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Delaware Submits Proposal for Amazon’s Second North American Headquarters

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

Governor Carney releases video, highlights Delaware’s competitiveness, low tax burden, educated workforce WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced three sites that Delaware has proposed to Amazon as the home for the company’s second North American headquarters. Governor Carney made the announcement at The Delaware Contemporary on Thursday afternoon on the Wilmington Riverfront, […]




ADVISORY: Announcement on Delaware’s Amazon HQ2 Application

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2017

WILMINGTON, Del. – On Thursday, October 19 at 2:00 p.m., Governor John Carney will join Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer, Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki, elected officials, and community members to announce the sites Delaware has proposed to Amazon for the company’s second North American headquarters. The event also will include […]




Carney, Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce a $3 Million Grant Award for Delaware Innovation Space

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 4, 2017

WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, Governor John Carney, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced a $3 million grant award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). This federal grant will support capital investments in the Delaware Innovation Space, a new mission based public-private partnership between the State […]




Governor Carney and Mayor Purzycki Announce Investments in Wilmington Infrastructure

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Friday, September 22, 2017

Twenty transportation projects in Wilmington will lead to $258 million investment WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney and Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki were joined today by state and local officials, residents, and members of the business community at the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Train Station in Wilmington to highlight the significant infrastructure investments being made […]




Governor Carney, Delaware Prosperity Partnership Announce Interim CEO

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Friday, September 22, 2017

John Riley will help develop strategic plan and lead search for permanent leader WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Friday announced that John Riley, a former state Director of Business Development, will serve as interim CEO of the Delaware Prosperity Partnership – the newly-established public-private partnership that will lead the state’s economic development efforts. […]







  Category: The Economy

Delaware Submits Proposal for Amazon’s Second North American Headquarters

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

Governor Carney releases video, highlights Delaware’s competitiveness, low tax burden, educated workforce WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced three sites that Delaware has proposed to Amazon as the home for the company’s second North American headquarters. Governor Carney made the announcement at The Delaware Contemporary on Thursday afternoon on the Wilmington Riverfront, […]




ADVISORY: Announcement on Delaware’s Amazon HQ2 Application

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2017

WILMINGTON, Del. – On Thursday, October 19 at 2:00 p.m., Governor John Carney will join Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer, Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki, elected officials, and community members to announce the sites Delaware has proposed to Amazon for the company’s second North American headquarters. The event also will include […]




Carney, Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce a $3 Million Grant Award for Delaware Innovation Space

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 4, 2017

WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, Governor John Carney, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced a $3 million grant award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). This federal grant will support capital investments in the Delaware Innovation Space, a new mission based public-private partnership between the State […]




Governor Carney and Mayor Purzycki Announce Investments in Wilmington Infrastructure

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Friday, September 22, 2017

Twenty transportation projects in Wilmington will lead to $258 million investment WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney and Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki were joined today by state and local officials, residents, and members of the business community at the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Train Station in Wilmington to highlight the significant infrastructure investments being made […]




Governor Carney, Delaware Prosperity Partnership Announce Interim CEO

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Economy | Date Posted: Friday, September 22, 2017

John Riley will help develop strategic plan and lead search for permanent leader WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Friday announced that John Riley, a former state Director of Business Development, will serve as interim CEO of the Delaware Prosperity Partnership – the newly-established public-private partnership that will lead the state’s economic development efforts. […]