Research Valley
The Research Valley sits in the metropolitan center of Texas with over 16 million people within a three hour drive. It consist of a seven county area (Brazos, Grimes, Washington, Burleson, Robertson, Madison, and Leon county) and is centered around College Station, Texas, home to Texas A&M University. The Research Valley consist of top medical facilities, highly rated primary and secondary schools, restaurants, movies, Big 12 sports, wineries, and Broadway shows on the Texas A&M University campus. Easterwood Airport offers numerous Continental and American flights daily in and out of the Research Valley.
Research companies/institutions
- Texas A&M University
- AdVent GX
- Hewlett-Packard
- FoodHorizon
- Lynntech, Inc.
- Schlumberger
- StarVision Technologies, Inc.
- Texas Department Of Agriculture's Pesticide Laboratory
- Texas Plant Diagnostic Lab
- Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine
- Texas Transportation Institute
- Texas Water Resources Institute
- USDA Food Safety Inspection Service
- VerCom Systems, Inc.
- UCS
Other notable places
- George Bush Presidential Library
- Washington-on-the-Brazos — Birthplace of the Republic of Texas
- Kyle Field — Capacity: 87,555
- Texas World Speedway — Capacity: 23,000
- Reed Arena — Capacity: 13,151
- Olsen Field — Capacity: 11,052
- Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater — Capacity: 7,500
- Historic Downtown Bryan
- Northgate, Texas
See also
- College Station, Texas
- Bryan, Texas