The '''Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center''', known locally as the '''Corporate Research Center (''' or the '''CRC)''', is a [[science park]] located south of on the main [[Virginia Tech campus ]] in [[Blacksburg, Virginia]] comprising 27 completed buildings totaling 1,000,000 square feet {{convert|1000000|sqft|m2}} on {{convert|120 acres |acre|km2}} of land. The CRC is located adjacent to the [[Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport|Virginia Tech Airport]].<ref name="General Information"> '''CRC''' is a for-profit wholly-owned, private subsidiary of the [[Virginia Tech Foundation]], and is, therefore, not a state entity. Created in July 1985, its first building was completed in 1988. {{cite web | title =General Information | publisher =Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center | url =http://www.vtcrc.com/generalinformation/index.htm | accessdate =2007-07-02 }}</ref>

Virginia Tech's [[Computer Science|Computer Science department]], which was previously based in [[Torgersen Hall]], was moved here in 2006.

The CRC currently has 121 [[Leasehold estate|tenants ]] and attracts an average of 20 new tenant companies each year. <ref name="General Information"/> Tenants of the CRC include: the [[Defense Contract Management Agency]], <ref name="D">{{cite web | title =Search: Tenants by Name (D) | publisher =Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center | url =http://www.vtcrc.com/search/name.asp?FL=D | accessdate =2007-07-02 }}</ref> [[Honeywell|Honeywell Corporation]], <ref name="H">{{cite web | title =Search: Tenants by Name (H) | publisher =Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center | url =http://www.vtcrc.com/search/name.asp?FL=H | accessdate =2007-07-02 }}</ref> the Virginia Tech [[Institute for Critical Technology & Applied Sciences]], <ref name="I">{{cite web | title =Search: Tenants by Name (I) | publisher =Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center | url =http://www.vtcrc.com/search/name.asp?FL=I | accessdate =2007-07-02 }}</ref> the [[National Weather Service(United States)|National Weather Service]]<ref name="N">{{cite web | title =Search: Tenants by Name (N) | publisher =Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center | url =http://www.vtcrc.com/search/name.asp?FL=N | accessdate =2007-07-02 }}</ref> and many others. == Bus Service ==As of February 24th, between 7:15 a.m. and NewCity9:45 p.m. the CRC Shuttle, operated by [[Blacksburg Transit]], runs on a 15 minute frequency (with zero phase angle), leaving from in front of the [[Newman Library]]. == See also ==* [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]* [[Virginia Tech#Virginia Tech Foundation]]* [[System X (computing)]]* [[Virginia Tech Foundation]] ==References=={{reflist}}

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