Councilwoman Lisa Diller is hosting a Newark Community Resources Fair this Friday May 11th from 10:00 am- 2:00 pm at the Newark Free Library. The Fair will bring together numerous organizations in Newark to educate the Newark community on programs that can help them. See the attached flyer for a list of confirmed attendees.

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There is a lot to see on Main Street these days. Have you spent time there lately? If not, you should. As you'll see by the press release below, Main Street continues to improve and show their national status as a Great American Main Street. Congratulations Newark and the Downtown Newark Partnership for helping grow Newark into a vibrant town!

                Downtown Newark Partnership Receives 2012 National Trust Main Street Accreditation

Newark, DE (May 1, 2012) – Downtown Newark Partnership has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Trust Main Street Center®. Each year, the National Trust and its partners announce the list of accredited Main Street® programs that have built strong revitalization organizations and demonstrate their ability in using the Main Street Four-Point Approach® methodology for strengthening their local economy and protecting their historic buildings.

                “We congratulate this year’s nationally accredited Main Street programs for meeting our established performance standards,” says Doug Loescher, Director of the National Trust Main Street Center. “Accredited Main Street programs are meeting the challenges of the recession head on and are successfully using a focused, comprehensive revitalization strategy to keep their communities vibrant and sustainable.”

                The organization’s performance is annually evaluated by Downtown Delaware, a division of the Delaware Economic Development Office, which works in partnership with the National Trust Main Street Center to identify the local programs that meet 10 performance standards. These standards set the benchmarks for measuring an individual Main Street program’s application of the Main Street Four-Point Approach® to commercial district revitalization. Evaluation criteria determines…

Bloom Energy Expands to East Coast

Bloom Energy breaks ground on new Manufacturing Center in Delaware, and announces new customers leading the way in energy innovation

Sunnyvale, CA – April 30, 2012— Bloom Energy®, a provider of clean, reliable, affordable power, today broke ground on a new Bloom Energy Manufacturing Center in Newark, Delaware. Located on the 272-acre site formerly occupied by a Chrysler assembly plant, and now owned by the University of Delaware, the Bloom Energy Manufacturing Center is expected to bring hundreds of 21^st century manufacturing jobs to the region. “Choosing a location for the facility that we are here to celebrate today was a very big decision for us,” said KR Sridhar, Principal Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bloom Energy.  Sridhar said Delaware’s business-friendly climate and the support of Governor Markell, the Delaware General Assembly and other state officials played a huge role in Bloom selecting the state as the site for its expansion.  “Once the Bloom Energy Manufacturing Center is completed, we will double Bloom Energy’s production capacity,” he added. “Delaware complements our California roots and strategically positions us to better serve our expanding customer base.”

New Customers

At today’s groundbreaking for the Bloom Energy Manufacturing Center, Sridhar announced Bloom’s new customers, which include Owens Corning, Urban Outfitters, Delmarva Power, Washington Gas and AT&T, which already uses Bloom Energy Servers at its California facilities. They join Fortune 500 companies such as Google, eBay, Wal-Mart, Staples and Coca-Cola that have already installed Bloom Energy Servers– or “Bloom Boxes” to generate clean power. Bloom Boxes use…

Last night, Delaware Bio hosted their Annual Awards Gala at the DuPont Country Club. Congratulations to all the winners. As you'll read in the article below, Delaware Bio has done a tremendous job at attracting top quality companies in the fields of bioscience and biotechnology. Enjoy the article and thank you to Delaware Bio for all you do to shine a positive and innovative light on the Newark area!

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20120417/BUSINESS08/204170315/Incyte-honored-DelawareBio-s-Company-Year?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome&nclick_check=1

Thank you to everyone who made it out to the Greater Newark Network Information and Networking Event at the Deer Park last Thursday evening. The event was a huge success and provided very quick updates on important projects and organizations around the Greater Newark area. A special thanks to the Deer Park for hosting our group and donating the food. I look forward to more interactive events in the future and growing our Greater Newark Network. Who has an innovative idea for the next event? A great location in mind? I want to hear from the Greater Newark community. Comment on this blog or make your own post. Let's make the next event a community collaboration. Thank you again for those who were able to make it and I look forward to seeing everyone else next time.

Below, you'll see pictures of Bob Dayton of Delaware Bio and Andy Lubin of the University of Delaware telling the Greater Newark Network what they need to know!…

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I look forward to seeing everyone next Thursday, March 29th at the Deer Park. The Network Update and Networking Event will be from 5:30pm-8:00pm. We have many great organizations coming to give important updates on Newark. We're almost sold out. Register NOW!

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The Greater Newark Network will be hosting our next event on Thursday, Match 29, 2012 from 5:30pm-8:00pm at the Deerpark Tavern on Main Street in Newark. The event is free but requires pre-registration so we don't go past capacity.

There will be free food provided by Deerpark along with updates from organizations in and around Newark. I look forward to seeing you all there and learning what is going on with several important projects around Newark. Don't forget to sign up!

http://newarkupdate.eventbrite.com/




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Don't miss the Engineering, Science and Technologu Career Fair on February 28th from 12:00pm-3:30pm at the Bob Carpenter Sports Building. The Career Fair is being hosted by the University of Delaware and Delaware Bio. Below is a link directly to the event registration with a list of employers that will be there. This is a great way for employers to engage the Greater Newark community. Hope you can make it!

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