Idaho: Governor Praises Plans for Viticultural Research Center

Eagle, Idaho-- Governor Otter is praising plans to create a new viticultural research center in Eagle. It will be a 30 acre teaching winery, where the College of Western Idaho will offer classes in the art of wine making.

Idaho's wine industry already brings in over 70 million dollars annually. The Governor hopes the new center, and those it trains, will help the industry continue to expand.

"It allows them to kind of focus, share the best practices, share also the opportunity to focus on certain kinds of grapes that do well in this climate and in these horizons," said C. L. "Butch" Otter, Idaho's Governor.

There are already nearly 40 wineries in the state, many with award winning vintages. Some vineyards are becoming especially well known for producing great syrahs.

Source: www.fox12idaho.com

KWMU: New plant science research facility could house more than 300 jobs (2009-06-16)

Catherine Wolf, KWMU (2009-06-16)

More than 300 new jobs could be created by the opening of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center's BRDG Park research facility.

ST. LOUIS, MO (KWMU) -
The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center opened a new four-story, $36 million research building on its Creve Coeur campus on June 16. The Bio-Research and Development Growth (BRDG) Park will be an incubator for fledgling plant and life sciences companies, and will provide lab space for established companies like Monsanto.

Park President Sam Fiorello said it is the first of three research buildings the center hopes to open in the next seven years. He said about 300 new jobs will be created by opening the first building, and subsequent buildings will bring more.

"That will translate into about 1,100 jobs. The average salary for an employee in a research park like this is $70,500. Those are real jobs, really good income and sustainable jobs. They're jobs for the future."

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New research park to open on plant science campus in St. Louis County

By Associated Press
9:32 AM CDT, June 16, 2009

CREVE COEUR, Mo. (AP) — Stormy weather has kept Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon from attending the opening of a new science and technology research park in St. Louis County.

The Tuesday morning ceremony marks the beginning of the Bio-Research and Development Growth Park in Creve Coeur (KREEV-kor). It will be on the same campus as the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. The research park is expected to generate 350 permanent jobs.