Dublin Announces TechDEC IT- Focused Entrepreneurial Center

Dublin has announced plans to launch TechDEC, an IT-focused entrepreneurial center.  Dublin City Council passed a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease agreement to establish a technology-focused Dublin Entrepreneurial Center at 565 Metro Place South.

“We have learned through our experience at the DEC (7003 Post Rd) that startup technology companies and more specifically IT startup companies desire to have immediate access to a data center and the ability to house servers, store data and access interconnect points,” said Dana McDaniel, Dublin’s deputy city manager/economic development director. “We determined this by request of our own companies as well as those expressing interest in locating to the DEC.”

“Combining an entrepreneurial center and data center will be a unique first in Central Ohio and will respond to the needs of startup and established businesses alike,” added McDaniel. “This combination will further promote the development of information technology companies through additional training, networking and coaching opportunities while having access to a state-of-the-art data center right next door.”

The Metro Data Center LLC has also agreed to make an adjacent 30,000 square feet available for IT-oriented companies and service organizations/associations to locate.

For complete details, see the release from the City of Dublin:
http://www.dublin.oh.us/newsroom/techdec.php