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News from February 2003

Insulet Corp. Develops Medical Device Manufacturing Faciltiy

DATELINE Beverly, Mass.
Insulet Corp. has contracted North Attleborough-based Hodess Building Co. to construct a design/build project converting existing lab space into unclassified medical device manufacturing clean space in Beverly, Mass. ...
 2.28.03



Aramark Expands With Acquisitions

DATELINE Philadelphia
Facilities management provider Aramark has expanded with four major acquisitions in the past year. Clinical technology services business Premier Inc. was acquired by Aramark, increasing opportunities to provide managed services at heath-care institutions,...
 2.28.03



Ahura Corp. Builds Wilmington Cleanroom

DATELINE Wilmington, Mass.
Ahura Corp. has initiated the design/build interior fit-up of 3,500-sf of laboratory and Class 100,000 cleanroom space in Wilmington. The project contractor is Hodess Building Co. of North Attleborough. ...
 2.28.03



Nassda Corp. Relocates to Santa Clara

DATELINE Santa Clara, Calif.
Nassda Corp., a purveyor of full-chip circuit verification software for complex nanometer semiconductors, has relocated its headquarters to Santa Clara, Calif. The new 23,000-sf location more than doubles the size of Nassda previous space, also in Santa C...
 2.28.03



George Washington University Opens Emergency Response Training Institute

DATELINE Loudon County, Va.
George Washington University is using $5-million in federal funds to create READI, the Response to Emergencies and Disasters Institute on its satellite campus in Loudoun County. The institute will train between 10,000 and 20,000 first respo...
 2.28.03



Tractebel to Build Ennis Power Plant

DATELINE Ennis, Texas
Houston-based Tractebel North America will build a $300-million, 800-megawatt power generating system in Ennis, Texas. The plant is the third in north Texas for Tractebel and the second of its kind in Ennis. Tractebel is the energy division of French-base...
 2.28.03



University of Maryland Biotech and The Institute for Genomics Research Creates Mobile Bioscience Lab

University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and research firm The Institute for Genomics Research  recently completed the creation of MdBioLab, a mobile bioscience lab designed for education at Maryland high schools. The facility contains lab and ...
 2.28.03



JFK University Secures Permanent Campus

DATELINE Pleasant Hill, Calif.
John F. Kennedy University is acquiring the 100,000-sf former Bank of America complex in Pleasant Hill, Calif., for its permanent campus location. The facility will house classrooms, administrative offices, and libraries for the university'...
 2.28.03



Client Outsource Opens Bombay Call Center

DATELINE Bombay, India
Austin-based Client Outsource Corp. will open a 125-seat call center in Bombay. The center will serve information technology and hardware companies in Austin and Silicon Valley that need a minimum of 25 call center seats. ...
 2.28.03



UCSF To Relocate Radiology Department

DATELINE San Francisco, Calif.
The University of California San Francisco will house its department of radiology in 50,000 sf of leased space at China Basin Landing near Mission Bay in San Francisco. The facility will include an imaging center as well as research and office space. UCSF...
 2.28.03



Sulzer Mitroflow Plans Cleanroom

DATELINE Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Sulzer Mitroflow Corp. has selected KTEC Cleanroom Systems of Round Rock, Texas to design, fabricate, and install a 10,000-sf cleanroom in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Replacing an existing operation in Richmond, B.C., the $1.7-million fac...
 2.28.03



Amersham Biosciences Plans Phase II

DATELINE Westborough, Mass.
Amersham Biosciences has selected Integrated Builders of Braintree to develop Phase II of a project in Westborough. With the second phase addition, the entire project will encompass 75,600 sf. Integrated Builders constructed the first ...
 2.26.03



Christian Hospital Northwest Plans Emergency and Outpatient Center

DATELINE St. Louis
Christian Hospital Northwest, part of St. Louis-based BJC Healthcare, is planning to construct a $16.8-million emergency care and outpatient diagnostic center in St. Louis. Part of a complete campus renovation, the 40,000-sf facility will house ...
 2.25.03



Children's Medical Center of Dallas Implements Security & Communications Systems

DATELINE Dallas
Children's Medical Center of Dallas is working with EDI Ltd., an Atlanta-based technology consulting company, to finalize the design of security and communications systems for the newly renovated Children's Pavilion and East Tower expansion projects. Occu...
 2.25.03



Saint Louis University Plans University Arena

DATELINE St. Louis
Saint Louis University will raise $45-million to build a new university arena in Midtown St. Louis. Hosting basketball games, commencement, cultural events, conferences and conventions, the proposed 12,000- to 13,000-seat area will also provide a venue fo...
 2.24.03



University of Alabama at Birmingham Plans Office Building and Parking Structure

DATELINE Birmingham, Ala.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has selected architectural firm Designform Inc. of Birmingham as lead designer for a 40,000-sf office facility and a 1,200-car parking structure to be built at the western campus entrance. The office facility, ...
 2.24.03



Pixar Prepares Emeryville Site

DATELINE Emeryville, Calif.
Pixar Animation Studios has selected DPR Construction to implement Pixar's Emeryville expansion. The Pleasanton office of DPR is initiating site work for the second facility on the 14-acre campus; Pixar's first studio on the site was also constructed...
 2.21.03



United States Embassy In Cambodia Planned

DATELINE Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The U.S. Department of State's Overseas Buildings Operations Bureau awarded San Antonio-based The H.B. Zachry Co. the $50.6-million contract to design and build the new United States Embassy in Cambodia. Sited in Phnom Penh, the 128,000-sf compo...
 2.21.03



U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Plans Renovations

DATELINE Atlanta
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will award the Atlanta CDC $250-million in federal funds to perform needed facility renovations. The CDC branch at Colorado's Ft. Collins will receive $18-million for improvements. The CDC's ten ye...
 2.21.03



Landini USA To Occupy Lawrenceville Building

DATELINE Lawrenceville, Ga.
Landini USA, a division of The ARGO Industrial Group in Fabbrico, Italy, has leased 18,280 sf in the 104,180-sf Newpoint Commons in Lawrenceville, Ga. Landini, a seller and distributor of Italian agricultural tractors, is the fifth-largest tractor manufac...
 2.21.03



New Mexico Detention Center Planned in Lea County

DATELINE Lea County, N.M.
The Austin office of White Construction Co. has been awarded the $20-million contract to build a new detention center in Lea County, New Mexico. Construction of the 432-bed center is expected to begin in June 2003 with completion in June 2004. ...
 2.21.03



IBM Tivoli Systems HQ Achieves LEED Certification

DATELINE Austin, Texas
The new 200,000-sf headquarters of IBM Tivoli Systems in Austin, Texas, has achieved LEED certification, distinguishing itself as one of the nation's most environmentally progressive facilities. Designed by the Houston office of Hellmuth, Obata + Kas...
 2.21.03



Redesign of Former EPA Fortress In Progress

DATELINE Research Triangle Park, N.C.
The former Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Research Triangle Park, known as "The Fortress", is being redesigned as the Triangle Life Science Center. The facility, sited on 16 acres, was purchased by Triangle Life Science for $13.15-million...
 2.21.03



Kennedy Health System Opens New Emergency Department

DATELINE Turnersville, N.J.
Kennedy Health System opened its new 26,000-sf Kennedy Memorial Hospital emergency department in Turnersville, N.J., on February 27, 2003. Housed in a new three-story, 90,000-sf facility, the $23-million emergency department nearly quadruples the siz...
 2.21.03



NCSU Constructs Friday Institute

DATELINE Raleigh, N.C.
North Carolina State University has selected Boney Architects of Wilmington, with an office in Raleigh, as project architect for the planned $9-million Friday Institute. The 32,000-sf educational research and teacher training center will be loca...
 2.21.03



Kaiser Permanente Expands in Sonoma County

DATELINE Santa Rosa, Calif.
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is expanding in Sonoma County, Calif. The HMO leased and renovated approximately 30,000-sf in Rohnert Park to house offices for primary-care physicians and a pharmacy; the facility opened Feb. 20, 2003. In Sant...
 2.21.03



Enplas Acquires Marietta Facility

DATELINE Marietta, Ga.
Enplas Inc., a Japan-based manufacturer of plastic parts and products, plans to expand its operations with the $2.3-million purchase of a 47,000-sf office building in Georgia. The facility was previously used as a multi-tenant office/warehouse. ...
 2.21.03



Rutgers University School of Business Develops Camden Incubator

DATELINE Camden, N.J.
Rutgers University School of Business at Camden is working with the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology and the Delaware River Port Authority to create a non-profit business incubator in 20,000 sf of the former West Jersey Hospital in downtown...
 2.21.03



Onramp Access Relocates and Expands Austin Operations

DATELINE Austin, Texas
Onramp Access, an Austin-based Internet service provider, relocated its headquarters on March 1, 2003 from 9,000 sf of office and 2,000 sf of data center space in downtown Austin to a leased facility in East Austin with 12,000 sf of office space and a dat...
 2.21.03



Silver Spring Innovation Center In Design Phase

DATELINE Silver Spring, Md.
The Montgomery County Department of Economic Development expects to break ground on the $2.5-million Silver Spring Innovation Center in summer of 2003. The free-standing 20,000-sf Silver Spring business incubator will house 12 to 15 companies. The facilit...
 2.21.03



Intel Converts Arizona Plant

DATELINE Chandler, Ariz.
Intel Corp. will invest $2 billion to convert its Chandler, Ariz., manufacturing plant to the production of 300-millimeter silicon wafers. The conversion project is slated to begin in 2004 and reach completion in 2005. The plant will be Intel's fifth ...
 2.20.03



Children's Medical Center of Dallas Completes Parking Structure

DATELINE Dallas
Children's Medical Center of Dallas has completed a $17.8-million, 2,500-car parking structure adjacent to its Children's Pavilion. Constructed by McCarthy, the 805,000-sf design/build precast concrete parking structure is part of a long-term gr...
 2.20.03



CB Richard Ellis To Acquire Insignia Financial Group

DATELINE Los Angeles
CB Richard Ellis will acquire Insignia Financial Group in a $415-million transaction, creating the largest real estate services company in the world. With $1.8-billion in revenue and over 16,000 employees, the service company will have a broader gaug...
 2.20.03



Southwest Winners Foundation Breaks Ground on Preparatory School

DATELINE San Antonio
Southwest Winners Foundation broke ground in early February on Southwest Preparatory School, the charter school's latest high school campus. Located on 3.5 acres, the two-story, 19,000-sf facility is expected to open in September 2003. The facility w...
 2.18.03



RIDC Renovates Pittsburgh Facility for Robotics

DATELINE Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Regional Industrial Development Corp. of Southwestern Pennsylvania will renovate an 80,000-sf facility in Pittsburgh to for potential robotics tenants. Located in the state-designated Lawrenceville enterprise zone, the fa...
 2.18.03



Purdue University Develops Dauch Alumni Center

DATELINE West Lafayette, Ind.
Purdue University is building the 69,000-sf Dauch Alumni Center. Housing the Purdue Alumni Association and the University Development Office, the facility will also accommodate events and meetings with a banquet hall, conference rooms, and a dis...
 2.15.03



Purdue University Constructs Martel Forest Research Center

DATELINE West Lafayette, Ind.
Construction is approximately 50% complete on Purdue University's Martel Forest Research Center. Sited on a 425-acre property of native forests and tree plantations, the research laboratory, two-bay greenhouse and attached head house will provide spa...
 2.15.03



Ducati Relocates North American Headquarters to Cupertino

DATELINE Cupertino, Calif.
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. of Bologna, Italy, a manufacturer of racing motorcyles, has relocated its North American headquarters to Cupertino, Calif., from New Jersey. The 12,000-sf facility, desirable in its proximity to the highest-selli...
 2.14.03



Kaiser To Standardize Template for New Hospitals

DATELINE Oakland, Calif.
Kaiser Permanente is working with San Francisco architectural firm Gordon H. Chong & Partners in teamwork with SmithGroup Inc. to develop a standardized template for Kaiser's new hospitals. Establishing models for developing new facilities and renovating ...
 2.14.03



Toyota To Build San Antonio Manufacturing Plant

DATELINE San Antonio
Toyota Motor Corp. will spend $800-million to construct its sixth North American vehicle manufacturing plant in southwest San Antonio. Sited on 2000 acres, the facility will begin to produce 150,000 Tundra pickups annually in 2006. ...
 2.14.03



Central Montgomery Medical Center Breaks Ground On Emergency Department Renovation

DATELINE Montgomery, Pa.
Central Montgomery Medical Center broke ground in early February 2003 on a $2-million emergency department renovation. Relocating and doubling the size of the existing department, the project will create 21 private rooms and is slated for completion in 20...
 2.14.03



Rollins College Renovates Crummer Graduate School of Business Lecture Hall

DATELINE Winter Park, Fla.
Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., will renovate a classroom in the Crummer Graduate School of Business with $100,000 in funding from the Wachovia Foundation. Renamed the Wachovia Lecture Hall, the hall will be refurbished and upgraded with new te...
 2.14.03



Sigma Xi To Build RTP Headquarters

DATELINE Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Sigma Xi, an international scientific and engineering honor society, is planning to build its $7-million headquarters in Research Triangle Park. The 50,200-sf facility will house a 200-seat auditorium, conference rooms, office space for the society's 44 e...
 2.14.03



SwRI Constructs Automotive Research Facility

DATELINE San Antonio
The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is constructing the 93,000-sf Automotive Research Building at SwRI's San Antonio campus. Housing SwRI's 600-employee Automotive Products and Emissions Research Division, the facility will feature state-of-the-a...
 2.14.03



Spring Hill College Contracts UNICCO

DATELINE Mobile, Ala.
Spring Hill College has contracted UNICCO Service Company to provide facilities services at its Mobile, Ala., campus. The three-year contract covers maintenance and custodial services for 700,000 sf in 24 buildings, as well as equipment maintenance a...
 2.13.03



UCSF Mission Bay Genentech Hall Now Open

DATELINE San Francisco
UCSF Genentech Hall, a new biomedical research and teaching building at the University of California San Francisco's new Mission Bay campus, opened in January. Designed by the San Francisco office of SmithGroup, the new five-story, 434,000-sf facility is ...
 2.13.03



UC Davis Plans Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science

DATELINE Davis, Calif.
The University of California, Davis, has selected the Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership as architect for the new $78-million Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science. The project includes three separately funded elements for the Department of Vit...
 2.12.03



Rockhurst University Builds Athletic Complex

DATELINE Kansas City, Mo.
Rockhurst University is building a $6-million, 16-acre Loyola Park athletic complex featuring a baseball stadium, six tennis courts, a soccer field, and jogging paths. The tennis facilities could open by fall 2003, with baseball practice beginning in...
 2.12.03



AmSouth Bancorp Builds Operations Center

DATELINE Riverchase, Ala.
AmSouth Bancorp is nearing completion of its $139-million operations center in Riverchase, Ala. Expected to open in April 2003, the four-story, 450,000-sf facility will house the bank's check and computer processing headquarters. The facility, part o...
 2.11.03



Johnson & Wales University Breaks Ground on Academic Center and Residence Halls

DATELINE Charlotte, N.C.
Johnson & Wales University broke ground on February 11 on its $82-million academic center and residence halls. The five-story, 145,000-sf facility, designed by LS3P Associates, is located in Charlotte's Gateway Village. Slated to open in fall 20...
 2.11.03



Cox Radio Consolidates in Jacksonville

DATELINE Jacksonville, Fla.
Cox Radio is consolidating the operations of its five Jacksonville radio stations into a single 28,000-sf facility in Southside Jacksonville. Construction of the facility is expected to begin in early March 2003 with occupancy slated for September. T...
 2.10.03



DynCorp Occupies RTP Facility

DATELINE Research Triangle Park, N.C.
DynCorp, the EPA's new technology contractor, has leased 68,000 sf in Highwoods Properties' Research Commons development in Research Triangle Park. ...
 2.10.03



OSU Medical Center Expands Comprehensive Cancer Facility

DATELINE Columbus, Ohio
The Ohio State University Medical Center will initiate construction on a 44,000-sf expansion of the Comprehensive Cancer Center in February 2003. The project is a vertical expansion of  the 3rd and 4th floors on top of Wiseman Hall, creatin...
 2.10.03



Lucasfilm Breaks Ground on Presidio Campus

DATELINE San Francisco
Lucasfilm Ltd. broke ground in February on a $300-million special effects campus at San Francisco's Presidio, a 490-acre national park and former army base. Located on the site of the demolished Letterman Army hospital, the 850,000-sf Letterman ...
 2.9.03



South Texas Medical Center Constructs Medical Office Facility

DATELINE San Antonio
South Texas Medical Center is constructing the Rosewood Building in San Antonio, a new three-story medical office facility featuring approximately 45,000 sf of leased space. Slated for completion in June 2003, the Rosewood building...
 2.7.03



Nioxin Research Labs Consolidates with New Headquarters

DATELINE Lithia Springs, Ga.
Nioxin Research Laboratories, an Atlanta-based hair care products manufacturer, is leasing 195,375 sf at Westfork Distribution Center in Lithia Springs, Ga., for its new headquarters. The 380,700-sf Westfork development, owned by Industrial Developments I...
 2.7.03



Community College of Philadelphia Opens Center for Business and Industry

DATELINE Philadelphia
The Community College of Philadelphia recently opened the Center for Business and Industry. The $29-million, three-story center houses the College's Division of Community Services and Continuing Education Programs, which provides training programs connect...
 2.7.03



Cabrini College Builds Science Facility

DATELINE Radnor, Pa.
Cabrini College in Radnor is constructing an $18-million science, education and technology facility. Slated for completion in January 2005, the facility will provide 3,000 sf of incubator space to be leased by a biotechnology startup. Constructi...
 2.7.03



BioLab Relocates to Gwinnett County

DATELINE Gwinnett County, Ga.
BioLab, a Decatur-based manufacturer of water treatment products, will relocate to 89,000 sf of office space in Gwinnett County's Hillside III at Huntcrest development in spring of 2003. Terms of the lease with Duke Realty Corp. include the construct...
 2.7.03



Washington D.C. Hospitals Plan Decontamination Facilities

DATELINE Washington
The District of Columbia Department of Health will distribute $8 million from a federal terrorism response fund to members of the D.C. Hospital Association. Hospitals receiving funding include George Washington University Hospital, which will receive...
 2.7.03



OrthoNeuro Creates Austin Surgical Hospital

DATELINE Austin, Texas
Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoNeuro Corp. is creating its first specialty hospital in Austin. OrthoNeuro is redeveloping the former Renaissance Women's Center into the Austin Surgical Hospital, slated to open in spring of 2003. The renovation includes 50,000...
 2.7.03



Oakland International Airport Terminal Expansion Planned

DATELINE Oakland, Calif.
The Port of Oakland is planning a $1.4-million Terminal Expansion Program (TEx) at the Oakland International Airport. The first phase of the multiyear program will include renovation and expansion of Terminal 2 and construction of two new facilities, ...
 2.7.03



Pan American Enterprises Relocates to Oakland

DATELINE Oakland, Calif.
Import-export company Pan American Enterprises is relocating operations from Concord, Calif., to 18,200 sf of recently acquired industrial and manufacturing space in Oakland. The two-story facility is sited on 1.49 acres. ...
 2.7.03



Pabst Brewing Co. Relocates Corporate Offices

DATELINE San Antonio
San Antonio-based Pabst Brewing Co. has relocated its corporate offices from the 22-acre Pearl Brewery site to 22,000 sf in North Central San Antonio's Interpark business park. The move is part of an effort to consolidate in San Antonio off...
 2.7.03



Memphis Biotech Foundation Develops UT/Baptist Research Park

DATELINE Memphis
The Memphis Biotech Foundation has selected Memphis firms Hnedak Bobo Group (HBG) as program manager and TRO/The Ritchie Organization as lead architect/engineer/interior designer for the first phase of the University of Tennessee/Baptist Research Park in ...
 2.7.03



Carter Holdings To Open New Distribution Center

DATELINE Henry County, Ga.
Carter Holdings, a maker of children's clothing, has leased 500,000 sf of warehouse space at Eagle's Landing TradeCenter III in Henry County, Ga. The distribution center, Carter's fourth distribution facility in Georgia, will be operational in A...
 2.7.03



University of San Diego Develops Degheri Alumni Center

DATELINE San Diego
The University of San Diego has selected general contractor Douglas E. Barnhart Inc. and architect Wheeler Wimer Blackman & Associates, both of San Diego, to create the $6.3-million Degheri Alumni Center. The 30,425-sf facility, built on the site of the f...
 2.3.03



GSA Plans New Federal Courthouse in San Diego

DATELINE San Diego
The U.S. General Services Administration has selected the Los Angeles office of New York-based architectural firm Richard Meier & Partners to design the new 60,000-sf federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. The facility is projected to reach completion ...
 2.3.03



Harvard Medical School Outsources Maintenance

DATELINE Cambridge, Mass.
Harvard Medical School has outsourced all engineering and trade functions for mechanical systems maintenance to UNICCO Service Company. Including preventative, predictive and emergency maintenance for Harvard's 19 buildings and 1.6-million sf, the contrac...
 2.1.03



Gulfstream Aeropsace Contracts UNICCO for Facilities Services

DATELINE Georgia
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a producer of business jet aircraft, has awarded UNICCO Service Company a $41-million, five-year contract to provide integrated facilities services for Gulfstream's manufacturing, completions, offices, and service facilit...
 2.1.03



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