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DeSoto board authorizes up to $100,000 for discovery study on health innovation hub

2804040 · March 27, 2025
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The DeSoto board on March 27 authorized staff to prepare a professional services agreement with Campus Innovations Group LLC for an exploratory, four‑month discovery process to shape a health and life‑sciences strategy, with a contract cap of $100,000.

The DeSoto board on March 27 authorized staff to prepare a professional services agreement with Campus Innovations Group LLC to lead a four‑month discovery process aimed at defining how the city could promote health, life‑science innovation and related economic development.

The board’s motion, made by Director Jones and seconded by Dr. Hernandez, authorized general counsel and the executive director to draft a professional services agreement using Campus Innovations Group’s proposal as the scope of work and to limit the expenditure to no more than $100,000. The board approved the motion by voice vote.

Board members and subcommittee members who met with the consulting team described the agreement as an exploratory discovery phase rather than a commitment to a particular institutional partner or a single project. Subcommittee members said the work will include a…

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