Delaware Legacies:  Caesar Rodney vs. Joe Biden By Charlie Copeland, Director Caesar Rodney Institute January 14, 2025 (updated 3/20/2025)     "The du Ponts and [their early CFO John] Raskob made it Rodney Square. I'd like to create a Joe Biden-centered square. I can't think of a better way to honor the first Delawarean to be president of the U.S., who has served our country for 50 years."   --  Wilmington, DE, Mayor-elect John Carney, The Philadelphia Inquirer .       The ab

While Rodney Square was created by Pierre du Pont (of Longwood Gardens) and John Raskob (of Archmere School), dozens of local citizens were involved, and the effort transformed Wilmington into a center of commerce and global economic prosperity...

Delaware's Decade of Poor Productivity is unlikely to change... no productivity gains equals no wage gains   By  Dr. John Stapleford Center for Economic Policy and Analysis Over a decade, Delaware has performed poorly on labor productivity and output per employee. The differences in labor productivity explains the differences in the state's business cycles and the persistence of the state's income inequality. With falling labor productivity and output per employee, it comes a

Delaware lags behind its neighbors and the national in its 2010 Census mail participation rate. This appears to be a repeat of the under participation that occurred in the 2000 Census. Currently, Delawares participation rate is 65%, compared to the national average of 68%. For the 2000 Census, Delawares rate was 68%, well behind the national average of 72%.