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Research Park Newsletter - Summer 2010'He Gets It'. On and Off Court, Deron Williams Shows the Way Champaign, IL-News Gazette-August 2009: On August 29th and 30th Deron Williams came back to Champaign-Urbana to host his second Illini Hoops Legends for Charity event at the iHotel and Conference Center. The event raised money for the I Fund and various area charities. Following the large reception on Friday, there was an outing on Saturday at Stone Creek Golf Club in Urbana. Mr. Fox made the weekend even more memorable for several Urbana Middle School students who he included in the festivities. "Their eyes were huge all evening as they attempted to take everything in and forget nothing," said Urbana Middle School Principal, Nancy Clinton. IHotel's New Landscaping August 2009: This summer the IHotel and Houlihan's restaurant had some great additions done to their front landscaping. The breathtaking work was done by Proven Winners. Prairie Rivers and Developer Infiltrate Stormwater Together August 2009: When rain falls and snow melts, the resulting stormwater runoff eventually winds up in rivers and lakes. As stormwater travels, it picks up trash, pesticides, and other pollutants that then contaminate Illinois' waterways. Fortunately, Fox Development Corporation of Champaign asked us for help on two projects where the green infrastructure approach would not only improve on-site water permeability, but aesthetics as well! Firm to Launch Lead-Detecting Device this Fall
August 20th, 2009: Research Park company, DzymeTech plans to launch its first product -- a fluorometer that can detect lead in water -- in October.
Research Park Gets New "Plants"
July 9th, 2009: Fox Development Corporation has recently added some plant sculptures to the Research Park at the University of Illinois landscape.
New Search Service Has Techies Talking
May 19, 2009: A small software company is causing a stir in the technology world with a highly anticipated new Internet-search service that some speculate could eventually challenge Google Inc.
Wolfram Alpha Gets Mixed Reviews
May 18, 2009: So-called computational-knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha went live Friday, May 15th after weeks of speculation that it would revolutionize search or even challenge Google.
The Geek's Search Engine?
May 18, 2009:A new Web "search" engine is out, and it's called Wolfram Alpha (geeks might prefer to call this intial version Wolfram Alpha Beta, but only they might find that funny).
Wolfram Alpha Launches
May 18, 2009: Stephen Wolfram found a way to launch a computer software company in the middle of cornfields. Now he launched a new website putting central Illinois on the map. Visit the Wolfram Alpha website for more information, see pictures from the event, and get introduced to its capabilities through this online screencast.
Wolfram Job Creation
May 18, 2009: The company behind the new web search engine Wolfram Alpha employs 300 people locally. That number could now jump due to the launch of this fascinating new technology.
Wolfram Alpha Gets Supercomputer Boost
May 12, 2009: Wolfram Research revealed Tuesday that it is building their service on the world's 66th-fastest supercomputer, built by another Research Park company, R Systems.
Abbott Labs leasing space in UI research park
Champaign, IL - May 2, 2009: Pharmaceutical and nutritional products company Abbott Laboratories is expected to move into the University of Illinois Research Park this July.
Roundtable Nationally Recognized in 2009 Aster Awards Program for Excellence in Medical Marketing
Champaign, IL - April 2009: Honored for advertising excellence, Roundtable received Gold and Bronze level recognition at the 2009 Aster Awards.
Interns Find Opportunity at Research Park
Champaign, IL - April 1, 2009: As work becomes increasingly harder to find, some students are having luck using their local internship as a springboard for a real world job.
Firm Secures Space in Former Motorola Site
Champaign, IL - February 12, 2009: It won't fill the former Motorola building, but Integrated Data Security has become on of the latest companies to occupy that building on the north edge of the University of Illinois Research Park.
Iraq Ally Lists Were Altered, Study Shows
Washington, D.C.-November 25, 2008: In the course of their work at the University of Illinois Cline Center for Democracy, Scott Althaus and Kalev Leetaru discovered some systematic manipulation of postings on the official White House website.
Wolfram Announces Cloud Computing Partnership
Champaign, IL- November 6, 2008: Wolfram Research has announced a collaboration with Nimbis Services, a clearing house for accessubg third-party compute resources and commercial softwar, and R Systems NA, a provider of computing resources to the commerical and academic research community, to provide cloud computing access for Mathematica users.
SmartSpark Energy Systems Names Ron Van Dell as New Chief Executive Officer
Champaign, IL-November 10, 2008: SmartSpark Energy Systems, an energy middleware provider and developer, announced today that its board of directors has appointed Ron Van Dell as the new President and Chief Executive Officer.
Getting on the Grid
Champaign, IL-News-Gazette-August 31, 2008: Smart Spark, a Champaign based company has been chosen to take part in a federal solar energy project that could bring the firm as much as $6.25 million in revenue. The "I" Has It/Deere Funds Research Park Facility Illinois Alumni Association-Vol 21 Issue 2, September/October 2008: The newly opened I Hotel and Conference Center stands ready to welcome guests. This hotels makes guest feel comfortable by designing the hotel to AAA 4 diamond standards. Deere and Company are investing $1 million to create a John Deere Technology Innovation Center at Research Park. This center will be used to leverage the skills and knowledge of faculty members and students in the areas of agriculture, business, engineering, and information technology.
Staffing Up Will Be Key Task For New Motorola Chief Wall Street Journal-September 3, 2008: Former Motorola executives say the company will be hard-pressed to replace some of its staff, including researchers being laid off from Motorola Labs, or the expertise lost when a group of software-testing experts laid off from Motorola in Urbana-Champaign, Ill., successfully marketed themselves as a team to Yahoo Inc. Funds boost intersection plan
Champaign, IL-News-Gazette-August, 18, 2008: With the help of $490,000 in federal funds, the city now hopes to improve the north part of the First Street-Windsor Road intersection next summer
Trio names new supercomputer after NCSA pioneer
Champaign, IL-News-Gazette, August, 16, 2008: If you're going to name something after Larry Smarr, why not a supercomputer?
Development firm purchases high-tech Research Park building
Champaign, IL-Daily Illini, July, 2, 2008: Fox-Atkins Development finalized the purchase of Research Park's former Motorola building from Motorola Inc. June 23.
Episode 4: Young Entrepreneurs Champaign, IL-Parkland College: Parkland Channel has a TV program that talks about the benefits and history of Reserch Park at the University of Illinois. Interview with Alex Ruggieri Champaign, IL-July 5, 2008: Laura Frerichs, Vice President of Business Development & Marketing, has a radio interview with Alex Ruggieri about managing the Research Park at the University of Illinois.
Groovin' on the Green
Champaign, IL-News-Gazette-July 6, 2008: Outside at the Research Park returns for second season, three hot shows beginning on Friday with headline act Rosie Ledet and The Zydeco Playboys and continue on July 25 with global fusion artists Bandoleros and on August 8 with bluegrass rockers the South Austin Jug Band. UI Students begin work with Deere's engineers Champaign, IL-News Gazette-June 30, 2008: Deere & Co.'s research center at the University of Illinois moves to a new home this week, but already students are working with Deere engineers on projects. Former Motorola building gets new owner
Champaign, IL-News Gazette-June 24, 2008: Fox/Atkins Development has acquired the former Motorola building in the University of Illinois Research Park and plans to lease it out to several tenants, the company said Monday.
Fox/Atkins purchase Motorola Building
Champaign, IL-June 23, 2008- Fox/Atkins Development, LLC formerly completed the purchase of the Motorola Building in the Research Park at the University of Illinois today with Motorola Inc.
State Treasurer Giannoulias tours Champaign bio-tech company
State Treasure Press Release, June 23, 2008: Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias toured a bio-technology company in Champaign today to promote the state’s investment in venture capital firms.
Deere plans $1M university tech center
Crain's Chicago Business News, June 17, 2008: Deere & Co., the world's largest maker of farm machinery, said Tuesday that is would open a technology innovation center with the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
John Deere Innovation Center
Deere & Company said today that it is investing $1 million to create a John Deere Technology Innovation Center with the University of Illinois to leverage the skills and knowledge of faculty and students in the areas of agriculture, business, engineering, and information technology.
Music in Research Park
Community Concierge Magazine, Summer 2008: One of the newest local venues for live music is the Research Park.
Techies meet brains behind Mathematica
News-Gazette, June 4, 2008: A Techmix gathering at Wolfram Research gave area techies a chance to meet the brains behind Mathematica, as well as take an inside look at Wolfram's corporate culture. Cancer, microfluidics projects win Cozad event News-Gazette, March 8, 2008: Business ideas based on cancer-detection devices and microfluidics claimed top honors in the annual V. Dale Cozad Business Plan Competition on the University of Illinois campus this week. Benefactors offer help with entrepreneurship program News-Gazette, February 26, 2008: Champaign developer Peter Fox and venture capitalist G. Steven Burrill have pledged a total of $200,000 to help support a new University of Illinois program that provides life science students with training in entrepreneurship and management.
The program is a joint effort of the Institute for Genomic Biology and the College of Business, with the pledged money going toward scholarships, a UI news release stated. Three firms set up new office in UI Research Park News-Gazette, February 10, 2008: Three new companies have taken up quarters in the University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign. Danville-based Time-O-Matic, which sells LED signs under the Watchfire Signs name, San Francisco-based Riverbed Technology moved its Urbana office to the second floor of the iCyt building, and Ploughman Analytics has opened a small office in the Information Technology Center building, the same building occupied by Yahoo. Peter Fox Hosts Thank You Breakfast in Recognition of BSWs
Facilities & Services Dispatch, Champaign, IL - July 2008: The iHotel Conference Center has been open a remarkable 260 days. Of those 260 days of operation, there have been zero complaints on the service. To celebrate this accomplishment, Peter Fox hosted a breakfast for the Business Service Workers who service the Conference Center.
Troublesome Student Makes Good, and Honors Disciplinarian
New York Times, Elgin, IL - December, 2008: Mr Liatuad - better known as Jimmy John, the founder of a sandwich shop empire with some 800 restaurants - came back to the Elgin Academy, where is was known for his troublesome behavior as a former student, for the opening of a building that bears his name. He gave the school $1 million, with one condition: the building also had to bear the name of Mr. James Lyons, the dean of discipline who gave Liatuad a lot of support as a student.
Anne-Sophie Mutter and Camerata Salzburg at the Krannert Center Great Hall
Champaign, IL – October 6, 2008: Fox/Atkins Development and the I Hotel and Conference Center were two corporate platinum sponsors for Anne-Sophie Mutter’s and Camerata Salzburg’s violin performance at the Krannert Center.
Read Across America Day, FDC Book Donation to Robenson School
Champaign, IL February 29, 2008: FDC donated The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, a 2008 Caldecott Medal Winner, to each student in Mary Ann Jusko’s 5th grade class at Robenson School and read to them as an effort to encourage reading among the students for Read Across America Day, the nation’s largest reading event. Awards for Excellence October 6, 2008, Principals Professional Conference: Peter Fox receives Partner in Education Award. Champaign Public Library Foundation Septermber 25, 2008: Thanks to Peter and Kim Fox's donation, the Champaign Public Library Foundation has had a successful Live Homework Help service. I Hotel offers luxury, close to campus University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign News Bureaa, September 4, 2008: Football fans and other campus visitors have a new place to stay this fall is close to the action at Memorial Stadium. The I Hotel and Conference Center at the corner of St. Mary's Road and First Street opened August 11, 2008. Peter Fox receives Partners in Education Award
August 11, 2008-Peter Fox has been given this award in recognition of his large contribution and involvement in several Champaign district schools
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