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Modesto is using its resources to attract technology intensive
business to the Kansas Woodland Technology Park, and to foster the
growth of these firms with a supportive environment.
Location
The Kansas-Woodland Business Park is situated northwest of downtown
Modesto. It is bounded on the north by Woodland Avenue, on the South by
Kansas Avenue, and on the web by Highway 99, and on the east by 9th
Street.
Access to the site is via Woodland Avenue, Kansas Avenue and Graphics
Drive, an internal public street running north-south on the west side of
the property. A private road located north of the US Highway 99 off-ramp
provides access to some of the existing properties in the study area.
Emphasis On Technology
One of the reasons for our technological emphasis goes beyond the
obvious advantages that a higher profile business park brings to the
community. The site almost appears destined for this use. Rarely is
undeveloped land available that is so appropriately located in close
proximity to the vital components of a technology-ready park.
Specifically, within 50 feet of the property, there are several fiber optic providers, leaving all four sides of the park surrounded by
high density, competitive fiber optics. Within the park itself on its
northern end is a Modesto Irrigation District (MID) 49.4 MW power
generating facility. The significance of this cannot be overstated, as
these address specific key elements required for a true technology park:
Redundancy of fiber optics
Redundancy of carriers/competitive choice
Disparity of access
Sufficiency/Quality of power
For more information, contact Margaret James in the Business
Development Program at (209) 571-5840 or by email at
mbjames@modestogov.com.
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