2009 Dane County Commercial Business Parks and Incubators [PDF - 1.2 MB] provides more details such as location, acres, price and contact information.

MGE plays a key role in developing and supporting area business incubators, which have a track record of helping start-up firms succeed in Dane County. Incubators help entrepreneurs develop homegrown businesses that add stability to the local economy.

Incubators typically offer below-market lease rates plus shared equipment, on-site clerical and management assistance and easy access to other business services.

Dane County is home to nine business incubators, with seven in Madison. These facilities house more than 100 tenants who occupy 337,000 square feet of office, lab and light manufacturing space.

• The Faraday Center is a 20,000-square-foot facility for new and expanding biotech businesses.
• Genesis Enterprise Center provides 69,270 square feet for start-up and expanding small businesses. Customized spaces are available for office and light-manufacturing use.
• Laboratory Associated Businesses, Ltd., serves new and expanding biotech firms.
• Madison Enterprise Center (MEC) offers space for new and expanding light-industrial businesses. MEC also houses gallery space within an arts incubator.
• Main Street Industries serves established and expanding light-industrial businesses.
• University Research Park's new Metro Innovation Center is targeting high-technology entrepreneurs to fill 6,000 square feet of space in the former Marquip Building near downtown Madison.
• The MGE Innovation Center is a 113,000-square-foot facility located in University Research Park. The Center facilitates technology transfer from the University of Wisconsin to the private sector. Since 1989, the Center has provided lab and office space, support equipment and personnel to more than 60 early-stage companies.
• Network 222/Urban Tech Catalyst is equipped with high-speed, state-of-the-art telecommunications. An underground, dual-circuit, downtown grid provides affordable, reliable electricity. Network 222/Urban Tech Catalyst offers 200,000 square feet of space in a 10-floor building.
• T.E.C. Corridor's Incubator Center can house up to 20 small companies during their start-up phase. The on-site MGE Center for Entrepreneurs provides business development assistance for tenants and area firms.
• University Research Park-East can house up to 10 office suites totaling 6,000 square feet. The park is an urban incubator that aims to nuture student entrepreneurs and young companies in the fields of information technology, engineering, medical devices and compute sciences.

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