ABOUT USTF
The Uplands Science & Technology Foundation (USTF) is a nonprofit research foundation dedicated to supporting the vitality of WestGate@Crane Technology Park. USTF was created in 2021, following the completion of the WestGate@Crane Master Plan.
USTF was created to:
- Facilitate the transformation of WestGate into an innovation community,
- Lead the technology park's development strategy by managing and coordinating the park's real estate assets and development process,
- Drive new activities and attract new firms and talent in emerging technology areas like microelectronics, artificial intelligence, and hypersonics, and
- Create a unique regional hub with a distinctive sense of place
The Master Plan process engaged dozens of organizations from the Indiana Uplands region and laid out a transformative vision for the technology park. Upon completion of the Master Plan, several partner organizations worked with The University Financing Foundation to develop a roadmap for governance and project implementation at WestGate.
The USTF was created to lead the park’s long-term strategy and growth, building on the successes that have been achieved by the WestGate Authority and other partners.
STAFF AND BOARD
Bryant Niehoff, AICP
Chief Executive Officer, Uplands Science & Technology Foundation
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Responsible for leading the Uplands Science & Technology Foundation (USTF), an organization established to implement the physical development of the WestGate@Crane Technology Park spanning Daviess, Greene, and Martin Counties in Southwest Indiana. WestGate is located outside of Naval Support Activity Crane, the third largest Naval installation in the world. More than 50 organizations are located within the park.
Bryant Niehoff, AICP
Chief Executive Officer, Uplands Science & Technology Foundation
812.227.6735
812.259.2177
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Responsible for leading the Uplands Science & Technology Foundation (USTF), an organization established to implement the physical development of the WestGate@Crane Technology Park spanning Daviess, Greene, and Martin Counties in Southwest Indiana. WestGate is located outside of Naval Support Activity Crane, the third largest Naval installation in the world. More than 50 organizations are located within the park.
Our Board
Voting Directors
- Tina Peterson, Regional Opportunity Initiatives (Chair)
- Jeff Quyle, Radius Indiana (Treasurer)
- Kevin Byrne, The University Financing Foundation (Secretary)
- Bob Grewe, Daviess County Economic Development Corporation
- Brianne Jerrells, Greene County Economic Development Corporation
- Jessica Potts, Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth
- John Mensch, WestGate@Crane Authority
- Russ Mumper, Indiana University
- Mark Lewis, Purdue Applied Research Institute
- Matt Meredith, Daviess County Council & Redevelopment Commission
- Devin Hillsdon-Smith, Cushman & Wakefield
- Jackie Kerby Moore, (Retired) Sandia National Laboratories
- Dave Roberts, Applied Research Institute (ARI)
- Bill Kaiser, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum
Non-voting Advisory Directors
- Bryant Niehoff, Chief Executive Officer
- Jenna Dix, NSWC Crane
- Phil Smith, NSWC Crane
- Joe Carley, Indiana University
- Chris Jeffers, Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)
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