I've always wondered what that building looked like before it was "modernized." I haven't been able to find any pictures of it, and very little information on it besides that it was constructed in 1922.
Anyway, Niowave up at the historic Walnut Elementary in the Walnut Neighborhood (west of Old Town) is looking to expand.
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Niowave planning $10 million Lansing expansion
By Lindsay VanHulle | Lansing State Journal
June 23, 2012
Niowave Inc. is planning to expand its Lansing headquarters to develop and test new particle accelerators, a move economic development officials say will help establish the area as a leader in an emerging high-tech field.
Niowave is asking the city for a tax incentive package that would waive $233,312 in personal property taxes for the 14,000-square-foot expansion for the next six years. That package is contingent on the 6-year-old company hiring 15 to 25 more workers within two years.
The Lansing City Council is scheduled to receive the request Monday.
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Jerry Hollister, Niowave’s chief operating officer, said the company plans to add 14,000 square feet to its Walnut Street headquarters in a move executives say will allow them to produce new commercial uses for their superconductors. The Navy and medical professionals are potential customers. Hollister said the expansion is estimated to cost $10 million, but it could be higher.
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he addition would be used as a testing and demonstration facility for the radioisotope and laser projects, Hollister said. Depending on interest, that could require an additional expansion within three to five years to focus on manufacturing the devices.
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