Unigraphics
Solutions "Tops Off" New Facility, Nearly 400 Jobs Retained
with 150 More to Come
St. Louis-based Unigraphics Solutions (UGS), a computer software
developer with global operations, "topped off" its new 135,000-square-foot
corporate administration building recently at the Riverport
Business Center.
The RCGA collaborated with the Missouri Department of Economic
Development and the St. Louis County Economic Council on this
key business retention and expansion initiative. The St. Louis
region won out in a head-to-head competition with locations
in southern California, Dallas-Ft. Worth, and Detroit. This
economic development win means the retention of nearly 400 jobs
with the addition of some 150 new jobs.
A two-time winner of the St. Louis Regional Fast 50 Technology
Award presented annually by the RCGA and Deloitte & Touche,
Unigraphics Solutions recently donated more than $1 million
in equipment and support to the Cornerstone Partnership, a Wellston-based
public/private venture providing an innovative, collaborative,
high-tech training facility and skilled manpower for the manufacturing
industry in the St. Louis region.
GPX, Inc. Deal Caps Off Two-Year Effort by RCGA, Economic
Development Partners
GPX, Inc., a St. Louis-based consumer audio electronics company
announced last month that it would consolidate its current headquarters
and distribution facilities in north St. Louis City and in High
Hill, Mo., to the St. Louis Commerce Center Business Park, a
six-city-block area adjacent to 20th Street and Dr. Martin Luther
King Drive, developed by Balke Brown Associates. The RCGA, the
State of Missouri and partnering economic development organizations
had worked together on this project for nearly two years.
RCGA Senior Vice President of Economic Development Ronnie Bryant
originally met with officials of GPXÕ parent company, Netherlands-based
Hagemeyer, as part of a State-led investment mission to Europe
two years ago. Bryant subsequently worked with local GPX officials,
who wanted to consolidate company operations and plan for future
expansion. GPX currently has approximately 80 employees, with
plans to add at least 20 more when the company moves into its
new facility next June.
