Korte Leads Vegas Drone/Robotics Push
Date Posted: July 14, 2015
Posted In: Ideas, Organizations,
From The Korte Wire: A bustling center filled with robotics, drones and startups could become a new economic powerhouse in Las Vegas, Nevada. And The Korte Company could be a big part of it.
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With our efforts led by our own Sallie Doebler, The Korte Company partnered with Focus Development, Joseph Beare & Company and SH Architecture to form Build a Better Las Vegas, the team that won first prize in the Strong Cities Strong Communities (SC2) Las Vegas Challenge.
Our team won $500,000 for a proposal to repurpose the existing Cashman Center into the Las Vegas Unmanned Aerial and Robotics Resource Center (UARRC). The proposed hub for drone and technology research calls for $20M in construction costs over three phases and more than $100M of invested capital in Commercial Robotics/UAS companies within the first 20 years. The proposed project includes the addition of new offices and lab areas, integrating STEM partners and expanding the City’s Cultural Corridor, incorporating the existing Neon Museum and the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort, the relocation of the Las Vegas Natural History Museum and a potential new space and science museum.