USDA has issued their request for proposals from cities for facilities for ERS and NIFA. (For those like me who might be confused by some of the publicity around the proposal: no, NIFA is not ARS (the Agricultural Research Service based in Beltsville), they're something else.
The request is for 70,000 sq ft for ERS and 90,000 sq. ft. for NIFA, total of 620 employees, deadline for "expressions of interest" is Sep. 14.
Now I hope that Amazon makes up their mind about their second headquarters by late September so the losing cities will have a chance at ERS/NIFA. Actually, my guess would be Ft. Collins and Ames, IA might be choices.
620 mostly professional employees might be close to $100 million.
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