Tech Town is a district developed in downtown
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, sixth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 137,644 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Dayton metro ...
, that is located near
Day Air Ballpark. Tech Town was one of ten "
brownfields" 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
Mixed use is a type of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning classification that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions ...
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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