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News from July 2003

Florida Community College Recognized for Advanced Technology Center

DATELINE Jacksonville, Fla.
The Advanced Technology Center at Florida Community College at Jacksonville received the design excellence merit award from the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects on August 2, 2003. Designed by KBJ Architects, the 122,000-sf, thre...
 7.29.03



TDK Semiconductor Relocates Headquarters to Irvine

DATELINE Irvine, Calif.
TDK Semiconductor has relocated its worldwide headquarters from Tustin to a new building in Irvine, Calif. Located in the Irvine Spectrum business park, the facility will house the design center, marketing, sales, engineering, finance, and administration....
 7.29.03



USF Creates Center for Advanced Nursing

DATELINE Tampa, Fla.
The University of South Florida College of Nursing has received a $750,000 donation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida to establish the Center for Advanced Nursing. Matched by funds from the state’s Facility Enhancement Challenge Grant Progr...
 7.29.03



Snohomish County Plans New Administration Facility

DATELINE Everett, Wash.
A new Snohomish County administration building will be constructed in Everett, Washington. Including three floors of customer service office space, a public plaza, and an outdoor café, the facility will replace a parking garage located next to the ex...
 7.29.03



General Motors Moves Distribution Center to Hudson

DATELINE Hudson, Wis.
General Motors Corp. is relocating a large parts-distribution center from Edina to Hudson, Wisc. The $34-million project will site a new 404,000-sf warehouse facility on 30 acres in the St. Croix Business Park. ...
 7.28.03



Biorefinery Facility Planned for Oregon

DATELINE Ontario, Ore.
Treasure Valley Renewable Resources is planning to construct a new biorefinery plant near Ontario, Ore. The $77-million sustainable facility will use corn, wheat, barley, and milo as feed stock to create food-grade fiber, starch, and protein concentrate f...
 7.28.03



HUD Plans East Baltimore Biotech Park

DATELINE Baltimore, Md.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is planning the East Baltimore Development, a new biotechnology park in Maryland. Located north of Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, the park will be the cornerstone of a new planned community as part the r...
 7.28.03



General Dynamics Relocates to Charlotte

DATELINE Charlotte, N.C.
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products is relocating its headquarters and light manufacturing operations from Burlington, Vt. to Charlotte, N.C. The $30-million relocation project will create 405 jobs and will enable the company to be operationa...
 7.28.03



USAMISSA To Occupy Fort Sam Houston Facility

DATELINE San Antonio
The U.S. Army Medical Information Systems and Services Agency (USAMISSA) will occupy 75,000 sf in the North Beach Pavilion at Fort Sam Houston, one of three historic structures there under renovation. The lease is the first in the Fort Sam redevelopment p...
 7.27.03



ACET Biotech Incubator Expands in Alameda

DATELINE Alameda, Calif.
The ACET biotechnology incubator will construct its new facility on a 3.4-acre parcel of land at the former Fleet Industrial Supply Center in Alameda, Calif. ACET, Advancing California’s Emerging Technologies, will develop between 35,000 sf and 40,0...
 7.25.03



PlantGenix Expands in Malvern

DATELINE Malvern, Pa.
Agricultural biotech company PlantGenix is relocating from Philadelphia to expanded offices in the Great Valley Corporate Center in Malvern, Pa. The new facility will enable PlantGenix to pursue its plant-based production of a variety of chemical and biol...
 7.25.03



University of Louisville Plans Biomedical Research Building

DATELINE Louisville, Ky.
The University of Louisville has selected architects Arrasmith, Judd, Rapp, Chovan Inc. of Louisville and SmithGroup of Detroit to design its third biomedical research building at the downtown Health Sciences Campus. The $98 million, 250,000-sf facility i...
 7.25.03



ITT Technical Institute Opens Duluth Campus

DATELINE Duluth, Ga.
ITT Technical Institute has opened a new campus in Duluth, Ga. The newly constructed building accommodates ten classrooms, ten laboratories, and several administrative offices. ITT is one of the nation’s largest technical schools, with 75 campuses i...
 7.25.03



Census Bureau Develops Suitland Headquarters

DATELINE Suitland, Md.
The U.S. General Services Administration has selected Skanska USA Building as the design-builder to complete the design of and construct the new U.S. Census Bureau headquarters at Suitland Federal Center in Suitland, Md. HKS Inc. of Dallas will serve as t...
 7.22.03



Promenade Center Developed at Liberty Station

DATELINE Point Loma, Calif.
The NTC Foundation has selected Roesling Nakamura Architects to design Promenade Center at Liberty Station. The planned arts and cultural project is sited at the former Naval Training Center in Point Loma, Calif. ...
 7.21.03



Iomega Corp. Completes Torrey Pines Headquarters

DATELINE Torrey Pines, Calif.
Iomega Corp. has completed construction of its new 40,000-sf headquarters in Torrey Pines, Calif. The $2-million facility was designed by Howard-Sneed Architecture and Design and constructed by Johnson & Jennings General Contracting. ...
 7.21.03



Profil Institute Establishes California Headquarters

DATELINE Chula Vista, Calif.
The Düsseldorf, Germany-based Profil Institute for Metabolic Research is relocating its U.S. headquarters to 8,000-sf in Chula Vista, Calif. The facility is slated to open in October 2003 and will house administrative, research, and quality assurance...
 7.21.03



St. Mary Medical Center Opens Inpatient Care Unit

DATELINE Langhorne, Pa.
St. Mary Medical Center has opened a 16,000-sf, 40-bed inpatient care wing at its Langhorne, Pa. campus. The facility, constructed in six months in early 2003, features 19 pre-engineered modules that were assembled over a four-day period in May with a hyd...
 7.20.03



University of Nuevo Leon Plans DNA Diagnostics Lab

DATELINE Monterrey, Mexico
The University of Nuevo Leon (UANL) has designated 4,000 sf in Monterrey as Mexico’s first DNA diagnostics lab. Providing the university with a place to conduct clinical drug trials, the facility will focus on the commercialization of biotechnology ...
 7.18.03



Cielo Wind Power Builds Brazos Wind Ranch

DATELINE Lubbock, Texas
Cielo Wind Power of Austin is developing the Brazos Wind Ranch, a 160-megawatt wind farm located 70 miles southeast of Lubbock. The project, a partnership between Cielo and Oakland, Calif.-based Orion Energy, will consist of 160 towers in the Borden and S...
 7.18.03



Kowa Relocates Headquarters to Durham

DATELINE Durham, N.C.
Japanese pharmaceutical company Kowa Co. has relocated its U.S. operations from San Jose, Calif., to 6,500 sf in Durham, N.C. Dubbed the Kowa Research Institute, the facility will accommodate drug technology research. Kowa is the first tenant in the 430 D...
 7.18.03



Louisburg College Renovates Residence Halls

DATELINE Louisburg, N.C.
Louisburg College is initiating a $12-million renovation of its North Carolina residence halls. Nashville, Tenn.-based Athena Housing Partners will begin renovation of the first facility in August, 2003. Athena will fund the construction in exchange for t...
 7.18.03



Quark Biotech Relocates to Fremont

DATELINE Fremont, Calif.
Cleveland-based Quark Biotech will consolidate three offices in Pleasanton with a move to 20,000 sf in Fremont, Calif. The site is currently being renovated to house scientists engaged in drug development, including some drug discovery group employees dev...
 7.18.03



BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Expands in Novato

DATELINE Novato, Calif.
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals will occupy 75,000 sf in two buildings at the Bel Marin Keys Park in Novato, Calif. BioMarin Pharmaceuticals already occupies five research and warehouse facilities at the park totalling approximately 158,000 sf. ...
 7.18.03



EXP Pharmaceutical Services To Open Fremont Facility

DATELINE Fremont, Calif.
EXP Pharmaceutical Services has leased 106,100 sf in Cal West Industrial Holdings’ Warm Springs Park in Fremont, Calif. The space includes over 90,000 sf of space for R&D and 15,000 sf for offices.     ...
 7.18.03



Sutter Health Expands Marin County Operations

DATELINE San Rafael, Calif.
Sutter Health will open a 60,000-sf clinic in San Rafael, Calif., by year-end 2003. The facility will house doctor’s offices, lab and radiology facilities, a pharmacy, occupational health services, and an urgent care center. Sutter is also bringing ...
 7.18.03



CDC Relocates Division to Chamblee

DATELINE Chamblee, Ga.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is moving its mailroom operations and some functions, including facility maintenance, from Atlanta to 122,600 sf in Chamblee, Ga. The move is based partly on security concerns and will occur after build...
 7.18.03



Medical College of Georgia Develops Research Laboratory

DATELINE Augusta, Ga.
The Medical College of Georgia is developing a new research laboratory. The $1.9-million construction project will include the renovation of approximately 11,800 sf of lab and office space. Some existing synapses and cell signaling research labs will be t...
 7.18.03



Children's Hospital Develops Lawrenceville Hospital and Research Facility

DATELINE Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP) of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System (UPMC) is relocating to the campus of the former St. Francis Medical Center in the Lawrenceville area of Pittsburgh, Pa. This $575 million repla...
 7.17.03



University of Florida Completes Biosafety Research Complex

DATELINE Gainesville, Fla.
The University of Florida has recently completed a modular research complex of BSL-2 and BSL-3 laboratory space. Buildings for Science, a division of Britz-Heidbrink, completed the design, production, and installation of this world-class research facility...
 7.15.03



Toyota Expands Huntsville Operations

DATELINE Huntsville, Ala.
Toyota Manufacturing Alabama will initiate a $20-million expansion of its Huntsville, Ala., engine plant. The facility is currently at 400,000 sf. The expansion will enable Toyota to manufacture 130,000 more V6 Tacoma and Tundra Pickup engines annually, b...
 7.15.03



Seton Healthcare Plans Austin Children's Hospital

DATELINE Austin, Texas
Seton Healthcare Network is planning to construct a 451,000-sf, 164-bed children’s hospital in Austin, Texas. Sited on 30 acres at the 709-acre former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, the $175-million facility is expected to break ground in 2004 an...
 7.13.03



Heritage Harbor Museum Plans Smithsonian-Affiliate Facility

DATELINE Providenc, R.I.
Heritage Harbor Museum has selected Westwood-based StrategIT to design the IT infrastructure for its planned Providence facility in Rhode Island. The 250,000-sf museum, created by a consortium of 19 cultural and historical organizations, will house exhibi...
 7.11.03



Holy Cross Hospital Renovates Silver Spring Facilities

DATELINE Silver Spring, Md.
Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md., is engaged in a $70-million renovation of its women’s services area including labor, delivery, and the neonatal ICU. Hyde Inc. Interior Design of Towson, Md., has been contracted to work on the 210,000-sf p...
 7.11.03



St. Elizabeth's Hospital Develops Unified Communications Center

DATELINE Washington, D.C.
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital has begun construction on its new 130,000-sf Unified Communications Center in Washington, D.C. Serving as the communications hub for various agencies including first response, fire, police, and possibly a representative from...
 7.11.03



GSA Renovates Department of the Interior Headquarters

DATELINE Washington, D.C.
The General Services Administration is involved in a nine-year renovation of the Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C. Designed by architectural firm Shalom Baranes and Associates and engineering firm GHT, the facility will be renova...
 7.11.03



University of Minnesota Plans Biotech Incubator

DATELINE St. Paul, Minn.
The city of St. Paul will develop a 125,500-sf office warehouse facility on 11 acres near the University of Minnesota as a biotech incubator. The facility will be sold to University Enterprise Laboratories, a university nonprofit created to develop the in...
 7.10.03



Wingate University Expansion and Renovation Under Way

DATELINE Wingate, N.C.
Wingate University, a private North Carolina university, is engaged in several expansion and renovation projects. The Cannon academic building has been upfitted with labs, study rooms, a drug information center, lecture halls, and a student lounge. It wil...
 7.10.03



OHSU Creates Bioterrorism Research Center

DATELINE Portland, Ore.
Oregon Health & Science University has received $2.5-million of federal research funding to establish a National Center for Research on Bioterrorism Agents in Portland, Ore. Studying issues important to combating bioterrorism, the center will accommodate ...
 7.9.03



UC Davis Completes Contained Agricultural Research Facility

DATELINE Davis, Calif.
The University of California, Davis, has completed the new 24,000-sf BSL3-AG Contained Research Facility, an agricultural facility focused on plant and entomological sciences. Designed by Anshen+Allen, it provides a highly secure, biologically contained e...
 7.8.03



ASU Constructs AzBiodesign

DATELINE Tempe, Ariz.
Arizona State University is constructing Phase I of the Arizona Biodesign Institute (AzBiodesign). Architectural firms Gould Evans and Lord, Aeck & Sargent planned, designed, and are now overseeing construction for the facility, which will house inte...
 7.8.03



GSA Renovates Social Security Administration Headquarters

DATELINE Woodlawn, Md.
The General Services Administration has selected Jacobs Engineering Group to provide construction management for renovations at the Social Security Administration’s headquarters in Woodlawn, Md. Renovations include façade replacement, interior ...
 7.8.03



Queens University Plans Athletic Complex

DATELINE Charlotte, N.C.
Queens University of Charlotte, N.C., is planning to construct a $12-million, multi-sport athletic complex on 59 acres at Marion Diehl Park. The facilities will include soccer, baseball, lacrosse, and softball fields, a field house, trails, and track and ...
 7.8.03



OHSU Develops North Macadam Campus

DATELINE North Macadam, Ore.
The Oregon Health & Science University is planning phase one of the institute’s development in North Macadam, Ore. Site work has already begun for the first 360,000-sf building.  The project is estimated to cost $108-million. ...
 7.7.03



Baylor University Builds East Campus Parking Structure

DATELINE Waco, Texas
BaylorUniversity has selected McCarthy to develop its new 360,000-sf design/build parking structure. The $9.9-million project is McCarthy’s second for Baylor and will extend the Waco campus’ eastern boundary. The 1,170-car, four-level facility...
 7.7.03



KU Medical Center Expands Kansas City Operations

DATELINE Kansas City, Kans.
The University of Kansas Medical Center opened its $21-million sixth floor expansion in early July 2003. One-third of the 80,000-sf project will be used immediately for a 22-bed medical/surgical unit and a 14-bed intensive care unit. The other two-thirds ...
 7.7.03



Jacksonville University To Build Navy ROTC Facility

DATELINE Jacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville University will build a new $1-million, 10,000-sf Navy ROTC facility on its Jacksonville, Fla., Campus. Housing classrooms, offices, study space, multimedia equipment, simulation equipment, and fitness and training facilities, the project wil...
 7.7.03



Bio-Hydration Develops Carlsbad Facility

DATELINE Carlsbad, Calif.
Bio-Hydration has selected Bycor General Contractors to construct 110,880 sf of office and production space in Carlsbad, Calif. The project architect is Ware Malcomb, with Irving Hughes Group as construction manager. ...
 7.7.03



Mesa College Completes Humanities Building

DATELINE Linda Vista, Calif.
Mesa College has completed construction of the new 45,748-sf Humanities, Languages, and Multicultural Studies building on its Linda Vista campus. Designed by Architects Delawie Wilkes Rodriques Barker, the $7.4-million project was built by Kvaas Construct...
 7.7.03



Temple University Hospital Breaks Ground on Ambulatory Care Center

DATELINE Philadelphia
Temple University Hospital broke ground in early July 2003 on its $77-million ambulatory care center in Philadelphia adjacent to the existing hospital. The 122,000-sf facility will house Temple’s expanding radiation and medical oncology programs, as...
 7.4.03



Applied Biosystems Relocates Research to Pleasanton

DATELINE Pleasanton, Calif.
Applied Biosystems is relocating its Foster City, Calif., operations to its new campus in Pleasanton, Calif. A 96,400-sf facility will house the company’s genomic assays research business. The shell of a 143,800-sf facility has been constructed...
 7.4.03



ICN Biomedicals Opens Livermore Facility

DATELINE Livermore, Calif.
ICN Biomedicals, a supplier of research products to life science companies, will occupy 9,165 sf in Livermore, Calif., near the Municipal Airport. The space will house the company’s R&D operations. ...
 7.4.03



UMBI and NIST Develop CARB II

DATELINE Rockville, Md.
The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute is working with the National Institute of Standards & Technology to develop a planned expansion of the Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology called CARB II. The 140,000-sf, $38-million project wil...
 7.4.03



Rockdale Hospital Plans Conyers Expansion

DATELINE Conyers, Ga.
Rockdale Hospital is planning a $60-million expansion of its Conyers, Ga., facility. The 173,000-sf project is comprised of a new three-story building adding 31 new beds, bringing the hospital’s total bed count to 138. The facility will house enhanc...
 7.4.03



General Motors Rebuilds Oklahoma City Assembly Plant

DATELINE Oklahoma City, N.Y.
General Motors contracted Towanda-based Gibraltar Chimney to make emergency repairs to its Oklahoma City, N.Y., plant damaged by a tornado. GM’s four million-sf plant suffered over $60 million in damage when the tornado toppled two 120-ft tall ...
 7.3.03



Tenet HealthSystems Constructs Centennial Medical Center

DATELINE Frisco, Texas
Tenet HealthSystems is constructing the $125-million Centennial Medical Center in Frisco, Texas. Designed by RTKL, the 298,000-sf, 186-bed acute care hospital is a prototype hospital which will unveil the new “TenetCare” concept focused on pro...
 7.2.03



UC Merced To Break Ground on Classroom and Office Building

DATELINE Merced, Calif.
The University of California Merced is working with contractor McCarthy to construct a 92,000-sf classroom and office building, one of the first three academic buildings scheduled to open in 2004. The first American research university to be built in the ...
 7.1.03



St. John's Mercy Medical Center Expands in Creve Coeur

DATELINE Creve Coeur, Miss.
Work is progressing on schedule on a complex $25.5-million vertical expansion and seismic upgrade at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur, Miss. Designed by St. Louis-based Christner, the 2-story post-partum area expansion includes constru...
 7.1.03



Graco Builds Minneapolis Headquarters

DATELINE Minneapolis
Graco Inc., a Minneapolis-based fluid-handling equipment manufacturer, is building a new 42,000-sf headquarters facility on its corporate campus. The building will house manufacturing and administrative operations currently located at Graco’s main p...
 7.1.03



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