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Tradeline, Inc. filters and categorizes new-construction and industry news from regional and professional journals across the country. Here you will find new projects, products, and regulatory updates.News from June 2004

Presbyterian Hospital of Plano Constructs Patient Tower

DATELINE Plano, Texas
Presbyterian Hospital of Plano has initiated construction on a third, 261,000-sf bed tower in Plano , Texas . In addition to the new construction, the project will include the renovation of 108,000 sf of existing space. The $120-million project will expan...
 6.25.04



Lucasfilm Develops Letterman Digital Arts Center

DATELINE San Francisco
Lucasfilm is developing the $300-million Letterman Digital Arts Center at the Presidio in San Francisco . Housing Industrial Light & Magic, LucasArts, and Lucas Online , the 23-acre site will accommodate 865,000 sf of office space in four buildings upon c...
 6.25.04



De Young Museum Constructs New San Francisco Facility

DATELINE San Francisco
The de Young Museum is constructing a new $200-million privately funded museum and educational tower in San Francisco ’s Golden Gate Park . The 293,000-sf facility more than doubles the footprint of the previous museum, which was damaged in the 1989...
 6.25.04



BJC HealthCare Constructs Progress West Center

DATELINE O'Fallon, Mo.
St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare is building Progress West Healthcare Center in O’Fallon, Mo. The $75-million, 72-bed hospital will employ 300 health-care professionals when it opens in early 2006.   ...
 6.25.04



ABC Group Develops Manufacturing Facility

DATELINE London, Ky.
ABC Group, a manufacturer of automotive systems and components, will invest $19 million to open a new 140,000-sf manufacturing facility in London , Ky.     ...
 6.25.04



UW Madison Creates Cancer Research Facility

DATELINE Madison, Wisc.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is planning to construct a new breast cancer research institute funded by a $7-million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Designed to allow investigators to better collaborate on research findings, the facili...
 6.24.04



Owens Corning Constructs Gresham Insulation Plant

DATELINE Gresham, Ore.
Toledo, Ohio-based Owens Corning is planning to construct a 50,000-sf insulation manufacturing plant in Gresham , Ore. Supplying the company’s rigid XPS products to the western United States and western Canada , the plant is expected to begin operat...
 6.24.04



FEI Corp. Opens Netherlands NanoPort Facility

DATELINE Eindhoven, Netherlands
Electron microscope maker FEI Corp. has opened its enhanced Eindhoven , Netherlands, campus, featuring the “NanoPort," a state-of-the-art product and applications center. Providing space for collaborative R&D projects, such as the European UnionR...
 6.24.04



New MedImmune HQ & R&D Complex Wins Awards

DATELINE Gaithersburg, Md.
MedImmune’s new 220,000-sf administrative headquarters and R&D complex in Gaithersburg, Md., was awarded “Best Biotech Office” and “Best Interiors-Commercial Space” by the Maryland/DC chapter of the National Association of In...
 6.23.04



Porter Adventist Hospital Initiates Renovation and Expansion Project

DATELINE Denver
Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver is initiating an $80-million redevelopment project comprised of 100,000 sf of renovated space and 100,000 sf of new construction. The first phase of the development, a new emergency department housing state-of-the-art s...
 6.23.04



Spartech Opens Product Development Center

DATELINE Warsaw, Ind.
St. Louis-based Spartech Corp. opened its new 30,000-sf product development center in Warsaw , Ind., in June 2004. The $8-million facility will accommodate the development of alloy plastics, thermoplastics, and advanced polymer products. ...
 6.23.04



Tamko and IKO Partner on Clarksville Production Facility

DATELINE Clarksville, Tenn.
Joplin, Mo.-based Tamko Roofing Products and Canadian firm IKO Industries are partnering on a $100-million production facility in Clarksville , Tenn. Sited in the Clarksville-Montgomery County Corporate Business Park , the joint venture is called MW/MB LL...
 6.22.04



Bruno Independent Living Aids Plans Manufacturing Expansion

DATELINE Oconomowoc, Wisc.
Bruno Independent Living Aids is planning a $5.65 million, 100,000-sf expansion of its Oconomowoc, Wisc., facility. Bruno produces power chairs, scooters, vehicle lifts, and physical disability aids. ...
 6.21.04



Denton Regional Constructs Day Surgery Center

DATELINE Denton Regional Constructs Day Surgery Center
Denton Regional Medical Center broke ground in May 2004 on the 13,500-sf Day Surgery Center in Denton, Texas. Slated for completion in early 2005, the $7-million facility is sited on a two-acre plot adjacent to Denton Regional’s existing hospital. T...
 6.21.04



Hitachi Global Storage Plans Shenzhen Manufacturing Center

DATELINE Shenzhen, China
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is planning to construct a $500-million manufacturing center in Shenzhen , China. Construction on the plant is slated to begin in late 2004. Production of 3.5” disk drives will begin at the new facility in the fou...
 6.21.04



Gilead Expands in Foster City

DATELINE Foster City, Calif.
Growing biotech company Gilead is expanding with the lease of 140,000 sf located next to its 500,000-sf headquarters in Foster City, Calif. Located in Vintage Park, the facility was previously slated as Webvan ’s headquarters. The building will...
 6.18.04



Metropolitan Urology Constructs Jeffersonville Facility

DATELINE Jeffersonville, Ind.
Metropolitan Urology held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 30, 2004 for a $3-million facility sited on 1.7 acres in Jeffersonville, Ind. Serving as Metropolitan Urology’s headquarters for its multi-office practice, the two-story, 27,000-sf building...
 6.18.04



Daybreak Youth Services Plans Inpatient Treatment Center

DATELINE Vancouver, Wash.
Daybreak Youth Services is planning to construct a $10-million inpatient treatment center on three acres of land recently purchased in Vancouver, Wash. Plans describe a 38,000-sf, 48-bed facility providing substance abuse treatment for teens. With locatio...
 6.18.04



Geico Constructs Amherst Operations Center

DATELINE Buffalo, N.Y.
Insurance firm Geico will construct a 250,000-sf operations center in Uniland Development’s CrossPoint Business Park in the Amherst area of Buffalo, N.Y. Construction is slated to begin in late 2004 or early 2005. ...
 6.18.04



Black & Decker Constructs Charlotte Distribution Hub

DATELINE Charlotte, N.C.
Black & Decker Corp . began construction in July 2004 on a 350,000-sf distribution hub in Charlotte, N.C. Located in the ProLogis Park West Pointe, the site can be expanded to accommodate an additional 102,900 sf. The estimated $10.5 million project ...
 6.17.04



Unilin Flooring Builds Thomasville Manufacturing Plant

DATELINE Thomasville, N.C.
Unilin Flooring broke ground in June 2004 on a 600,000-sf manufacturing plant in Thomasville, N.C. The $8 million plant is expected to reach completion by spring 2005 and will employ 330 workers. Unilin Flooring produces Quick-Step laminate flooring. ...
 6.17.04



Owens-Illinois Breaks Ground on Weld County Glass Manufacturing Plant

DATELINE Windsor, Colo.
Owens-Illinois broke ground on a 450,000-sf glass manufacturing plant in Windsor, Colo., in early June 2004. The $119-million plant will manufacture about 1 billion bottles annually for the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Fort Collins. ...
 6.11.04



Midstate Electric Cooperative Develops LEED-Certified Facility

DATELINE LaPine, Ore
Midstate Electric Cooperative broke ground in June 2004 on its new 55,000-sf LaPine, Ore., campus. Designed by Bend-based Steele Associates Architects and constructed by R&H Construction, a firm with offices in Portland and Bend, the facility will be the ...
 6.11.04



Connetics Corp. Relocates to Palo Alto

DATELINE Palo Alto, Calif.
Connetics Corp., a maker of acne and dermatological disease products, is relocating within the city of Palo Alto, Calif. from 53,000 sf at its current West Bayshore Road location to 96,000 sf in the Stanford Research Park. Connetics may also lease an addi...
 6.11.04



Kaiser Opens Richmond Clinical Lab

DATELINE Richmond, Calif.
Kaiser Permanente opened a new 50,000-sf clinical laboratory in Richmond , Calif., in April 2004. Augmenting an existing 100,000-sf laboratory in Berkeley , the high technology facility will handle 25,000 lab specimens daily, including immunohematology, t...
 6.11.04



Hershey Foods Completes Edwardsville Distribution Center

DATELINE Edwardsville, Ill.
Hershey Foods has completed a 1.1 million-sf distribution center in Edwardsville, Ill. Located in the Gateway Commerce Center, the facility includes a two-story, 19,000-sf office area. The exterior of the building uses insulated metal panels allowing a 60...
 6.11.04



Distributed Information Systems Laboratory Opens in Livermore

DATELINE Livermore, Calif.
Sandia/California National Laboratories dedicated the new Distributed Information Systems Laboratory in Livermore, Calif., on June 10, 2004. The 70,000-sf facility will enable high-speed information transfer between labs, particularly those with a focus o...
 6.10.04



Toray Industries Completes Decatur Manufacturing Plant

DATELINE Decatur, Ala.
Tokyo-based Toray Industries has completed construction of a 70,000-sf manufacturing plant in Decatur, Ala. Built by Doster Construction of Birmingham, the $25-million plant will produce Teflon fiber products used in DuPont fabrics, sealants, and non-stic...
 6.9.04



Thomas Built Opens Bus Manufacturing Plant

DATELINE High Point, N.C.
Thomas Built opened its new 275,000-sf bus manufacturing plant in south High Point, N.C. in early June 2004. Designed to make 44 school buses daily, the $39.7-million plant is already running at full capacity due to rising demand by school districts and i...
 6.8.04



Logan College of Chiropractic Opens Research Center

DATELINE Chesterfield, Mo.
Logan College of Chiropractic has opened a $4-million research and learning center in Chesterfield, Mo. Housing a distance learning facility, a computer lab with 75 Internet-equipped workstations, a library, and a collection of human skeletons and skulls,...
 6.8.04



Robert Morris University Builds New Stadium

DATELINE Moon Township, Pa.
Robert Morris University has selected Mosites Construction Co. of Robinson Township to build its new football stadium and athletic administration building in Moon Township, Pa. Joe Walton Stadium, featuring 3,000 seats, an artificial turf surface, and loc...
 6.8.04



Wells Fargo Opens Chandler Facility

DATELINE Chandler, Ariz.
In June 2004, San Francisco-based Wells Fargo will begin relocating 2000 members of the company’s Services team to a new 400,000-sf facility sited on 6.25 acres in Ocotillo Corporate Center in Chandler, Ariz. The $75-million, two-building facility i...
 6.8.04



Seton Healthcare Breaks Ground on Children's Hospital at Mueller Airport Site

DATELINE Austin, Texas
Seton Healthcare Network broke ground in early June 2004 on a 451,000-sf children’s hospital on the former site of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport in Austin, Texas. The $175-million, 169-bed hospital, called the Children’s Medical Center ...
 6.7.04



UC San Diego Completes Leichtag Biomedical Research Building

DATELINE San Diego, Calif.
The University of California, San Diego has completed construction of the new $45-million Leichtag Family Foundation Biomedical Research Building sited on the School of Medicine campus. General contractor McCarthy’s contract included construction of...
 6.4.04



St. Joseph Hospital Breaks Ground on New Emergency Department

DATELINE Cheektowaga, N.Y.
St. Joseph Hospital, an affiliate of Catholic Health System, broke ground on June 4, 2004 on an $11-million emergency department in Cheektowaga, N.Y. Slated for completion in 2005, the 15,000-sf department will be paperless, with all records, tests, and r...
 6.3.04



Discovery Communications Plans Sterling Center

DATELINE Sterling, Va.
Discovery Communications will locate its new programming distribution center in a 50,000-sf facility in Sterling, Va. Featuring automated systems that store programming without the use of video tapes, the center will accommodate the transmission of progra...
 6.3.04



JetBlue Constructs Orlando Airport Training Center

DATELINE Orlando, Fla.
JetBlue has awarded Suitt Construction the design/build contract for its new $75-million training center at Orlando International Airport. The 100,000-sf facility will initially house eight pilot flight training simulators with the capacity to expand...
 6.2.04



Anthem Consolidates With New Louisville Headquarters

DATELINE Louisville, KY
Anthem Inc., the Indianapolis-based parent company of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky, broke ground in early June 2004 on a 240,000-sf headquarters in Louisville. Slated for completion in August 2005, the facility is expected to cost between...
 6.1.04



Comcast Opens Irving Call Center

DATELINE Irving, Texas
Comcast Corp. opened its 86,000-sf call center in Irving, Texas in early June 2004. The facility will accommodate 450 employees, including local technical operations teams, managers, and customer service workers. ...
 6.1.04



Cryo-Cell Builds New Blood Storage Facility

DATELINE Oldsmar, Fla.
Cryo-Cell, a stem cell banking firm offering cord blood preservation, will occupy an 18,000-sf plant in Oldsmar, Fla. Developed by Harrod Properties, the facility will reach completion by late summer of 2004. Built to comply with federal regulations for g...
 6.1.04



Clear Lake Regional Expands Neonatal ICU

DATELINE Webster, Texas
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center in Webster, Texas is planning a $10 million expansion of its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Slated to begin construction in summer 2004 and reach completion in fall 2005, the project will quadruple the existing unit’...
 6.1.04



Art Academy of Cincinnati Converts Warehouse to New Campus Facility

DATELINE Cincinnati, Ohio
The Art Academy of Cincinnati initiated construction on June 7, 2004 on its new campus in Over-the-Rhine in Cincinnati, Ohio. Slated for occupancy in less than 500 days, the $12.5 million project involves the transformation of an 80,000-sf industrial buil...
 6.1.04



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