San José aims to build technology business park

While the growth of business parks has been mainly to the west of San Jose, Costa Rica, in areas like Heredia and Alajuela, the mayor of the capital is betting that he can lure tech companies to his city.

On Wednesday, Johnny Araya, unveiled plans to develop, in an area of ​​18,000 square meters in the center of the capital city, a building to house technology companies and two universities, the Universidad Técnica Nacional (UTN) and the Instituto Tecnológico (TEC).

The objective of the Municipality of San José is to attract foreign investment to the capital city with creation of the Agencia para el Desarrollo Económico Local (ADEL) – Agency for Local Economic Development  – for the development of a business park dedicated to the technology sector.

Source: Q Costa Rica