In those ten years, the former base has become the fifth largest research park in the country.

It's also considered the most successful closed air force base because its self-sufficient and debt-free.

It has become a hub of technology and research, while still embracing the history of the base.

"There was so much life on this base at one time and you go through some of these buildings and think, 'wow. they used to work on planes in this building and now they're working on this in this building.' So it's a neat thing to see what it was then and what it has become now," said Todd Reno, the center's director of business development.

What it has become now is a world class research education and business park.

"The process was supposed to take twenty, thirty plus years we did it in ten," said Reno.

The Reese Technology Center specializes in biotechnology, environmental science, food technology, and workforce development.

The center is home satellite campus for Texas Tech and South Plains College, and it's also the site of the Lubbock Police Academy.

Even with all these developments, Reno says somethings will never change.

"It still has that feel to it, and folks that served out here can come by and say 'that's the old commanders house, but now it's the daycare.' It's neat to see there's life and things going on here on the base."

The center has created more than seven hundred new jobs and has put more than twenty-five million dollars into the local economy.

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