January 27th, 2017
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The USD Discovery District, an 80-acre contemporary corporate and academic research park under development in Sioux Falls, today announced it has requested bids for its initial infrastructure to be built. This infrastructure for this innovation community includes 2,800 feet, of the anticipated 11,000 feet of roads and public utilities (water and […]
February 10th, 2015
The master plan for the newly named University of South Dakota Discovery District is complete and the next steps for implementing that plan are underway. The potential to rename became evident as the process advanced, says Rich Naser, president of the park corporation. “As the Architecture Incorporated and Perkins & Will planning team gathered local […]
November 12th, 2014
Research parks are changing. Instead of sprawling campuses of laboratories, research areas of the future are more likely to take the form of high-density districts of innovation. That’s the conclusion of consultants who recently wrapped up a master plan for the USD Research Park and presented a recommendation different from what local leadership originally envisioned. […]
June 20th, 2014
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The University of South Dakota is putting the finishing touches on its new Aseptic Good Manufacturing Practices Production and Training Center (USD GMP) at the GEAR Center in Sioux Falls. The 875 sq. ft. suite will be operated by the University of South Dakota Biomedical Engineering program to assist private companies […]
June 12th, 2014
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The master planning process for the USD Research Park in Sioux Falls is at the halfway point and will be complete in the Fall of this year. The master planning team of Architecture Incorporated and Perkins & Will briefed the South Dakota Board of Regents on their findings and initial directions […]
January 31st, 2014
It is an exciting time to be promoting innovation-driven economic development in the Dakota’s as part of the team establishing the new University of South Dakota Research Park in Sioux Falls. A strong partnership between the South Dakota Board of Regents, USD, Forward Sioux Falls (a partnership between the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce […]
August 14th, 2013
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Small businesses who want to conduct and commercialize health-related research will connect with national experts and programs Oct. 28-30 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Close to 500 are expected to attend the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) 15th annual Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Conference held […]