We hosted the 11th Annual DBT 40 a few weeks ago.
Think about that for a second. We’ve now honored 440 Delaware achievers and innovators under 40 since we started Delaware Business Times. Many of them were publicly recognized for the first time.
We launched the Delaware Business Times in September 2014, in the face of The News Journal (and others) deciding to de-emphasize business coverage. I can actually remember a time when Gannett had a 10-person business staff in Delaware. But the decision to stop publishing Business Monday made the choice to start a pro-business publication in the First State easy.
I asked our leadership team to reflect on DBT10. There were three recurring themes:
- Movers-and-shakers commend us for being a reliable source of good business news.
- People are hungry for news that impacts their communities beyond ribbon cuttings and groundbreakings.
- It’s inspiring to meet members of the next generation at one of our events and then watch their careers …