New aerospace manufacturer locates at Starkville research park

The Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park in Starkville, Miss., was to celebrate Sept. 17 an addition to its “business incubator” footprint with the opening of a ninth building in the 272 acre park that represents some $100 million-plus in investments. Pennsylvania-based II-VI Inc., an international manufacturer of high-tech products with application to aerospace, military and thermoelectronics applications, is the newest business to locate there, says David Shaw, Mississippi State University’s vice president for research and economic development. MSU’s Research and Technology Corp. will oversee the research park. Starkville Daily News, Sept. 16, 2012.