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Innovation and Commercialization in Hattiesburg: park will pair university research with high-tech jobs.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-JUN-04 		Format: Online - approximately 997 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
HATTIESBURG -- Business and university leaders here have a bold plan and exciting vision for a high-tech park that has put the state of California on notice. The Innovation and Commercialization Park is being developed on 500 acres owned by the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). That's a place where ideas flowing from university research meet the marketplace. The driving force is the university's Polymer Science Institute, recognized as one of the top 10 in the country.

"Here you can take an idea and drive it through commercialization to a product you can buy in a store," said Dr. Angle Dvorak, USM's vice president of research and economic development. "Great ideas are wonderful but someone has to write a check."

The Area Development Partnership's Web site features an excerpt from a Los Angeles Times article that says, "Budget-battered California can't afford to match Hattiesburg's offer to help finance...

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