User:Ghudner/IT Building (2 Research Drive)

IT Building (Two Research Drive) is one of five building at Innovation Place research park which is a crown corporation of Saskatchewan that has ranked been ranked in the top 50 employers in Canada for 2010/2011. 2 Research Drive is a 78,000ft² three-storey building in Regina, Saskatchewan, located at the southeast corner of Research Drive and University Drive South. It is multi-tenant facility consisting mainly of office spaces. The building was built in 1995 as part of the Software Technology Centre (STC) initiative, and was later sold to Research Park in 2003 along with 1 Research Drive for a total cost of $11.29 million. It went through significant renovation in summer 2008, adding two storeys, and followed LEED building construction standards (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Some current tenants of the building include:


 * Acrodex Inc.
 * ESRI Canada
 * GB Internet Solutions inc.
 * Government of Saskatchewan Information Technology Office
 * SpringBoard West Innovations Inc.
 * SRNet
 * WestSource

Before being eligible for tenancy, prospective tenants are evaluated by Innovation Place management and the Management Advisory Committee (MAC), comprised of local leaders from the business, technology and university communities. MAC has final authority for tenant approval.