Construction of the Missouri Research Park Center was recently completed at Fort Leonard Wood.

The office complex is located at the University of Missouri Technology Park on Replacement Avenue.

The center’s infrastructure was completed in three phases. Office space in phases one and three have already been completely leased out and the second phase is 50 percent occupied.

The idea for the center was conceived in 1997 when government officials approached commissioned markets to get advice on developing a technology park on post.

The University of Missouri came up with a marketing and business plan and volunteered, said Rick Finholt, executive director of the Office of Economic Development and Research Parks of the University of Missouri.

The 62-acre technology park cost about $2.5 million to develop. The center is a joint venture of the University of Missouri and the Missouri Technology Corporation of Jefferson City.

According to the project Web site at www.mrpbusinesscenter.org, the center is a “…high profile and secure office environment providing furnished, staffed and technology-equipped office space and team rooms.”

The web site states that the park is a catalyst for:

- Partnerships between the military, corporations and academia.

- Business growth in a truly one-of-a-kind setting.

- Technology transfer and continuing education via University of Missouri, Rolla.

- Regional economic growth and employment.

The center provides immediate access to military contacts for suppliers, contractors and other businesses that work closely with the Army.

The business tenants that have leased space in the center, thus far, are:

- Advancia Corporation – specializes in program and project management, engineering, management and training.

- Anteon – provides information technology and advanced engineering services to government clients.

- AT Taxes – a bookkeeping, accounting, payroll and tax service company, primarily serving military clients.

- Battelle – focuses on developing new technologies and products in industry and government.

- Camber Corporation – provides responsive support to customers across the United States on technical, programmatic and operations issues.

- Case – works with the U.S. Army Engineer School in construction equipment procurement, support and training.

- Center for Environmental Science and Technology – research operation involving obscurants and sensors.

- Defense Products Marketing – shared business development and contract management office.

- ESSI – works with the U.S. Army Engineer and Chemical Schools on power generation, petroleum and water programs, and modular laboratory equipment.

- Fort Leonard Wood Regional Commerce and Growth Association – a not-for-profit organization comprised of local and county government, school district, utility and business representatives to foster growth and development of the Fort Leonard Wood region.

- High Tech Crime Institute – provides local, state and federal law enforcement members with the tools and knowledge to target, investigate and convict cyber criminals.

- Osh Kosh Truck Corporation – works with the U.S. Army Engineer and Chemical Schools concerning tactical truck programs and applicable mission modules carried on those vehicles.

- Pendulum Management – a management team with expertise in asset recognition/reuse capability and value creation.

- Sentel Corporation – engineering services company that develops, tests, implements and supports technology that improves defense and communications.

- Titan Corporation – a leading provider of comprehensive information and communication systems solutions and services to the Department of Defense, intelligence agencies and other federal government customers.

- Trimble – works with the U.S. Army Engineer School on laser leveling devices, surveying lasers and training.

- University of Missouri, Rolla – liaison office to develop stronger relationships between the college and Fort Leonard Wood.

For more information, call 329-8507.