New ‘urban research park’ offers jolt of electricity to Madison high-tech startups
August 4, 2008
After three decades of almost exponential commercial growth on Madison's west side, the University Research Park (URP) will pursue an opportunity to sink roots downtown with an innovative "urban research park" targeting high-technology entrepreneurs.

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University Research Park publishes "The First Fifteen Years: 1984-1999", a retrospective about the award winning research park
March 7, 2008 - MADISON, Wis.
The publication, written by Arthur Hove leads readers through the park's first 15 years, spotlighting the innovative efforts that brought the park from idea to reality, and subsequently earned URP the first Outstanding Research Park Award, awarded by the International Association of University Related Research Parks (AURRP) in 1996.

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California-Based Medical Products Company to Build in University Research Park
July 11, 2007 MADISON, Wis. –University Research Park (URP) today announced that Mentor Corp. (NYSE: MNT), a California-based global leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of science-based medical products, will expand its presence in Madison with the construction of a 37,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the park.