Introduction -- AstraZeneca -- Delaware's port -- Wilmington's riverfront -- Fisker Automotive -- Bloom Energy -- Delaware City Refinery -- A potpourri of grants -- Growing business and jobs by other means -- Politics of economic development -- Lessons learned

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