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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting–December 13, 2011 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> C. Airport Economic Development Area <br /> (2) continued... <br /> considered the highest and best use for the <br /> lots. There are technology, engineering <br /> training offices represented, and educational <br /> hubs at the forefront of the park, and in the <br /> center which is the heart of the park(tying in <br /> workforce development, education, <br /> entrepreneurship and innovation). They <br /> show related facilities on the fringe such as <br /> eateries, printing capabilities and other <br /> service facilities. <br /> On another drawing, he pointed out existing <br /> businesses. They show two pedestrian <br /> spawns coming into the park that will also <br /> direct rainwater into canals, there will also be <br /> solar and wind harvesting technology located <br /> throughout those boulevards. They've <br /> reserved areas for sustainable functions <br /> there's talk about a carbon-capture plan to <br /> the park and utilizing some of the space on <br /> the south for that, as well as geothermal. <br /> They key is the technology space and the <br /> advance manufacturing core with the rapid <br /> prototyping that would occur in those spaces. <br /> Mr. Miles noted that in an innovation park <br /> you want a mixture of types of businesses. <br /> You want businesses that can support each <br /> other and build off of each other. He said it <br /> is amazing in the tech parks how <br /> entrepreneurial all the businesses are—so <br /> willing to use one company's technology to <br /> better another company's technology. <br /> Mr. Varner asked if BSA could give the <br /> Commission some examples of that kind of <br /> 62 <br />