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The Insight Park at the University of Mississippi is a business park next to Ole Miss's campus in Oxford, Mississippi. Construction began in 2010, [1] and the park was dedicated in 2012. [2]

Eldon Insurance and Big Data Pharma, two companies owned by British businessman Arron Banks, signed a lease in Insight Park in February 2018 on the recommendation of Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant. [3] As of June 2018, a $200,000 office building is expected to be built for Big Data Pharma, potentially paid for by the Mississippi Development Authority and the University of Mississippi Research Foundation, for an annual lease of $78,000. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ole Miss: Research park work under way" . The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. June 12, 2010. p. 15. Retrieved July 29, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Research facility opens" . The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. April 15, 2012. p. 20. Retrieved July 29, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Harris, Bracey (April 20, 2018). "Bryant had role in Ole Miss's tie to firm. Britons allegedly used contentious data mining" . The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. pp. A1, A7. Retrieved July 29, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Dreher, Arielle (June 7, 2018). "UPDATED: Inside the 'Brexit Boys' Data Project at Ole Miss". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved July 29, 2018.

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