Rice breaks ground on the Arc in the Ion District, expanding Houston innovation ecosystem

, /PRNewswire/ -- Rice University broke ground on the Arc in the Ion District, a nearly 200,000-square-foot research, corporate innovation and office building designed to bring researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and top talent together to accelerate innovation and move ideas from discovery to real-world application. Pictured L to R: Bobby Tudor, Rice alumnus, chairman of the Houston Energy Transition Initiative; David Sholl, executive vice president for research; Reginald DesRoches, president; Robert T. Ladd, chairman of the Board of Trustees; Kelly Fox, executive vice president for operations, finance and support; Amy Dittmar, provost; and Steven Kean, president and CEO, Greater Houston Partnership. (HKS is the project architect; renderings courtesy of Bogza) Located in Houston's Ion District powered by Rice, the Arc will feature seven floors of…