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UA TECH PARK ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010
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Celebrating Fifteen Years of Innovation and Technology Commercialization 1,345 acres and 2 million square feet of space 40 high tech tenants 7,000 employees Home to several Fortune 500 companies – Raytheon, IBM, Citigroup, Cannon USA, CH2MHill Educational Center – UA South, Pima Community College, Vail High School
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Transformation Reorganization – from Office of Economic Development to Office of University Research Parks (OURP) Adoption and implementation of Ten-Year Business and Financial Plan Reduction of staff from 22 to 14, transferred majority to CRC Established office on Main Campus Rebrand “UA Tech Park”
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Regional Economic Impact $3.02 billion in total economic impact $2.1 billion in direct economic impact $77.9 million in tax revenues 14,803 jobs $85,5151 average salary – twice Pima County average $519.3 million in direct wages
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Outperforming the Competition 2.6 % vacancy rate compared to 11.4% in the Tucson metro area and 16.8% in the US Average annual increase in employment -- 250 jobs Employment drawn from throughout the metro region Renewal of Raytheon lease (603,518 sf) –largest lease renewal in Pima County during 2008
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Financial Performance Operating revenues --$12.68 million, operating expenses -- $7.93 million $14.6 million in common area expenses Clean and unqualified audit Distributed $450,000 to the University $1. 5 million in building and site improvements $700,000 to develop the Arizona Bioscience Park
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Educational Center K -20 education on site – UA South – 36 course, 31 faculty, 207 students – Pima Community College – 7 courses, 4 faculty, 107 students – Vail Academy and High School – 150 students – UA Internships – 100 students
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Business Incubation Arizona Center for Innovation: finalists for NBIA Incubator of the Year 36 companies incubated 12 companies in 2008 – nine student and faculty start-ups $3.1 million in grants, $2.7 million in investment, $600,000 in founder funding $150,000 in joint research with UA faculty
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Major Development Initiatives 200-acre Solar Zone – 19 MW, six companies, multiple technologies, $80-100 million in capital investment Hotel and Conference Center – 123 rooms, 8000 sf conference center, $23 million Vail Academy and High School, 32,000 sf, $6.1 million Border Security Technology Commercialization Center
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Major Development Initiatives $3.5 million from Pima County and City of Tucson for the Julian Wash Linear Park $3.0 million in City and RTA funding for Rita Road Improvement $5 million in well and water distribution system Workplace Modernization Project – Best Workplace in Pima County Tucson Tech Corridor Promotion
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Challenges Economic Recession – impact on major employers, company recruitment University budget constraints – UA South, OURP (staffing) Maintaining strong ties to UA Main Campus Managing several large construction projects
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