did you see that Forbes recently named Wilmington among the top cities for New Yorkers to getaway alongside DC and Philadelphia? Check out the great things that Katie Chang has to say about visiting Wilmington! What to do: Though many associate this Delaware town with politics – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden resides here – there’s fa...Continue Reading

Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit rating and research, has reaffirmed Wilmington’s AA- bond rating and has also posted a stable bond rating outlook for the City. The favorable bond rating review affirms the city’s efforts to regulate revenue and expenditures to ensure that Wilmington can manage both anticipate...Continue Reading

DOVER, DE – Hundreds of Delaware small businesses and nonprofit organizations have been approved for the first round of DE Relief Grants, the largest cumulative grant award ever made by the State of Delaware to small businesses. A total of 741 applicants will share $25.7 million in funding through the first roun...Continue Reading

Earlier this year, as they were approaching just their second anniversary, CEO Craig Wensell, CFO Keith Hughes and VP of Marketing John Fusco of Wilmington Brew Works holed up in their expansive Miller Road location to discuss the state’s then-recently announced phased re-opening. Their navigation of the COVID-19 pandemic since then ha...Continue Reading

On September 17th,  Mayor Purzycki and the City Council announced a partnership with the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation and Wilmington Alliance to participate in the National League of Cities City Innovation Ecosystems Program to help support small businesses citywide and to develop a system that levels the playing field for acces...Continue Reading

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney, the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), and the Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) launched COVID Alert DE – a mobile app available in the App Store or Google Play that will help Delaware fight community spread of COVID-19.   The free mobile app – available to anyone 18 o...Continue Reading

Second Chances Farm on Bowers Street in Wilmington received a visit on Monday, September 14, 2020 from two high ranking members of President Trump's Cabinet. U.S. Attorney General William Barr and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson visited the vertical, hydroponic farm operation which is located in an Opportunit...Continue Reading

The downtown Wilmington food hall DECO is scheduled to reopen on Monday, September 14, 2020. The site inside the Dupont Building was home to eight different food vendors along with a bar area, and had been opened not quite a year, when it was shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ric...Continue Reading

"I'm a working parent and when I found out that my daughter was going to need to learn virtually to start the year, I thought to myself, 'My goodness, how am I going to handle this with with my own job and her learning?'" There's one more option for parents wh...Continue Reading