DuPage County Technology Park

Creating A Vision
The idea of a Technology Park advanced by Speaker Hastert Supported by DuPage County Board Chairman Robert Schillerstrom

Encouraged by the elected leaders of West Chicago

Assisted by State of Illinois funding support (DCCA) Championed by the regional business community

Role of the DuPage County Technology Park

Opportunity for the county and surrounding area to become a leader in the nations new knowledge economy
Generate high quality, high paying jobs Stimulate the formation of new technology companies Accelerate growth of young technology companies Promote the development, transfer and commercialization of technology

Create an environment that fosters collaboration and innovation

Allow researchers, companies, and educators to operate in close proximity

Technology Park Concept

Land and buildings designed to accommodate
public and private research development facilities high technology and sciencebased companies multi-institutional education and training facilities

support services

Independent Analysis Of Feasibility

Illinois Coalition, a group of private sector organizations, created to support the retention and improvement of Illinois competitive position in the technology sector. They selected the Battelle Institute to conduct study regarding the feasibility of a Technology Park in DuPage.

Battelle Institute
Leading provider to more than 2,000 companies and government agencies of technology research and products annually. Established in 1929 as a non-profit corporation. Current business volume approaches $1 billion.

Battelle Examined Local Market Factors

Technology industry sector trends Demand for research and development office and lab space Existing research and development base to grow and support a research park Economic benefits

National Research Parks Comparison

* conducted by Battelle
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Battelle Conclusions
DuPage County is uniquely positioned to become world-class center of technology-based development Chicago Metropolitan area ranked third
in high-tech industry employment from 1994-1999 DuPage County contains growing base of software services, advanced materials, telecommunications, electronics and life sciences companies Ideal acreage, airport and amenities available for site development
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Battelle Conclusions (cont.)

Availability of a highly skilled, well educated workforce Access to cultural and recreational amenities High quality of life Regions colleges and universities graduate students with technical and engineering degrees Demand exists for research development office and lab space No research parks in DuPage region with similar capacity potential or research focus

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State of Illinois Support

With support of Speaker Hastert, Chairman Schillerstrom, State Senate President Philip, Republican Leader Daniels, Governor George Ryan and local elected leaders Illinois First Funding of $34,000,000 obtained

Mission of the Technology Park is to provide a location in which researchers and businesses operate in close proximity in an environment that fosters the collaboration and innovation to promote the development, transfer and commercialization of technology through a public private partnership.
The purpose of the funding is to provide for the planning, design and access infrastructure for the campus.

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Partnership Governance Structure

Board of Directors DuPage Technology Park
2 DuPage County Airport Authority representatives 1 University of Illinois Trustee 1 DuPage County Board Chairman appointee DuPage County Board Chairman

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Conceptual Design Components

800 acres containing (actual useable 550):
University of Illinois Research, NASA Research, Argonne Technology, other federal and state technology-related research institutions Incubator companies Established high-tech corporations

Ancillary technology companies developed by private developers

Hotel/Conference Center Residential Facilities Child Care Facility Restaurant/retail Health Club

Undergraduate/graduate technology related multiinstitutional educational facilities

Potential major non-technology corporate facilities

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Regional Context of Site

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Sub-Regional Context of Site

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Local Site Context

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Land Use Issues

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Land Use and Road Configuration

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Technology Park Nucleus

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Typical Site Detail

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Infrastructure Development Phases

Phase 1 - Determine
Estimated overall cost for Park infrastructure
Completed

Phase 2 - Develop
Master Plan and Park detailed infrastructure plans
Completed

Phase 3 - Construct
Site infrastructure
Target Start Date 2002 Q4 Target Completion Date 2003 Q4

Phase 4 - Build
DuPage Technology Research Park facilities
Est. Start Date 2003 Q2 Est. Completion Date On-Going

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Making Progress - Moving Forward

Awarded

$34 million State of Illinois/Dept. of Commerce & Community Affairs Infrastructure Development Grant
Project timeline and implementation deadline schedule Executive Director, legal counsel, project management firm 501C corporation to oversee development, administer funding, begin tenant outreach and deliver project phases on schedule
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Created

Hired

Established

Near-Term Objectives
Receive approval from State to begin on site construction
Develop agreement with Airport for land transfer or leasing arrangement Conduct in-depth business and marketing analysis ( What is our core market?) Construct temporary road between Roosevelt and Fabyan Complete final engineering for road, water, stormwater, lighting and duct package Seek RFP on southern 160 acres of Park

Time Period
September 2002 September 2002

March 2003

November 2002

March 2003

February 2003

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Near-Term Objectives, cont.

Assist Argonne in establishing Regional Transportation Research and Development Center Coordinate with State and County on Roosevelt Rd. grade separation Analyze proposals for potential partnerships on property Construct incubator facility and building for present tenants Construct infrastructure

Time Period

On going On going

On going

June 2003

June + 2003-2004

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Current Tenants
DuPage Technology Research Education & Commercialization Center (TRECC)
Temporarily located at the DuPage Airport Staff of 30 scientists, engineers and directors Supporting federal agencies NASA Department of Defense Department of Navy research National Center for Supercomputing Application
Academic & private sector research University of Illinois/Urbana Campus Battelle Institute
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TRECC
Provide DuPage County business and education communities access to next generation technologies developed by ONR, NCSA, & UIUC

Offer opportunities for commercializing technologies

Advance educational opportunities through continuing education programs

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Making It Happen

Help Us - Help You

Jack Tenison Executive Director DuPage County Technology Park 2700 International Drive, Suite 100, West Chicago, IL 60185 630-587-0544 Email: Jack.Tenison@dupagetechpark.com

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