Economic Development
Dan Whited, coordinator
1 South Sandusky Street
Delaware 43015
740-203-1016

Doing Business in Delaware
The City of Delaware utilizes various tax incentives to promote economic development, and Delaware's Economic Development Coordinator works directly with businesses as the first and continuing link to City government. We anticipate the needs of businesses and maintain a dynamic environment for pioneering new processes and technologies in a changing world.

Transportation
Major Highways:

• 1-71 (to Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati)
• U.S. 23 (to Columbus and Detroit)
• U.S. 42 (north-south to I-70, I-71)
• U.S. 36 (east-west through Delaware)

Air: Delaware Municipal Airport, 40,000 operations per year on 5,000-foot runway.
Rail: CSX and Norfolk Southern Railroads.

Real Estate
Land is available for large and small commercial uses in several locations near U.S. 42 and the planned Sawmill Parkway. U.S. 23, at the city's Southern Gateway, is also the site of heavy development activity, both office and retail.

Demographics
Region: Central Ohio Size: 19.1 square miles
Population: 34,753
Growth Rate (2000-2010) 37.67 percent
Workforce: 17,000

Links 

Delaware Area Chamber of Commerce
Delaware County Economic Development
Delaware County Convention and Visitors Bureau

State of Ohio
Ohio Department of Development
ODOD Frequently Requested Forms
Ohio Department of Transportation
Ohio Revised Code
Ohio Labor Market Information (DJFS)

Code of Federal Regulations
Census Information
Cost of Living
Bureau of Economic Analysis

Utilities
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
American Electric Power
Columbia Gas
Time Warner Cable, Columbus
Consolidated Electric
Frontier Communications