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Get To Know the People and Projects Behind Aggie Square

All the Details on 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø’ New Innovation District

  • by 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø Magazine staff
Outdoor setting, large glass building in background. Four people stand in a row cutting a ribbon into pieces.
Left to right: Sacramento Mayor Pro Tem Eric Guerra; Claire Drummond, Vice President for Development, Wexford Science & Technology; 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø Chancellor Gary S. May; and 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø Chief Innovation and Economic Development Officer George Baxter formally cut the ribbon to inaugurate Aggie Square. The $1.1 billion innovation district will bring together the university’s cutting-edge research with private-sector companies and startups. (Gregory Urquiaga, 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø)

Aggie Square, the $1.1 billion innovation district that will bring together 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø’ cutting-edge research with private-sector companies and startups, officially opened May 2. The innovation district is next door to 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø Health in the heart of Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood, and features everything from housing to research facilities. 

Here’s a roundup of articles detailing Aggie Square’s launch, the people behind the project, new tenants and future events.

Supporting Sacramento

Community Impact

When fully built out, Aggie Square is expected to generate roughly $500 million in regional economic output and support 3,200 jobs annually, according to a report published in February.

Research innovations

Behind Aggie Square

 

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