IU's new business incubator

November 18, 2008
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IU IncubatorIU is breaking ground today on a $10 million life-sciences and Internet-technology incubator in Bloomington. The new facility will be 40,000 square feet and is scheduled for completion by July. It will be built at 10th Street and the State Road 45/46 bypass. The school already has a 67,500-square-foot incubator downtown on the Central Canal. That facility is 98 percent occupied, with 23 tenants. What do you think of the new facility, which was designed by Indianapolis-based BSA LifeStructures?
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  • benjaminNovember 18, 2008 11:22 AM
    The windows to the right look like the windows from my former elementary school! bleh!
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  • BrianNovember 18, 2008 1:34 PM
    I don't get downtown as much as I used to. Do you have a picture of the building on the canal? I'm assuming the picture shown now (12:33pm 11/18) is the building planned for Bloomington.
    Thanks.
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  • CorrNDNovember 18, 2008 2:02 PM
    Brian, check out the IU ETC webpage for a picture of their building:

    http://www.iuetc.org/
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  • j. j.November 19, 2008 4:29 PM
    BTW, the IUETC building on the canal was not designed / built for them -- It used to be Office Works, a commercial furnishings business.
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  • KayEffNovember 22, 2008 1:39 PM
    this isn't indianapolis news.
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  • ImaKelleyDecember 9, 2008 8:03 AM
    It is Indianapolis news becuase they have a current building on the Canal and it is being designed by BSA. Also, it's not like there is currently too much news to digest in Indianapolis that we can't have news from surrounding areas.

    As a contractor in Indianapolis it is nice to see current projects in surrounding areas.

    This is not meant to serve as an EffKay comment, rather is my take on seeing building news from areas surrounding Indianapolis and their impact on our local business environment.
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