ST. LOUIS (April 2007) – NorthPark Partners, a McEagle and Clayco partnership, has been honored with the Business Development Award by North County Incorporated.  The NorthPark Partners are responsible for the 600-acre parcel located at the northeast corner of Interstate 70 and 170.  Aptly named, NorthPark, the $400 million development is expected to have a $7 billion impact on the community, creating approximately 12,000 new jobs. 

“We are delighted to be recognized by North County Incorporated with this award,” said Chris McKee, President of McEagle.  “It is always an honor when an organization acknowledges your work.  We hope this project has a tremendous impact for North County and the entire metropolitan area.”

St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley has dubbed the development, “the greatest reinvestment project in the history of St. Louis County.”  NorthPark is located in the cities of Kinloch, Berkeley and Ferguson.  When complete, the development will accommodate more than five million square feet of office, retail and light industrial space. 

According to North County Incorporated, NorthPark is a striking example of what can happen when forward-thinking business and government entities work together for the economic betterment of the community.

Signs of NorthPark’s positive economic development are already prevalent with the building of the Express Scripts headquarters, a Fortune 500 company that provides pharmacy-benefit management in North America.  Vatterott College is also relocating its national headquarters to NorthPark this fall, creating approximately 150 new jobs and should attract an estimated 500 students to the area.

About NorthPark Partners
NorthPark Partners is a collaboration of two rival developers, McEagle and Clayco.  McEagle is a full-service real estate development, property management and brokerage firm.  Clayco is one of the nation’s largest privately owned real estate, architecture and engineering, design/build and construction firms.  Both focus on developing large-scale business parks and are working on multiple projects in the North County area.  Both corporations are members of North County Inc.

About North County Incorporated
North County Incorporated is a regional development organization, which acts as a catalyst to define and advocate economic and community development for North St. Louis County. NCI was established in 1977. The Board is composed of community leaders and business owners.