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On Monday, Mar. 27, executive director Jen Czysz met with staff behind UNH's Edge Innovation Neighborhood including Marian McCord, Charlie French, Marc Eichenberger, Thomas Cronin and Mark Milutinovich.
This recently greenlit project centers on the idea of building an innovation neighborhood and ecosystem in the Durham HUB zone to recruit new high-tech companies to the Seacoast region and provide access to UNH facilities, equipment, academic and professional development programs, faculty and staff expertise, and undergraduate and graduate students. The intent is to connect with larger institutes in the region to help create the innovation hub to grow industry in various areas. The vision integrates R&D facilities with retail, community services, childcare, recreation, performance, and convening spaces to promote a walkable, community-focused center for collaboration and resultant high paying jobs.
The intent is also to have workforce housing as part of the larger neighborhood and Jen discussed the regional buy in for this project, which is listed in SRPC's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS).
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