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News from August 2004

West Pharmaceutical Services Opens Kinston Facility

DATELINE Kinston, N.C.
Lionville, Pa.-based West Pharmaceutical Services opened its new state-of-the-art molding manufacturing plant in Kinston, N.C., in late August of 2004. Sited on 25 acres, the facility provides over 100,000 sf of industrial space for the production of ...
 8.26.04



GM Expands Kansas Manufacturing Plant

DATELINE Kansas City, Kan.
General Motors Corp. is investing $203 million in a 55,000-sf expansion of its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kan. The project will enable GM to start producing a Saturn model at the facility. Additionally, GM will construct a new 404,00...
 8.26.04



Wichita Clinic Breaks Ground on Day Surgery Center

DATELINE Wichita, Kan.
Wichita Clinic broke ground on August 26, 2004 on a 120,000-sf day surgery center and medical office complex at Founders' Circle in Wichita, Kan. Designed by architectural firm Wilson Darnell Mann , the $26-million facility will house an 8,000-sf digital ...
 8.25.04



FedEx Freight Breaks Ground on Greensboro Facility

DATELINE Greensboro, N.C.
FedEx Freight broke ground in late August 2004 on its new $5 million operations hub in Greensboro, N.C. The 65,000-sf facility is sited on 30 acres and will feature 106 dock doors for loading and unloading cargo, with the potential to expand the building ...
 8.25.04



Montgomery College Develops Germantown Life Science Park

DATELINE Germantown, Md.
Montgomery College has selected Foulger-Pratt to develop a potential $150 million life science and technology park on its Germantown, Md., campus. With a focus on developing wet lab space, the 35-acre parcel will house 700,000 sf to 800,000 sf of offices ...
 8.23.04



Mt. Diablo Medical Center Consolidates Cardiac Care

DATELINE Concord, Calif.
John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health System plans to consolidate the two-hospital system’s cardiac care in a new Cardiovascular Center of Excellence by 2009. The center will be constructed adjacent to the existing 254-bed Mt. Diablo Medical Center in Concord...
 8.20.04



Cal State Hayward Plans New Technology Center and New Dorms

DATELINE Hayward, Calif.
Cal State Hayward will initiate construction in fall of 2004 on a $23-million, 67,000-sf Business and Technology Center . Slated for occupancy in 2006, the building will house classroom space for education and engineering students, as well as the Business...
 8.20.04



University of Denver Opens Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women

DATELINE Denver
The University of Denver opened the $8.6-million Merle Catherine Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women on September 9, 2004 . The 32,000-sf facility will house three organizations: The Women’s Foundation of Colorado, the Women’s College...
 8.20.04



Otterbein College Renovates Westerville Facilities

DATELINE Westerville, Ohio
Otterbein College is engaged in $5.75 million in planned or ongoing construction projects at its Westerville , Ohio campus. Project currently under way include A $750,000, 5,300-sf expansion of Courtright Memorial Library housing three new classroo...
 8.20.04



Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Expands in Fayetteville

DATELINE Fayetteville, N.C.
Cape Fear Valley Health System has awarded Skanska USA Building Inc. the construction management services assignment to build an addition to the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville , N.C. The 300,000-sf, $90 million project consists of a patie...
 8.18.04



Aisin Light Metals Completes Production Facility

DATELINE Marion, Ill.
Aisin Light Metals has completed a $5.8-million facility in Marion , Ill. Designed by Musset Nicholas & Associates of Indianapolis , the 129,600-sf building will accommodate the production of components and systems for the automotive industry. The general...
 8.18.04



Centene Corp. Opens Processing Center in Great Falls

DATELINE Great Falls, Mont.
Centene Corp., a provider of managed care programs services, is planning to open a 50,000-sf processing facility on 25 acres in Great Falls , Mont. The first stage of the project describes the completion of an 8,000-sf temporary facility in November 2004 ...
 8.16.04



California Academy of Sciences Opens San Francisco Museum

DATELINE San Francisco
The California Academy of Sciences has opened its new transitional museum facility in San Francisco . While the permanent facility in Golden Gate Park undergoes a major renovation, the museum has relocated to 875 Howard Street . The new museum offers two ...
 8.15.04



Children's Mercy South Quadruples Hospital Size

DATELINE Overland Park, Kan.
Children's Mercy Hospital South in Overland Park, Kan. has completed an expansion that quadrupled the hospital's size from 47,580 sf to 189,000 sf. Increasing bed count from 17 to 50, the project also expanded the urgent care center, radiology, and lab sp...
 8.12.04



Merck Constructs New Division Headquarters

DATELINE Lower Gwynedd Township, Pa.
New Jersey-based Merck & Co. is planning to construct the 600,000-sf headquarters for its U.S. Human Health Division on a 154-acre site in Lower Gwynedd Township , Pa. Construction is slated to begin in mid-2005 and reach completion in two years. Addition...
 8.11.04



UC Riverside Plans Genomics Building

DATELINE Riverside, Calif.
The University of California Riverside has selected Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott (SBRA) of Riverside to design its new Genomics building. The 110,000-sf building will provide the University’s Genomics Institute with state-of-the-art resear...
 8.10.04



LG Chem Builds Gordon County Manufacturing Plant

DATELINE Gordon County, Ga.
LG Chem Industrial Materials, a unit of the LG Group of Korea , will build a 150,000-sf manufacturing plant in Georgia ’s Gordon county. Representing a $40 million investment, the facility will create up to 70 new jobs initially with a significant p...
 8.10.04



Lear Corp. Opens Plant at Ford's Chicago Campus

DATELINE Chicago
Lear Corp ., a Southfield, Mich.-based manufacturer of auto parts, is opening a $4-million, 53,760-sf facility at the Ford Motor Co.’s manufacturing campus in Chicago . The plant will produce headliners and package trays for several Ford models. Lea...
 8.10.04



Preston Gates & Ellis Completes Seattle Headquarters

DATELINE Seattle, Wash.
Law firm Preston Gates & Ellis has completed its 220,000-sf headquarters in Seattle , Wash. Designed by STUDIOS Architecture, the facility features specific design elements to increase productivity: Main reception with a major two-story space Conf...
 8.9.04



GE Expands Niskayuna Research Center

DATELINE Niskayuna, N.Y.
Fairfield, Conn.-based General Electric Co. is planning a 75,000-sf expansion of its research center in Niskayuna , N.Y. The $25 million project will create new offices and labs at the chemical engineering building at the site. Construction will begin in ...
 8.9.04



Mercy Hospital Opens Coon Rapids Heart Center

DATELINE Coon Rapids, Minn.
Mercy Hospital opened its new $40 million heart center in Coon Rapids, Minn., in August 2004. Adding three floors to the hospital, the project created 24 new inpatient rooms and 14 short-stay rooms. The expansion also accommodates a women's cardiovascular...
 8.5.04



Twelve Oaks Medical Center Breaks Ground on Expansion

DATELINE Houston
Twelve Oaks Medical Center broke ground in August 2004 on a $14 million expansion of its River Oaks Hospital campus. Project contractor D.E. Harvey Builders of Houston will construct a new ambulatory care center on the first level and six new operating ro...
 8.5.04



Land O' Frost Constructs Processing Plant

DATELINE Madisonville, Ky.
Pre-packaged lunch meat manufacturer Land O'Frost is planning to construct a $49 million, 175,000-sf meat processing facility on 28-acres near Madisonville, Ky. The facility will be the company's third plant in Madisonville. ...
 8.4.04



Duke Energy Builds Moro Bay Plant

DATELINE Moro Bay, Calif.
Duke Energy Corp. has received approval from the California Energy Commission to build an $800 million natural gas-fired power plant at Moro Bay in California. One of the largest power stations in the state, the plant will have a generating capacity ...
 8.3.04



University of Kansas Dedicates Classroom Facility

DATELINE Overland Park, Kan.
The University of Kansas Edwards Campus dedicated the new 82,000-sf Victor and Helen Regnier Hall classroom facility on August 13, 2004. The $17.8-million building includes a 240-seat auditorium, 21 classrooms, and 45 faculty offices. The facility is the ...
 8.3.04



Koyo Steering Systems Builds Ennis Factory

DATELINE Ennis, Texas
Koyo Steering Systems will initiate construction in February 2005 on a $30 million factory sited on 42 acres in Ennis, Texas. Slated for completion in October 2005, the facility will produce one million hydraulic and electric steering systems annually;...
 8.3.04



Southwestern Illinois College Plans Liberal Arts Facility

DATELINE Belleville, Ill.
Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC) is planning to build a $9-million academic liberal arts facility on its 186-acre Belleville , Ill., ampus. Designed by Peckham, Guyton, Albers and Viets Inc., the 40,000-sf building will house ten classrooms, office s...
 8.2.04



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