09/24/07
Engineering firm eServ relocates
Engineering and consulting firm eServ is relocating from its current location in Rock Island, IL, to Davenport, IA. In the fall, eServ will begin construction on a 32,000-square-foot facility. eServ plans to relocate its 160 employees and hire 105 new employees. The relocation is the result of Davenport's council members' approval of an incentive package that includes property tax reimbursements of almost 80%. Scott Miller, eServ's chief operating officer, said that space constraints were another reason for the relocation.
American Commercial Lines buys naval architecture and marine engineering firm
Indiana-based American Commercial Lines, Inc. (ACL) has acquired the assets of Elliott Bay Design Group, Ltd. (EBDG), a naval architecture and marine engineering firm. Washington-based EBDG recently opened a second office in New Orleans, LA. The financial terms of the investment remain undisclosed. The new company, Elliott Bay Design Group LLC, will support ACL's transportation and Jeffboat shipyard businesses. The firm will continue providing marine engineering, naval architecture, and production support to most of its clients in the commercial marine industry.
New Cray engineering development center opens in Texas
Supercomputer-developer Cray, Inc. has recently opened an engineering development center in Austin, TX. Seattle-based Cray's new office at 6200 Bridgepoint Parkway will concentrate on developing boards and customized ASICs for Cray's high-end custom supercomputers, in addition to supporting future software development. The new center is the latest facility to be opened. Other locations include Minnesota; Wisconsin; and Seattle, WA. Cray chose to open its new office in Austin, which is considered a center of technology, in order to be closer to its business partners and to the University of Texas's engineering and computer science programs.
