Business parks of the 21st century

Parks evolve from heavy-industry past

The term “business park” used to be a contradiction in terms, given that they usually were located in industrial zones.
The formula was simple: Take a heavy industry. Add an unskilled labor force. Find an old shell of a brick building. Place this in the “wrong” part of town. Add several more of the same. Sprinkle with heavy-metal waste, airborne pollutants, foul odors and a ghoulish appearance from across a contaminated river and É Voila! The industrial-zone business park!
Times, and business parks, have changed.
“What we are seeing today are a lot more parklike settings…