On March 1, 2010, Littelfuse, Inc., a leader in the circuit protection industry, opened a new technical center with a high-power test lab at 2110 South Oak Street. Littelfuse operates within the electronics, automotive, and electrical industries. Their products are essential components in virtually every product that uses electrical energy, including automobiles, consumer electronics, handheld devices, computers, industrial equipment and telecom/datacom circuits. Its new location will accelerate Littelfuse's research and development efforts as it will have access to the University's resources.

"Establishment of a technical center linked to a top-tier university supports Littelfuse's mission to maintain our leadership position in the circuit protection industry," said Gordon Hunter, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Littelfuse. Fox/Atkins is excited to have Littelfuse in the Research Park. Join us in welcoming them! To learn more about Littelfuse, visit www.littelfuse.com.

On April 1, 2010, Chromatin expanded its facilities by moving to the Graduation Building in the Research Park, allowing them to increase their research and development capabilities. This expansion of Chromatin, which has been located in EnterpriseWorks since 2005, will allow the company the opportunity to develop new seed products and pursue a more extensive range of applications. Chromatin utilizes innovative technologies to benefit a wide array of industries. With its proprietary technology that makes it possible to simultaneously introduce multiple genes into a plant, Chromatin creates crop products with valuable efficiencies to better meet performance requirements.

Also, Chromatin announced in May that they have acquired Sorghum Partners, Inc. and Milo Genetics, LP, which provides Chromatin access to a multi-national network of sorghum growers and distributors for bioenergy growth. We congratulate Chromatin on their growth and look forward to their continued success in the future. To find out more about Chromatin's research, visit them at www.chromatin.com.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will move to its new facility on June 15th. OLLI has experienced tremendous growth since its first semester. With the community's growing desire to continue learning and participating in classes, OLLI strives to accommodate its growing numbers by moving from its current location at the Z3 Building to the first floor of the Gateway Building. The new space will have an additional large classroom as well as a great new space for all-member events.

Also, the new space creates a great opportunity for OLLI to present additional opportunities for its members, providing space to hold new classes and events. As OLLI's facilities grow, its membership will undoubtedly follow, marking a chance for OLLI to develop beyond its current growth of over triple its original membership. Congratulations to OLLI on all their success! To learn more or to become a member of OLLI, visit them at olli.illinois.edu.

Bonadies Creative, Inc. is a marketing design firm that moved into their new offices in the Strata Building on April 1, 2010. Bonadies has a number of clients at the University of Illinois and at the Research Park. John Bonadies, founder of the company, wanted to move to the Park to be closer to his many clients. Please help us welcome Bonadies to the Strata Building and wish them further success! To learn more about Bonadies Creative, please visit www.bonadiescreative.com.

NanoSi is expanding their presence at the Research Park by opening a new office in the State Farm Building. NanoSi utilizes commercially available silicon wafer material in a new highly catalyzed electrochemical etching procedure to produce fluorescent silicon nanoparticles (FSP), of great interest for biomedical, optoelectronic, and low power electronics applications. The procedure is scalable to commercial applications, making the U.S. the premier global supplier for nano-sized (one billionth of a meter) silicon material for these critical technologies. Please welcome NanoSi to the Research Park. To learn more about NanoSi, please visit www.nanositech.com.

Fox/Atkins will organize monthly lunches in the Research Park with different restaurants on the second Friday of each month. Come grab a bite or hang out with your co-workers and meet some new people.

On Friday, June 11th from 11:30-1:30 pm, lunch will be held at the SAIC/CAT Building, 1901 South First Street, on the first floor atrium. Providing the lunch is Great Harvest Bread Co. with its following menu of choices:

· Half sandwich (turkey/cheddar or roast beef/provolone) on fresh honey whole wheat bread, chips and a giant scratch made cookie

· Harvest salad- fresh spring greens, sweet dried cherries, toasted sunflower seeds, tomato, red onion, manchego cheese, and house made croutons with a fresh yeast roll and a scratch made cookie

· Pepperoni cheese lunch roll and a giant oatmeal chocolate chip walnut cookie

We hope to see you there!

Friday, July 16th and Friday, August 13, 2010

Come enjoy great music, food, and drinks at the fourth annual OUTSIDE at the Research Park Concert Series! The event features free concerts by national artists in a fun, relaxed environment while promoting green philosophies. All concerts are free and appropriate for all ages, so all are welcome to bring the whole family to the green festival.

Featured green practices:

· bio-diesel generator powering the stage (donated by Caterpillar in 2009)

· biodegradable and/or recycled materials in all food services operations

· source-separation and recycling of all glass, aluminum, and plastic

· locally-grown and organic foods available for purchase whenever possible

· energy-saving LED technology in landscape lighting

· August 13th at 5:30 pm, the concert will feature a green fair, showcasing green businesses and organizations

July 16th, 6:15 pm

One of the most entertaining and in-demand Creole Zydeco bands, Nathan Williams and the Zydeco Cha Chas, will be taking the stage at 7:30 pm. In the world of contemporary African-American music, roots styles are easily categorized as old music, good for sampling maybe, but not music that relates to the lives of mainstream American people. Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas might make us think twice about this assumption, for here is uplifting, new music that remains connected to its place in history. If you haven't heard what's happening in zydeco lately, here's your chance!

August 13th, 5:30 pm

Blending high-energy soukous, Ghananian Highlife, and African Jazz, the Occidental Brothers Dance Band International with Samba Mapangala will perform at 7:30 pm. They have conjured the golden age of the African guitar band and have become favorites of music critics and devotees of the style. OBDBI is led by guitarist Nathaniel Braddock, an instructor at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music, and twice profiled in Guitar Player magazine. Braddock is joined by Greg Ward on alto, Joshua Ramos on bass, and Makaya McCraven on drums. Samba sings in the melifluous, but rhythmically complex style of the Congolese singers, blending both Swahili and Lingala. Come listen to the music that has inspired an audience as diverse as the members of the band!

Looking for something fun and exciting to do as the weather heats up? Join an intramural sports team at the Research Park!

If you are interested in joining a softball league run by State Farm, contact Kelly Buchanan at kelly.buchanan.jav6@statefarm.com.

If soccer is your sport, Caterpillar and Yahoo are running a league with games at 5:30 pm on Wednesdays on the East side of the Gateway Building. The person to contact is Allie Watfa with Yahoo at watfa@yahoo-inc.com.

If you are looking to join a basketball team, games are played in the evening, SW of the iCyt building, on Oak Street. Contact Mike Yoder at (217) 328-9396 to play.

Interested in ping pong? Join John Deere's ping pong group at the Gateway Building by contacting Jim Lenz at (217) 819-5225.

Roundtable Media, a premier brand development firm in the Research Park, won the gold from The Aster Awards for its work on behalf of Memorial Health System (MHS) in Springfield, IL, for the second year running. The annual competition recognizes excellence in healthcare marketing from a worldwide field of entrants.

The agency, which has been providing marketing and advertising services to Memorial since January 2003, won highest category honors for its work on billboards and direct mail campaigns for MHS and its SportsCare and ExpressCare units. In 2009, Roundtable was awarded bronze and gold awards for Memorial work in its first year entering the competition.

Roundtable's highly successful brand campaigns for Memorial have also earned Silver, Gold, and Judge's Choice awards in the American Advertising Federation's 2009 Central Illinois ADDY Awards in 2008 and 2009. Since working with Roundtable, Memorial Health System has improved awareness and market share. Fox/Atkins is proud of Roundtable's outstanding achievements and congratulates them on all their success! To learn more about Roundtable Media, visit www.otable.com or call (217) 367-6028.

On June 3rd, Fox/Atkins sponsored its monthly Fire-at-Five event outside the iCyt Building. The event had an amazing turnout! Employees from different companies at the Research Park came out to participate in karaoke, play volleyball, and enjoy food and drinks.

Fire-at-Five is a great networking opportunity for the Research Park employees to interact with people from other companies in a fun setting. The event provides a different environment to discuss potential research and business interactions with other companies in the Park. Fox/Atkins hopes the next Fire-at-Five attracts even more employees and their families, multiplying the fun! Look forward to the announcement of when the next event will kick off!

Briana Dunne

Briana Dunne joined FDC in March as a Marketing and Leasing Intern. Briana is enrolled at the University of Illinois in the College of Business pursuing a Finance Major. Prior to working for Fox Development Corporation, Briana worked as a Real Estate Intern with Sears Holdings Corporation. Briana serves as Vice President of Rho Epsilon Real Estate Association at the University.

Catie Fitzpatrick

Catie Fitzpatrick joined Fox Development as a Marketing Intern in May. Catie is an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois in the College of Media. She is pursuing a major in Advertising with a minor in Communication. Catie also remains an active member in the Illinois Chapter of American Advertising Federation.

In April, Forbes named the University of Illinois Research Park as one of the top 10 technology incubators changing the world. The article provided the strength of the facility being the combination of established firms and start-ups. Click the link below to read the full article: Ten Technology Incubators Changing the World.