Corporate Research Center

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The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, known locally as the Corporate Research Center or the CRC, is a science park on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia comprising 27 completed buildings totaling 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) on 120 acres (0.49 km2) of land. The CRC is located adjacent to the Virginia Tech Airport.[1]

Computer Science Department

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

Companies located in the CRC

The CRC currently has 121 tenants and attracts an average of 20 new tenant companies each year.[1] Tenants of the CRC include: the Defense Contract Management Agency,[2] Honeywell Corporation,[3] the Virginia Tech Institute for Critical Technology & Applied Sciences,[4] the National Weather Service[5] and many others.

Bus Service

As of February 24th, between 7:15 a.m. and 9:45 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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. "General Information". Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. Retrieved 2007-07-02. 
  2. "Search: Tenants by Name (D)". Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. Retrieved 2007-07-02. 
  3. "Search: Tenants by Name (H)". Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. Retrieved 2007-07-02. 
  4. "Search: Tenants by Name (I)". Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. Retrieved 2007-07-02. 
  5. "Search: Tenants by Name (N)". Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. Retrieved 2007-07-02. 

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