MEDIA ADVISORY
May 26, 2009
Dedication set for new technology center in Purdue Research Park
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue Research Park officials will dedicate the 105,000-square-foot Herman and Heddy Kurz Purdue Technology Center at 3 p.m. Wednesday (May 27). The event will take place at the center, located at 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd. in the Purdue Research Park.More than 200 people are expected to attend the dedication. Heddy Kurz, the widow of a Purdue electrical engineering alumnus, made a deferred gift of $3 million toward the facility in honor of her late husband, Herman. The $14.5 million building will house the Purdue Research Foundation offices, will provide space for up to 26 companies and will support about 275 jobs. The average annual salary of employees working in the park is $52,000.
Interviews, publication-quality photos and video b-roll are available prior to and after the dedication. A multbox will be at the site. A news release and publication-quality photos will be issued at the event and will be available after the event on the Purdue Research Park Web site at https://purdueresearchpark.com
For questions regarding the announcement, contact Cynthia Sequin, Purdue Research Park, 765-588-3340, 765-413-6031 (mobile), casequin@prf.org
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu