DE222 Honoree: Jeffrey Lang
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Title: President & Owner
Jeffrey Lang
Workplace: Lang Development Group
Alma Maters: Virginia Tech, University of Delaware
Boards: Newark Charter School Board, Horn Entrepreneurship at University of Delaware, SL24:UnLocke the Light Foundation
Q&A: Best advice for your younger self? “Stay positive and stay focused as you can create great things.”
Jeffrey Lang founded Lang Development Group in 2001, and has since grown the small firm to one of the most prolific developers in the Newark area. It focuses on mixed-use projects that provide quality housing for college students along with building a thriving retail community in downtown Newark, completing more than 40 projects with more than 425 units and 500,000 square feet of commercial space. Th is year, Lang also finished the firm’s first hotel, the Hyatt Place on Main Street, and began work on its first sports facility, Castle Sports. Outside development, Lang supports children and families in the Newark community through the Lang Cares Foundation.
