The University of Maryland has reached a deal to plant its flag in Crystal City, opening the door to potential collaborations with Amazon.com Inc. as it establishes its second headquarters in the area. The state's flagship university plans to open a Discovery Center at 241 18th St. South, the same building where JBG Smith Properties (NYSE: JBGS) has established a National Landing marketing center and where Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) also plans to lease space. Amazon isn't the only reason for the UMd.'s planned Crystal City center, though it definitely was a significant factor in the decision, said Ken Ulman, the university's chief strategy officer. Read More...
University of Maryland to open Crystal City center
The University of Maryland has reached a deal to plant its flag in Crystal City, opening the door to potential collaborations with Amazon.com Inc. as it establishes its second headquarters in the area. The state’s flagship university plans to open a Discovery Center at 241 18th St. South, the same building where JBG Smith Properties (NYSE: JBGS) has established a National Landing marketing center and where Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) also plans to lease space. Amazon isn’t the only reason for the UMd.’s planned Crystal City center, though it definitely was a significant factor in the decision, said Ken Ulman, the university’s chief strategy officer.
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