Delaware is well known as business-friendly state. In
effect with its market of + 1 million consumers, Delaware hosts more than 50% of all U.S. publicly traded companies
and 63% of the Fortune 500.
The state's attractiveness as a corporate haven is
largely because of its business-friendly corporation law. Franchise taxes on Delaware corporations supply about one-fifth of
its state revenue.
Delaware is a state of millionaires. Delaware's
agricultural output consists of poultry, nursery stock, soybeans, dairy
products and corn.
Dover Air
Force Base, located next to the state capital of Dover, is one of the largest Air Force
bases in the country and is a major employer in Delaware.
Delaware was among the several states enforcing blue laws and banned the sale of
liquor on Sunday.
The
transportation system in Delaware is under the governance and
supervision of the Delaware Department of Transportation, also known as
"DelDOT".
One major
branch of the U.S. Interstate Highway System, Interstate 95 (I-95), crosses
Delaware southwest-to-northeast across New Castle County. In addition to I-95, there are six U.S. highways that serve
Delaware: U.S. Route 9 (US 9), US 13, US 40, US 113,
US 202, and US 301.
Delaware has around 1,450 bridges, 95 percent of which are under the supervision of
DelDOT.
There are
three ferries that operate in the state of Delaware.
Amtrak has two stations in Delaware along the Northeast Corridor; the
relatively quiet Newark Rail Station in Newark,
and the busier Wilmington Rail Station in
Wilmington.
Delaware
commercial airline passengers most frequently use
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Baltimore-Washington International
Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Washington Dulles International Airport
(IAD) for domestic and international transit.
Other
general aviation airports in Delaware include Summit
Airport near Middletown, Delaware Airpark near Cheswold, and Delaware Coastal
Airport near Georgetown.
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