In May 2006,
Purdue University officials announced plans for a new technology park and expanded academic programming in
New Albany. The 40,000-square-foot Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana will be built by Purdue Research Foundation on 40 acres of land donated by the Shine family, founders and owners of Samtec Inc., an electronic interconnect manufacturer. The center is expected to accommodate new businesses and classes by fall 2008.
Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana
The center contains 18,000 square feet of business incubator offices, an economic development office and an office for Purdue's Technical Assistance Program, which connects companies with Purdue resources and assists them in implementing state-of-the art technologies. As they grow, the companies will have an opportunity to move into the adjacent technology park.
Purdue's College of Technology will use the remaining space for classrooms, labs and faculty offices. Together with 7,600 square feet at its existing New Albany campus at Indiana University Southeast, the total space supports the college's plan to expand its offerings, create three new bachelor's degree programs and implement a fourth bachelor's degree program that was approved earlier. Contact information
For inquiries from technology-based companies regarding membership in the incubator building, please contact Greg Deason, vice president of research park development, Purdue Research Foundation, at (765) 494-8572.
For questions concerning academic programming, please contact Andy Schaffer, director for the Purdue College of Technology at
New Albany, at (812) 941-2176.
For information concerning Purdue’s
Southern Indiana
economic development outreach initiatives, please contact Michael O’Hair, associate dean for engagement, Purdue University College of Technology, at (765) 494-2554.
