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The California-based聽geographic information systems company has had a presence in St. Charles since 1991 as part of a long relationship with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and big agricultural company clients, and it opened a Cortex innovation district office in 2017.聽The company currently employs about 70 people in the 最新杏吧原创 area.聽
鈥淲hen we looked at the best location to support our rapidly expanding user community, 最新杏吧原创 was the obvious choice,鈥 Brian Cross, director of Esri Professional Services, said in a statement. 鈥淲e are happy to serve the vibrant geospatial community in this area and continue our mission to drive impact by supporting our users throughout the region and the US.鈥
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