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Most walls have yet to be painted.
It looks like a dump. But there's a waiting list to get in. Since opening in December 1999, the facility has undergone a transformation from National Guard office building into AdvanTech, a high-tech incubator. Developed by the Richmond Industrial Development Authority, the building provides office space, furniture, telephone service and T-1 bandwidth, not to mention shared services such as fax machines, copiers, a receptionist, conference room and a workout area. When Baymountain moved in to the incubator in February, it easily installed an automatic transfer switch and 120 30-amp circuit breakers in the building, and put a backup generator in the parking lot.