Frostburg State University (FSU) has designated a portion of the 40,000 square-foot Tawes Hall building for an incubator designed to build the county’s base of technology-related businesses. Tawes Hall was the University's science building until 2003. The incubator opened in 2004 with three companies. FSU faculty and students in a variety of disciplines are now working with the incubator companies.
With Tawes Hall scheduled for demolition in 2009, the University has begun construction on a new 52,000 square-foot building at the Allegany Business Center, a new 56-acre technology park on the edge of campus. Utilities are already in place on the site, with the $1.3 million project funded by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, the federal Economic Development Administration, and the Appalachian Regional Commission. To be known as Allegany Business Center at Frostburg State University, or ABC@FSU, the building is projected to be ready for occupancy in late 2007.
