CU-ICAR/Millennium Campus

[Greenville]

Forgive me, Spartan, but what is an SPUI?

[Spartan]

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

[Greenville]

Thanks, Spartan. That looks great, and makes a lot of sense from a traffic management standpoint. We will certainly need it once ICAR is up and running!

[btoy]

Check out this article from todays Greenville NEws on ICAR.

ICAR article from Greeenville News

Keys Points

-First Professorship has been filled

-Sun Micro Systems is Donating $8,000,000 worth of computing equipment

-Clemson will Launch a Graduate Shcool of Human Genetics in Greenwood

-The Furman Co has agreed to build two 80,000-square-foot, $12 million office buildings next to the BMW research center

-Clemson said it will use state money to build two parking garages and a plaza between buildings

-The Furman Co. ultimately intends to develop two other, 80,000-square-foot office buildings at ICAR near the graduate school, provided Clemson obtains matching state money in exchange for the private investment

[goodbye]

This will be great for ICAR & Greenville.

The U.S. and World are taking notice of a serious future in the Upstate. We have so much to look forward to here in Greenville.

[krazeeboi]

All of this is all the more reason the Upstate as a whole needs to get on the ball with mass transit.

[goodbye]

The website says these photos are for download, so I thought I would post one or two.

This one goes with the previous one posted by Spartan. View High-Res Here B) Be sure to resize to see maximum detail.

Edited July 1, 2005 by Skyliner

[goodbye]

Did you notice the transortation system which goes around inside the camus. There are terminals at major spots throughout.

[Spartan]

That is really awsome

[btoy]

I heard today that the BMW ITRC at ICAR will have the first POP server in South Carolina. The nearest ones cuurently are Raliegh and Atlanta.

Also, heard that there should be announcements coming up on two more campanies.

[GvilleSC]

I heard today that the BMW ITRC at ICAR will have the first POP server in South Carolina.  The nearest ones cuurently are Raliegh and Atlanta.

Also, heard that there should be announcements coming up on two more campanies.

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That's great about two more companies announcing! but what's a POP server?

[btoy]

A POP server is some kind of big email server. I am not totally sure what it does, but I was told that this is a huge deal to be getting one in the area, that it should help loads in recruiting for ICAR.

[Spartan]

It will certainly help attract more high-tech businesses.

[vicupstate]

A POP server is some kind of big email server.  I am not totally sure what it does, but I was told that this is a huge deal to be getting one in the area, that it should help loads in recruiting for ICAR.

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Sounds SPAM related.

[RestedTraveler]

A POP server is some kind of big email server.

Edited July 20, 2005 by RestedTraveler

[goodbye]

A very interesting twist in ICAR development news. This just came across WYFF 4's website. Cliff Rosen, the original developer of the International Center for Automotive Research, is filing a lawsuit against BMW for kicking him out as the park's developer?

READ HERE!

[btoy]

From what I have heard, Tennessee was real close to getting chosen.

[Greenville]

Do you guys think this news will have a negative impact on ICAR in terms of the master plan and the time schedule for the various phases?

[krazeeboi]

A very interesting twist in ICAR development news.  This just came across WYFF 4's website.  Cliff Rosen, the original developer of the International Center for Automotive Research, is filing a lawsuit against BMW for kicking him out as the park's developer?

READ HERE!

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Hmmm...this article from 2003 may actually shed some light on the current situation.

[JCT]

Sounds like business as usual

I hope this does not affect ICAR or the Millennium Campus, which is the separate adjoining project being developed completely by Rosen

[Spartan]

I have been hearing more and more about this thing. They were talking about it this morning on 950. I think that the wheels have already been set in motion. It can't be stopped, though this lawsuit may cause a bump in BMW's efforts. We already have 3 other big boys who are planning to be a part of the campus.

[tiger96]

I have been hearing more and more about this thing. They were talking about it this morning on 950. I think that the wheels have already been set in motion. It can't be stopped, though this lawsuit may cause a bump in BMW's efforts. We already have 3 other big boys who are planning to be a part of the campus.

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Has anyone heard anymore about this? Seems like folks are talking a lot about it, but I haven't seen much in the media?

[Spartan]

I saw it on channel 7 the other day when it was first announced that the lawsuit was going on. It was in the HJ either today or yesterday, but I didn't read the article. It is getting coverage, but nobody is taking it too seriously. The guy who is suing wasn't accomplishing anything before hand, and he didn't have any official contracts or anything. Its all a bunch of BS if you ask me.

[btoy]

I think that this mornings Greenville Journal sheds some good light on the situation. They have a statement from a past Councilmen that says things happened much like Rosen claims.

[tiger96]

Read the Journal article. I think this is going to be VERY interesting. I have a friend in the media who has read the lawsuit and says that it claims "tortuous interference" by BMW - is anyone familiar with that term?