CU-ICAR/Millennium Campus

[btoy]

Did anyone hear the story a couple weeks ago about Timken closing their plant in Laurens, it was a job loss of about 1,000 for Laurens. Does anyohe else think that's weird timing?

Not weird at all, the original announcement about them moving to Greenville said that the move to Greenville was part of a reorginization that would include some plant consolidations and closings. At that time they did not say what plants. But when I heard they were shutting down a plant here It was not a surprise becuase the company had announced some plants were going to be closing.

[GvilleSC]

Has anyone heard anymore about those big announcements for ICAR? or anything at all about any new developments for this campus? By the way, when are things going to get started for the Verdae development? They cleared trees out along Rocky Slope not too long after this was announced, but nothing else has been done to that site... Just wondering about Greenville's progess in this area.

[goodbye]

Land is currently being cleared along I-85 for the Clemson engineering research graduate facility in ICAR. This is very exciting to watch! Verdae is underway, but I wonder how much the higher construction costs will effect its momentum. This will also be a factor for many other developments in the near future, no doubt. The Point is in high gear, with Drury about to rise from the lot behind the new Cracker Barrel.

[GvilleSC]

Land is currently being cleared along I-85 for the Clemson engineering research graduate facility in ICAR. This is very exciting to watch! Verdae is underway, but I wonder how much the higher construction costs will effect its momentum. This will also be a factor for many other developments in the near future, no doubt. The Point is in high gear, with Drury about to rise from the lot behind the new Cracker Barrel.

Thanks!

[btoy]

Land is currently being cleared along I-85 for the Clemson engineering research graduate facility in ICAR. This is very exciting to watch! Verdae is underway, but I wonder how much the higher construction costs will effect its momentum. This will also be a factor for many other developments in the near future, no doubt. The Point is in high gear, with Drury about to rise from the lot behind the new Cracker Barrel.

There should be announcements on the selection of developers for the first stages very soon. I ddo know that Verdae has chosen to develope the estate homes themselves.

[goodbye]

Verdae Development, LLC sold a piece of property off of U.S. 276 (Laurens Road) to Laurens East, LLC, for $2,651,390. I'm not familiar with Laurens East, but they may be one of the developers?

[tiger96]

There was a press release out about this...it's part of the Rosen/Millennium Campus property.

[gs3]

There was a press release out about this...it's part of the Rosen/Millennium Campus property.

The Rosen property for Millennium lines both sides of Laurens, correct?

[btoy]

Yep, and both sides of the Interstate.

[mcashlv]

Single Point Urban Interchange. There is one on Highway 14 if you have been there recently. They are the most compact and efficient intersection design they have come up with so far.

http://www.kurumi.com/roads/interchanges/spui.html

Many of these on Geary St. in San Francisco--I always wondered why they weren't more prevelant in other cites--must be expensive.

[RestedTraveler]

There are a few of these over in Charlotte...some of the I-77 exits, such as Tryon, I believe (don't recall which ones). The first time I encountered this, I was very confused; however, it just made sense after I had given it some thought.

[krazeeboi]

^I believe you are referring to the Tyvola exit (exit 5).

And SPUI's can be somewhat confusing and even intimidating at first, but I think it works well.

[NYTransplant]

I don't find the one at Hwy 14 intimdating at all. Its very well marked, and you relly don't see how confusing it could be because of the lane markers. Once they wear off though, look out!

[btoy]

Not only have trees been cleared and Grading started at the Hubble Lighting Site, looks like grading has started for the Timkin/ Furman Co. buildings and the Clemson Grad. School building next to the BMW Building.

[RestedTraveler]

^I believe you are referring to the Tyvola exit (exit 5).

And SPUI's can be somewhat confusing and even intimidating at first, but I think it works well.

Yes, it was Tyvola. You're right. It's been a while. I also like the way the lanes on Tyvola can change direction depending on which direction the majority of the traffic is heading a different times of the day.

[RestedTraveler]

Sunday, November 13, 2005:

BMW Research Building seen from Parking Lot:

[mcashlv]

Nice looking buildings. Wish they would have saved some old trees.

[krazeeboi]

Yes, it was Tyvola. You're right. It's been a while. I also like the way the lanes on Tyvola can change direction depending on which direction the majority of the traffic is heading a different times of the day.

Oh yeah, that's as you approach the coliseum area (or the former coliseum area). It really worked well for coliseum events. Now that the new arena is located uptown, there's really no need for them now.

Edited November 13, 2005 by krazeeboi

[RestedTraveler]

^Oh yeah, that's as you approach the coliseum area (or the former coliseum area). It really worked well for coliseum events. Now that the new arena is located uptown, there's really no need for them now.

What? There's not a mad rush of Microsoft, Oracle, Hershey, etc. employees leaving work at 5:00pm every day?

[krazeeboi]

What? There's not a mad rush of Microsoft, Oracle, Hershey, etc. employees leaving work at 5:00pm every day?

Workaholics, I tell ya.

As if on cue....

I promise you I didn't read this article beforehand.

[GvilleSC]

There was a great article on the progress of ICAR today. It was very positive information that Phase One will most likely be done in the next 25 months or by the end of 2007!!! Awesome! They have strong prospects for possible tenants of the Furman Co.'s buildings and are likely to begin in early 2006 or something along those lines.

[krazeeboi]

Great news. It seems like the development of both ICAR and Innovista are both mirroring each other, with both slated to have phase I of the developments complete or nearing completion sometime close to the end of 2007. I believe that eventually both will feed off each other, and will help boost both local economies to the point of having statewide impact. It's about time this state got on the ball with these types of knowledge-based developments!

[gs3]

There was a great article on the progress of ICAR today. It was very positive information that Phase One will most likely be done in the next 25 months or by the end of 2007!!! Awesome! They have strong prospects for possible tenants of the Furman Co.'s buildings and are likely to begin in early 2006 or something along those lines.

Great news!

I'm hearing that another announcement of another major company joining up is just around the corner.

[gs3]

Drove through ICAR today and snapped these pics. The second building is clearly under construction, left and back of BMW (closer toI-85) as the ground was leveled and staked. Is this second building the Clemson graduate school or the first of the parking decks?

[gs3]

Great article! Nice to see ICAR development concerned with QOL and environmental issues.

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