Ignite Technologies, Inc. Leases 25,713 Square Feet at Hall Office Park in Frisco, Texas
FRISCO, Texas – July 25, 2006 – Craig Hall, founder and chairman of Hall Financial Group, announced today that Ignite Technologies, Inc. has leased 25,713 square feet for its corporate headquarters at 3211 Internet Boulevard in Hall Office Park, Frisco, Texas. Ignite Technologies is a leader in providing secure and scalable Content Delivery Solutions enabling customers to efficiently publish, deliver and manage digital assets.
“Hall Office Park’s dynamic location is ideal for our employee base,” said Jim Janicki, president and chief executive officer of Ignite Technologies, Inc. “We believe the park’s environment and amenities will serve our business well and can accommodate our continued expansion and growth.”
“We are pleased to welcome Ignite Technologies to Frisco and Hall Office Park,” said Jim Gandy, president of the Frisco Economic Development Corporation. “This is another great addition to our city that will complement the high tech synergy already underway throughout Frisco.”
Jean Farris, director of leasing, handled negotiations on behalf of owner and landlord, Hall Financial Group. Steve Thelen and Bo Bond with The Staubach Company represented Ignite Technologies, Inc. James L. Gandy, president and Nancy Windham, director of business development for the Frisco EDC, led the recruitment effort and negotiated economic incentives on behalf of the City of Frisco and the Frisco Economic Development Corporation.
Today, more than 135 companies with 3,800 employees call Hall Office Park home. Since ground was first broken in 1997, 11 architecturally distinct office buildings have been completed. The twelfth, at
3101 Gaylord Parkway, a three-story, 128,000 square foot building, is under construction bringing the park to more than 1.5 million square feet of Class A office space. Hall Financial Group is well on its way to building out Hall Office Park’s three million square foot master plan.
ABOUT IGNITE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Ignite Technologies, privately-held and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, provides the industry’s most secure and scalable Content Delivery Solution enabling customers to efficiently publish, deliver and manage digital assets—from rich media content for communications and training to software patches and virus updates—to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Ignite's patented Content Delivery Solution overcomes network and connectivity constraints that have limited the ability to reach online audiences with the highest quality, secure rich media. Ignite's Solution has been deployed across hundreds of thousands of users around the globe at companies like Accenture, BearingPoint, McDonald’s, Sabre, and Procter & Gamble. For more information, visit www.ignitetech.com.
ABOUT HALL OFFICE PARK
Hall Office Park is Hall Financial Group’s signature, award-winning 162-acre development, master planned for a total of more than three million square feet of architecturally distinct office space. Uniquely centered in one of the fastest growing regions in the nation, Hall Office Park is located on the Dallas North Tollway at the Gaylord Parkway exit, one-half mile north of State Highway 121. Just 25 minutes from DFW Airport and downtown Dallas, this multi-tenant development is near a host of sporting venues, entertainment, retail, restaurant and residential options. Hall Office Park combines upscale lifestyle amenities with artistic beauty and features more than 165 important pieces of contemporary art throughout the grounds and within building lobbies. Part of The Hall Collection is the renowned Texas Sculpture Garden, recognized as the largest private collection of its kind open to the public. For more information, visit www.hallofficepark.com and www.texassculpturegarden.org.
ABOUT HALL FINANCIAL GROUP
Founded in 1968 by Chairman Craig Hall, Hall Financial Group holds diversified interests in the United States and Europe. Primary business focuses include real estate ownership, development and management; providing real estate financing; investing in select technology companies; oil and gas; movie production and the vineyard and winery business. For more information, visit www.hallfinancial.com.
ABOUT FRISCO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The Frisco Economic Development Corporation (FEDC), a not-for-profit, tax-exempt Texas Corporation, was established in 1991 by the Frisco City Council. Governed by a highly regarded five-member board of directors appointed by the City Council, the FEDC is the business development agency for the City of Frisco. The FEDC’s primary mission is to promote and encourage development through the attraction and formation of new businesses that provide quality employment opportunities for the citizens of Frisco and expand the tax base of the City.
The FEDC is known for its progressive and unique initiatives, rapid responsiveness, aggressive business incentives, and quality services provided to its clients. The FEDC’s many recognized successes have generated thousands of new jobs in Frisco and facilitated an expansion of the tax base by over $1 billion annually for the last five years. For more information visit www.FriscoEDC.com, or contact James L. Gandy, CEcD, and President of the FEDC at (972) 668.5550.
Ignite Technologies and the Ignite logo are registered trademarks of Ignite Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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