Still, the park is not a one trick pony. Its mission is to serve as an incubator for young companies takes in a wide range of technology and products. Already, the park is having a major economic impact. By the end of the year, more than 300 are expected to be employed at the park. For each job in the park, another five are projected to be created.
Young companies have to contract out for services such as accounting and manufacturing.
Better yet, it seems likely that within a year or two, the park could be completely filled, with 750 people at the site. Young companies are now knocking at the door, looking for a way to move into the incubator and receive high-quality assistance. There is also the tantalizing potential of a new W.L. Gore, Rodel or Astropower emerging from the incubator. One only has to look across the street at the AstroPower plant in Newark. Business is booming as the company develops and builds solar cells, based on research that came out of the University of Delaware.