< Previous38 SEPTEMBER 2018 SI T E S E L E C T IO NCANADAECONOMICDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYCANAD A DIRECT ORYALBERTARachel Notley, PremierAlberta Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Honourable Deron Bilous Minister of Economic Development and Trade425 Legislature Building10800 – 97 AvenueEdmonton, AB T5K 2B6780-644-8554albertacanada.comAIRDRIEAirdrie Econ. Dev.403-948-8844airdrie.caBEAUMONTTown of Beaumont780-929-1364beaumont.ab.caCALGARYCalgary Econ. Dev.731 1st Street SECalgary, AB T2G 2G9Robyn Bews, Director,Sales & Sector Dev.403-221-7895calgaryeconomicdevelopment.comCOCHRANETown of Cochrane403-851-2285cochrane.caEDMONTON EdmontonEcon. Dev. Corp.780-424-9191eedc.caFORT MCMURRAYRegional Municipalityof Wood Bu alo855-923-2338choosewoodbu alo.caDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICCANADACANADACANADAECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICCANADADIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICCANADACANADAECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICCANADACANADACANADAECONOMICCANADAECONOMICCANADACANADAECONOMICCANADAECONOMICCANADAECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYCANADAECONOMICCANADAECONOMICCANADACANADAECONOMICCANADAECONOMICCANADAECONOMICCANADAECONOMICECONOMICDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDIRECTORYECONOMICECONOMICDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICDEVELOPMENTECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICECONOMICDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTORYDIRECTORYDIRECTORYhis directory presents contact and Web information for Canadian economic development agencies and utilities associated with provinces and selected municipalities. Advertisers within the past year are listed in boldface, while those advertising in this issue are shown with a colored box. S I T E S E L E C T I O N SEPTEMBER 2018 39FORT SASKATCHEWANAlberta’s IndustrialHeartland Assn.780-998-7453industrialheartland.comLEDUCLeduc-NiskuEcon. Dev. Authority780-986-9538internationalregion.comLETHBRIDGEEcon. Dev. of Lethbridge403-331-0022chooselethbridge.caMEDICINE HATCity of Medicine HatEcon. Dev.403-529-8373medicinehat.caMORINVILLESturgeon County780-939-8367startinsturgeon.caRED DEERCity of Red Deer403-342-8111reddeer.caSHERWOOD PARKStrathcona CountyEcon. Dev.780-464-8095strathcona.caSPRUCE GROVECity of Spruce Grove780-962-7608sprucegrove.orgST. ALBERTCity of St. Albert Econ. Dev. Services780-459-1631stalbert.caSTRATHMORETown of Strathmore403-934-3133strathmore.caWABASCAMD of Opportunity No. 17780-891-3778mdopportunity.ab.caWETASKIWINJoint Econ. Dev. Initiative780-361-6231jedialberta.comUTILITIESCALGARYATCO GroupCanadian Utilities403-292-7500atco.comEPCOR780-412-3414epcor.caFortisAlberta Inc.403-514-4000fortisalberta.comTransAlta Corp.403-267-7110transalta.comBRITISH COLUMBIAHonourable John Horgan, Premier Ministry of Jobs, Trade & Technology Box 9071 Stn. Prov. Govt.Victoria, BC V8W 9E9Bruce Ralston, Minister250-356-2771gov.bc.caNorthern DevelopmentInitiative Trust (Northern BC)250-561-2525northerndevelopment.bc.caBURNABYMetro Vancouver604-432-6200metrovancouver.orgCHILLIWACKChilliwack EconomicPartners Corp.604-792-7839businessinchilliwack.com/British ColumbiaEcon. Dev. Assn. (BCEDA)604-795-7119bceda.ca COURTENAYComox Valley Econ. Dev.250-334-2427investcomoxvalley.comKAMLOOPSVenture Kamloops250-828-6818venturekamloops.comKELOWNACentral OkanaganEcon. Dev. Commission250-469-6280investkelowna.comKITIMATInvest in Kitimat250-632-8900kitimat.caLANGLEYTownship of LangleyEcon. Dev.604-533-6084tol.caMISSIONDistrict of MissionEcon. Dev.604-820-3789mission.caPITT MEADOWSPitt Meadows Econ. Dev.604-465-9491thinkpittmeadows.caPRINCE GEORGEInitiatives Prince George250-561-7633princegeorge.caPRINCE RUPERTPrince Rupert Port Edward EDC250-627-5138princerupert.caRICHMONDCity of RichmondEcon. Dev.604-247-4923businessinrichmond.caSALMON ARMSalmon Arm EDC250-833-0608saeds.caSURREYSurrey Econ. Dev. Office604-591-4128surrey.caVANCOUVERVancouver Econ. Dev.Commission604-632-9668vancouvereconomic.comUTILITIESVANCOUVERBritish Columbia Hydro604-224-9376bchydro.com40 SEPTEMBER 2018 SI T E S E L E C T IO NFortis BC604-576-7000fortisbc.comMANITOBABrian Pallister, PremierManitoba Growth,Enterprise and Trade1100 - 259 Portage Ave.Winnipeg, MB R3B 3P4Blaine Pedersen, Minister204-945-2466gov.mb.caALTONAAltona Econ. Dev.204-324-6468altona.ca/business/economic-developmentBRANDONCity of Brandon866-729-2132economicdevelopmentbrandon.comDAUPHINDauphin Econ. Dev.204-622-3229dauphin.caPORTAGE LA PRAIRIEPortage RegionalEcon. Dev.204-856-5000plprecd.caWINNIPEGCentrePort Canada Inc.204-784-1300centreportcanada.caEcon. Dev.Winnipeg Inc.204-954-1997economicdevelopmentwinnipeg.comUTILITIESWINNIPEGManitoba Hydro204-360-3311hydro.mb.caNEW BRUNSWICK Brian Gallant, PremierFrancine Landry,Minister of Econ. Dev.Opportunities NBPlace 2000, 250 King StreetFredericton, NB E3B 9M9Steve Milbury, Sr. Director,Investment Attraction506-977-0860onbcanada.caBATHURSTBathurst Econ. Dev.506-548-8000bathurst.caDIEPPE Expansion Dieppe506-877-7847expansiondieppe.caFREDERICTONIgnite FrederictonBook Sadprasid, Director Marketing40 Crowther LaneSuite 100,Knowledge ParkFredericton, NB E3C 0J1800-200-1188fredericton.caMIRAMICHICity of Miramichi506-623-2062Miramichi.orgMONCTONCity of Moncton506-853-3532moncton.caGreater MonctonEcon. Dev.3Plus Corp.506-858-95503plus.caMoncton Industrial Dev. Ltd.506-857-0700moncton4business.comRIVERVIEWTown of Riverview506-387-2020townofriverview.caSACKVILLETown of Sackville506-364-4930sackville.comSAINT JOHNEnterprise Saint John506-658-2877enterprisesj.comSaint JohnWaterfront Development506-674-4152sjwaterfront.comUTILITIESFREDERICTONEnergie New BrunswickPower506-458-4444nbpower.comSAINT JOHNSaint John Energy506-658-5252sjenergy.comNEWFOUNDLAND& LABRADORDwight Ball, PremierGovernment ofNewfoundland& LabradorDepartment of Tourism, Culture,Industry and InnovationBox 8700St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6Cristopher Mitchelmore,Minister709-729-4728tcii.gov.nl.caBAY ROBERTSTown of Bay RobertsEcon. Dev. & Tourism709-786-2126bayroberts.comCORNER BROOKCorner Brook EDC709-637-1588cornerbrook.comGANDERGander Econ. Dev.709-651-2930gandercanada.comGRAND BANKGrand Bank Dev. Corp.709-832-3235gbdc.nf.caGRAND FALLS–WINDSORTown of Grand Falls-Windsor709-489-0483grandfallswindsor.comHappy Valley-Goose Bay709-896-3321happyvalley-goosebay.com S I T E S E L E C T I O N SEPTEMBER 2018 41LABRADOR CITYTown of Labrador City709-944-2621labradorwest.comMOUNT PEARLCity of Mount Pearl709-748-1117mountpearl.caSPRINGDALETown of Springdale709-673-3439townofspringdale.caST. JOHN’SCity of St. John’s Dept. ofEcon. Dev. & Tourism709-576-8394stjohns.caSTEPHENVILLEBay St. George CC709-643-5854bsgchamber.comTORBAYTown of Torbay709-437-6532torbay.caTREPASSEYIrish LoopRegional Econ. Dev. Board709-438-2651irishloop.nf.caUTILITIESST. JOHN’SFortis Inc.709-737-2800fortisinc.comNewfoundland &Labrador Hydro800-663-2802nlhydro.comNewfoundland Power800-663-2802newfoundlandpower.comNORTHWESTTERRITORIESBob McLeod, PremierIndustry, Tourism& InvestmentBox 1320Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2L9Wally Schumann, Minister867-767-9202iti.gov.nt.caYELLOWKNIFECity of YellowknifeCommunications &Econ. Dev.867-920-5660yellowknife.caUTILITIESHAY RIVERNW Territories Power Corp.867-874-5200ntpc.comNOVA SCOTIAStephen McNeil,PremierNova ScotiaBusiness Inc.1800 Argyle Street, Suite 701Halifax, NS B3J 3N8John Ludovice, Mng. Dir.Investment AttractionDivision902-424-7631novascotiabusiness.comAMHERSTTown of Amherst902-667-3352amherst.caANNAPOLIS ROYALTown of Annapolis Royal902-532-2043annapolisroyal.comBERWICKTown of Berwick902- 538-8068town.berwick.ns.caDARTMOUTHHalifax CC902-468-7111halifaxchamber.comELMSDALEMunicipality of East Hants902-883-4355easthants.caHALIFAXGreater Halifax Partnership902-490-6000greaterhalifax.comLIVERPOOLRegion of QueensMunicipality902-354-5741regionofqueens.comTRUROMunicipality of Colchester902-897-3160colchester.caWINDSORHants-Kings CommunityBusiness Dev. Corp.902-798-5717hantskingsbdc.caUTILITIESHALIFAXNova Scotia Power Inc.902-233-6015nspower.caNUNAVUTJoe Savikataaq, PremierNunavut Dept. Econ.Dev. & TransportationBuilding 1104 AInuksugait Plaza Station1500Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0David Akeeagok, Minister867-975-7800gov.nu.caCAMBRIDGE BAYCity of Cambridge Bay867-983-4650cambridgebay.caIQALUITCity of Iqaluit867-979-6363city.iqaluit.nu.caNunavut EconomicDevelopers Assn.867-979-4620nunavuteda.comUTILITIESIQALUITQulliq Energy Corp.800-491-8127nunavutpower.comONTARIO Doug Ford – Premier of OntarioHon. Jim Wilson, MinisterOntario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeCollege Park, 18th Flr., 777 Bay StreetToronto, ON M5G 2E5416-325-6900ontario.ca/economy42 SEPTEMBER 2018 SI T E S E L E C T IO NOntario Investment Office4th Floor, 2 Queen St. EastToronto, Ontario M7A 1N3416-313-3469investinontario.comAJAXTown of Ajax800-301-1950AjaxFirstforBusiness.caALLISTONTown of New Tecumseth705-435-3900newtecumseth.ca/edoAURORATown of Aurora905-726-4742businessaurora.caBARRIECity of Barrie705-728-9850barrie.ca/DoingBusinessBELLEVILLEQuinte Econ. Dev.Commission613-961-7990quintedevelopment.comBRACEBRIDGETown of Bracebridge705-645-5264bracebridge.caBRAMPTONCity of Brampton EDO905-874-2650brampton.caBROCKVILLECity of BrockvilleEcon. Dev.613-342-8772brockville.comBURLINGTONBurlington EDC905-332-9415bedc.caCALEDON EASTTown of Caledon905-584-2272caledon.ca/en/business/economicdevelopmentCAMBRIDGECorp. of theCity of Cambridge519-740-4683investcambridge.ca COBOURGTown of CobourgEcon. Dev. & Tourism905-372-5481cobourgecondev.caCORNWALLCity of Cornwall613-933-0074choosecornwall.caCHATHAM Chatham-Kent Economic519-351-7700investck.comFORT ERIEFort Erie Econ. Dev. &Tourism Corp.905-871-1332forteriecanada.comGUELPHCity of GuelphEcon. Dev.City Hall, 1 Carden Street,2nd FloorGuelph, ON N1H 3A1Barbara Maly, Manager,Econ. Dev.519-822-1260 x 2822guelph.ca/business/economic-developmentoffice/Halton Region Econ. Dev.905-825-6000halton.caHAMILTON City of HamiltonEcon. Dev. Division905-546-4222investinhamilton.caHEARSTHearst EDC705-372-2838hearst.caINGERSOLLTown of Ingersoll519-485-0120ingersoll.caKINGSTONKingston EDC613-544-2725business.kingstoncanada.comOntario East Economic DevelopmentBonnie O’NeillExecutive DirectorBox 209945 Princess StreetKingston, ON K7L 0E9613-634-8569ontarioeast.ca/KITCHENERWaterloo EDCTony LaMantia, President & CEO151 Charles Street West, Suite 100Kitchener, ON N2G 1H6519-747-2541waterlooedc.caCorp. of theCity of Kitchener519-741-2292kitchener.caLONDONLondon EDC519-661-4545ledc.comL’ORIGINALPrescott & RussellEcon. Dev. Tourism613-675-4661prescott-russell.on.caMARKHAMTown of Markham905-475-4878markham.caMILTONTown of MiltonEcon. Dev.905-878-7252 Ext.2107miltonthiswayup.caMISSISSAUGACity of Mississauga,Econ. Dev.905 896-5016mississauga.ca/portal/business/MORRISBURGSouth Dundas ED613-543-2673southdundas.comNAPANEELennox & Addington County613-354-4883lennox-addington.on.caNEWMARKETRegional Municipalityof York905-895-1231york.caNIAGARA FALLSCity of Niagara FallsEcon. Dev.905-356-7521niagarafalls.ca/city-hall/business-development/default.aspxNORTH BAYCity of North Bay705-474-0400investinnorthbay.ca S I T E S E L E C T I O N SEPTEMBER 2018 43OAKVILLETown of Oakville Econ. Dev.905-845-6601invest.oakville.caOSHAWACity of Oshawa Dept.of Econ. Dev.905-436-5617oshawa.caOTTAWAInvest Ottawa613- 828-6274investottawa.caCity of Ottawa Planning,Infrastructure& Econ. Dev. Dept.613-580-2400 ottawa.caPEMBROKEOttawa Valley Econ. Dev.Partners Group800-273-0183ottawavalleyeconomicdevelopment.comPETERBOROUGHPeterborough EDC705-743-0777peterboroughed.ca PICKERINGCity of Pickering905-420-4625pickering.caPORT COLBORNECity of Port Colborne905-835-2900portcolborne.caSARNIA-LAMBTONSarnia-Lambton Economic PartnershipWestern Sarnia-Lambton Research Park1086 Modeland RoadBuilding 1050, Suite #100Sarnia, ON N7S 6L2Stephen Thompson, CEO519-332-1820sarnialambton.on.caSAULT STE. MARIESault Ste. Marie EDC705-759-5432sault-canada.comSMITHS FALLSSmiths Falls Econ. Dev.613-283-4124smithsfalls.ca/business/economic-development/STRATFORDCity of Stratford519-305-5055stratfordcanada.caSUDBURYGreater Sudbury Dev. Corp.705-673-4161investsudbury.caTHOROLDNiagara Region Econ. Dev.2nd Floor,1815 Sir Isaac Brock WayBox 1042Thorold, ON L2V 4T71-800-263-7215 x3520Domenic Ursini, Directordomenic.ursini@niagararegion.caniagaracanada.comTHUNDER BAYThunder Bay CEDC201-34 Cumberland St. N.Box 800Thunder Bay, ON P7A 4L3T. Douglas Murray, CEO807-625-3960thunderbay.ca/cedcTILLSONBURGTown of Tillsonburg EDO519-688-3009tillsonburg.caTORONTOCity of Toronto Business & Economy416-392-2489toronto.ca/business-economyToronto Global416-981-3888torontoglobal.caWHITBYDurham RegionalMunicipality905-668-7711investdurham.caTown of Whitby Econ. Dev.905-430-4303choosewhitby.caWINCHESTERTownship of North Dundas613-774-2105northdundas.comWINDSORWindsorEssexEcon. Dev. Corp.Centre for EngineeringInnovation700 California AvenueSuite 200Windsor, ON N9B 2Z2Stephen McKenzie, CEOSMacKenzie@choosewindsoressex.com519-255-9200choosewindsoressex.comWOODSTOCKCity of Woodstock519-539-2382cityofwoodstock.caUTILITIESFORT ERIEFortisOntario905-871-0330fortisontario.comMARKHAMHydro One877-955-1155hydroone.comTORONTOToronto Hydro Corp.416-542-3100torontohydro.comPRINCE EDWARDISLANDWade MacLauchlan,PremierInnovation PEI94 Euston StreetCharlottetown, PE C1A 7L9David Keedwell, CEO902-368-6300Innovationpei.comCHARLOTTETOWNCity of Charlottetown902-566-5548city.charlottetown.pe.caSUMMERSIDECity of Summerside902-432-1255city.summerside.pe.caUTILITIESCHARLOTTETOWNMaritime Electric800-670-1012maritimeelectric.com44 SEPTEMBER 2018 SI T E S E L E C T IO NQUÉBECPhilippe Couillard,PremierInvestissement Québec600 de la GauchetiereQuest Bureau 1500Montrèal, QC H3B 4L8Pierre Gabriel Côté,Pres. & CEO514-873-4664investquebec.comBOUCHERVILLEDevelopment Economique Longueuil450-645-2335delagglo.caCHICOUTIMIPromotion Saguenay418-698-3157promotionsaguenay.caCOWANSVILLECLD de Brome-Missisquoi450-266-4928cldbm.qc.caGRANBYCLD Haute-Yamaska450-777-1141haute-yamaska.caHULLEcon. Dev. Gatineau819-595-8002gatineauvilledaffaires.caMONTRÉALFinance Montréal514-287-1477finance-montreal.comMontréal International514-987-8191montrealinternational.comNanoQuébec514-284-0211nanoquebec.caQUÉBEC CITYQuébec InternationalCarl VielPresident & CEO1175, avenue Lavigerie, #300Quebec City, QC G1V 4P1 418-681-9700quebecinternational.caRIMOUSKITechnopole Maritime du Québec418-724-9616tmq.caSAINTE-ANNE-DES-MONTSCLD de La Haute-Gaspesie418-763-2530cldgaspesie.comSaint-HyacintheEcon. Dev. Board450-778-8300ville.st-hyacinthe.qc.caSALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELDSalaberry-de-Valleyfield450 370-4800www.ville.valleyfield.qc.cawww.businessvalleyfield.com/support-investorsSHERBROOKESherbrooke Innopole877-211-5326sherbrooke-innopole.com TROIS-RIVIERESInnovation & Econ. Dev.Trois-Rivieres819-374-4061idetr.comVARENNESVarennes Development450-652-9888ville.varennes.qc.caUTILITIESMONTRÉALHydro Quebec514-289-2211hydro.qc.caSASKATCHEWANScott Moe, PremierGov. of SaskatchewanGavin Conacher, Director, International EngagementMinistry of Trade and Export Development1000, 2103 - 11th AvenueRegina, SK S4P 3Z8306-933-5568invest.sask@gov.sk.casaskatchewan.ca/government/government-structure/ministries/trade-and-export-developmentESTEVANEstevan Econ. Dev.306-634-1800estevan.ca/economic-developmentLLOYDMINSTERLloydminster Econ. Dev. Corp.780-875-6184lloydminster.ca/en/business-and-growth/business-and-growthMOOSE JAWMoose Jaw Econ. Dev. Services306-693-7332 moosejaweconomicdevelopment.comNORTH BATTLEFORDNorth Battleford Econ. Dev.306-445-1718cityofnb.caPRINCE ALBERTPrince Albert Econ. Dev.306-953-4384citypa.caREGINAEcon. Dev. Regina (EDR)306-789-5099economicdevelopmentregina.comSASKATOONSaskatoon Reg.Econ. Dev. Auth. Inc.306-664-0720sreda.comUNITYUnity District306-228-2621townofunity.comUTILITIESREGINASaskPower306-566-2121saskpower.comYUKONSandy Silver, PremierGovernment of YukonDept. of EconomicDevelopment303 Alexander St., 1st Floor, Box 2703, F-1 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6Ranj Pillai, Minister867-393-7191gov.yk.caWHITEHORSECity of Whitehorse867-336-2097city.whitehorse.yk.caUTILITIESWHITEHORSEYukon Energy Corp.867-393-5300yukonenergy.ca S I T E S E L E C T I O N SEPTEMBER 2018 45Where is the seventh most innovative company in the world based? According to Forbes’ current such ranking, it’s Delaware. Incyte was founded there in 2002 by researchers and former employees of DuPont Pharma. Incyte develops cancer treatments with emphasis on immune and targeted treatments. It employs more than 1,200 people in the U.S., Europe and Japan. “It was a natural decision to stay in Wilmington,” says Hervé Hoppenot, Chairman, President and CEO. “As we have grown, we have explored other options, however the city and state continue to provide the support and resources companies like ours need to be able to drive innovation. Delaware is a very business-friendly state, focused on attracting and growing innovative companies like Incyte. We have been very successful here — since the very beginning, the state and the city have been great partners who continue to support not only our business and industry, but that of other pioneering companies.”Delaware is smack dab in heart of the New York to D.C. megalopolis, notes Hoppenot: “It has much to offer in terms of its talent pool and is perfectly situated in close proximity to leading academic and research institutions in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. — aspects that are critical for businesses like ours that are powered by great minds and collaborative partnerships.”How to Hit Your STRIDEPerhaps the best example of great minds and collaborative partnerships in the state is STRIDE — the Science, Technology and Research Institute of Delaware, which provides research and development services to companies of all sizes in the chemical value chain. “We started STRIDE in 2016, when DuPont laid off a number of scientists and other functional experts — about 100 very experienced industrial scientists,” says Seetha Coleman Kammula, President and CEO. “It is an employee-led, non-profit initiative to offer scientific services, do research — to do a lot of good.”STRIDE caters to two markets: established chemical companies in need of scientific and technical resources for long- and short-term projects and startup companies that have funding but lack experienced staff — early-stage growth companies. by MARK ARENDe ditor @ site s ele c tion.c omThe Fast Track to INNOVATIONThe First State has the high-end scientific and business talent without the high-end price tag.INVESTMENT PROFILE:DelawareWilmington, DelawarePhoto by Moonloop Photography46 SEPTEMBER 2018 SI T E S E L E C T IO N“It’s for a company that may have started in Silicon Valley, because that’s where the money is,” says Kammula. “But it’s a very expensive place. The talent is there, and the money is there. They find they can start in Silicon Valley, but it’s very hard to grow there. Real estate is expensive. People are expensive. They can’t find affordable places to live. For those and other reasons, Delaware could be the talent magnet they need with its supply of scientific talent.”Since May, STRIDE has been working with Zymergen, a California-based molecular technology company, to develop its microbially derived building blocks for applications such as films, coatings and adhesives. “Our platform offers the capability to create unique specialty materials from biology and at a commercially viable cost,” says Dr. Joachim Ritter, Vice President of Research & Technology at Zymergen. “Using this approach, we can access previously untapped sources of molecular diversity to develop novel materials with properties not previously possible using traditional methods. We are partnering with proven innovators across industries to develop these novel products.” Like STRIDE. “When Zymergen approached us, we quickly put together an excellent team of experts in films, coatings, adhesives and analytical chemistry and gathered the required laboratory infrastructure to help them get to market faster and effectively,” Kammula explains. “This is at the heart of our value proposition.” There could well be more to that value proposition in time, she relates. “The business model we have is about taking people into our professional network, providing the infrastructure for them — giving them insurance, payroll and tax identifiers. But STRIDE could expand to other functions. Chemical industry companies need regulatory approvals; health, safety & environmental expertise; and supply chain talent, import/export document specialists. Delaware has had three or four blue chip chemical companies, and the back-office functions of these companies are around here. If we could find the resources to expand our talent pool beyond scientists, that would be very attractive to companies considering coming to Delaware.”Where Coders Are ClusteredSo would the coding talent they would find in Wilmington and elsewhere in the state. Some of that is thanks to Ben duPont, who in 2015 co-founded Zip Code Wilmington, a nationally recognized, non-profit coding boot camp.“Coding is a passion of mine,” says duPont. “In the future, no matter what industry you’re in, software will be very important. That’s one reason we started Zip Code Wilmington — to build that base. We now have 200 alums in the city, and we’re graduating students at a rate of about 100 per year. Almost all are placed locally. While we’re very excited about placing them in an average salary of just over $75,000, finding an equivalent coder in Palo Alto or New York City will run about $120,000. We’re an inexpensive place in which to build a software development team.”Photo: Getty Images S I T E S E L E C T I O N SEPTEMBER 2018 47You can’t beat Delaware’s East Coast location, duPont asserts, nor its abundance of natural assets for a state that’s under miles long north to south, not the least of which are Atlantic Ocean beaches. “ ere is a lot of open space — thousands of acres in New Castle County with parks and mountain biking trails. We’re close to the Chesapeake Bay area for sailing — there are a lot of great things to do with your family and friends.“We’re close to everybody else, and they’re close to us,” adds duPont. “With the Amtrak corridor, employees can live in Philadelphia and be here in no time, and in Baltimore as well. at already happens with some frequency. It’s important to not get hung up on state borders — Delaware’s population is under million, but the broader area has many times that.”One of the best parts of managing a business in Delaware is accessibility to those with a say in its business climate, which Ben duPont can well vouch for. His family’s chemical conglomerate has been a fi xture in Delaware for more than two centuries. “Because of our state’s size, everybody has access to everybody else,” he relates. “It’s less partisan than other states — you can’t be super partisan because you wouldn’t get anything done. People here understand that we must work together to achieve outcomes that benefi t the state and the companies moving here.” In recent years, he notes, the state’s economy has evolved from one dominated by two large companies — DuPont and MBNA, the credit card company — that were not hiring to several mid-sized companies that are hiring, including DowDuPont spinout Chemours, Incyte, CSC Delaware is a very business-friendly state, focused on attracting and growing innovative companies like Incyte.” — Hervé Hoppenot, Chairman, President and CEO of INCYTEDelaware is a very business-friendly state, focused on attracting and growing Delaware is a very business-friendly state, focused on attracting and growing Delaware is a very business-friendly Next >