Tech Town is a district developed in downtown
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater D ...
, that is located near
Fifth Third Field Fifth Third Field is the name or former name of several minor league ballparks.
*Fifth Third Field (Toledo, Ohio), a minor league baseball stadium
*Fifth Third Field (Dayton, Ohio)
Day Air Ballpark, formerly known as Fifth Third Field, is a mino ...
. Tech Town was one of ten "
brownfield
In urban planning, brownfield land is any previously developed land that is not currently in use. It may be potentially contaminated, but this is not required for the area to be considered brownfield. The term is also used to describe land prev ...
s" in the Dayton area, and is designed to attract technology-based firms to Dayton and revitalize the downtown area. Tech Town's first major lab was opened in September 2009. Tech Town will be a
mixed-use development to promote the creation of a mixed use neighborhood (single use campus) that supports/leverages the functions of daily life: employment, recreation, retail, civic and educational opportunities. Tech Town will encompass approximately of office and
research
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space and accommodate up to 2,500 jobs once completed.
References
External links
Dayton Tech Town* http://www.rfidnews.org/2009/09/01/dayton-opens-first-tech-town-building
Geography of Dayton, Ohio
Buildings and structures in Dayton, Ohio
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