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5/16/01
NDSU Research and Technology Park groundbreaking to be held
Fargo, N.D., May 16—Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new North Dakota State University Research and Technology Park are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 19, at the corner of 18th Street North and 17th Avenue North.
"We are not just breaking physical ground, we are breaking ground on a whole new enterprise for NDSU to fulfill its mission for this century in economic development," said Philip Boudjouk, vice president for research, creative activities and technology transfer.
Located on 40 acres west of the Fargodome, the park is a place where NDSU researchers and private industry will combine their talents to develop new technologies, methods and systems.
The park's cornerstone tenant is Phoenix International Corp., Fargo, a John Deere company. The manufacturer of electronic controls and sensors will occupy the park's first structure, which provides laboratory and office space for a projected 320 employees.
The park's second building will be a facility designed for NDSU researchers which includes "wet lab" facilities and Net-wired, technology-related areas. Also planned is a 5,000 square foot business incubator, where emerging companies will lease space in the facility as faculty and students work with them to prepare new products or methods.
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