ST. LOUIS — Geospatial software company Esri has plans to open another downtown ºüÀêÊÓƵ office, this time joining a facility with other notable industry firms.
The California-based company will lease about 6,600 square feet of space at the Globe Building on North Tucker Boulevard, according to design plans. The building is a growing hub for geospatial companies with T-Kartor, Maxar Technologies and Westway Services Group, which will offer sensitive compartmented information facilities, or SCIF space, needed to review classified information.
It’s not clear when the new office will open or how many employees will work from the office. Esri declined to comment.
The company leases space at tech incubator T-REX’s Geospatial Innovation Center on Washington Avenue, where Esri helps startups with resources and training.
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