Educational Directories Unlimited Moves Headquarters to the University Technology Park
Chester, PA, December 15, 1999 -
Educational Directories Unlimited (EDU), the developer of two of the most popular college campus Internet resources, http://www.Gradschools.com and http://www.Studyabroad.com, will move to its new headquarters on Tuesday, December 21. EDU's new location is in the new University Technology Park in Chester, less than 10 miles south of Philadelphia.
The new office, which is double the size of EDU's prior office space, provides increased facilities and conveniences for a company that has experienced rapid growth over the past three years.
"Our new office is just another indication of the success we have experienced since our start,," said Mark Shay, founder of EDU. "This new location has been designed to accommodate our projections of a continued rapid growth in future years."
Prior to the move, EDU was located in Aston, PA, suburban Philadelphia. That location soon became too small for the needs of the fast-track college marketing firm. The number of EDU employees increased from four full-time employees to nine full-time and three part-time employees in one year.
Also this past year, EDU and Liberty City College Promotions, an on-campus posting and marketing company, split to better focus on the niche services of each firm. Liberty City College Promotions has also moved and is now located inside the city of Philadelphia. Their new building has 7,000 square feet of office and warehouse space to accommodate the growth in their posting service. The new address for Liberty City College Promotions is: Liberty City College Promotions, 2137 E. Tioga Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19134.
EDU's new office is located in a newly constructed building designed specifically for technology firms. In addition to the office, EDU's entire data center is also moving. The University Technology Park's data center provides the 24/7 operational services required to provide support for EDU's large increase in traffic. Gradschools.com and Studyabroad.com combined served over 1,400,000 pages to 240,000 unique users in the month of November. Three other spin-off sites have also been created in the past six months.
The new address for EDU is: Educational Directories Unlimited, University Technology Park, 1450 Edgmont Avenue, Suite 140, Chester, PA 19013. All current phone numbers, e-mail addresses and Internet addresses will remain the same. No disruption to EDU's Internet properties is anticipated during the move.
About the University Technology Park
University Technology Park in Chester, Pennsylvania is a joint project of University City Science Center, Widener University, and the Crozer-Keystone Health System. The first building in the research park opened in April, 1999 and is notable for its wideband Internet access and connectivity to the Widener University network. Phase 2 is being designed at this time and completion will probably occur in late 2000 or early 2001.
About Educational Directories Unlimited
Educational Directories Unlimited (http://www.edudirectories.com) is a unique college-oriented marketing firm that achieves a dynamic blend of academic purpose and commerce. EDU offers several comprehensive directories: Distance.Gradschools.com; Gradschools.com; Studyabroad.com, English.Studyabroad.com and Studyabroadworldwide.com. The company also focuses on reaching college students and prospective students through a variety of marketing vehicles. Through all of their professionally managed services, EDU continues to grow as a leading on-line college advertising destination, connecting students with programs. For more information on the headquarters' relocation, or on EDU's services in general, please contact Mark Shay by phone at 484-766-9200, via e-mail at mshay@gradschools.com.
Media Contacts:
EDU Media Contact: Matt Ulmer, e-mail: mulmer@gradschools.com
University City Science Center Contact: Donald Richardson, 215-387-4266, e-mail: drichardson@ucsc.org
Liberty City College Promotions Contact: Bill Brecker, 215-288-0600, e-mail: libertyc@earthlink.net