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Honda Breaks Ground on Georgia Manufacturing Facility
Honda Motor Co . broke ground on May 11, 2005 on a 250,000-sf manufacturing facility in Tallapoosa, Ga. The $100-million plant will produce 300,000 automatic transmissions annnually beginning in fall 2006 and will employ 400 workers.
UC Berkeley Plans Historic Stadium Renovation
The University of California, Berkeley has selected HNTB Architecture for the planned renovation of its historic 82-year-old Memorial Stadium. The 73,347-seat stadium, which sits on the Hayward fault line, requires structural reinforcements to protect against the threat of an earthquake. The facility will also be expanded so that other intercollegiate teams can utilize the stadium for training. Construction is expected to begin after the 2006 football season.
Thales Avionics Completes Irvine Facility Upgrade
Thales Avionics has completed the design and construction of a tenant improvement project for its two-story, 127,000-sf Irvine, Calif., facility. Located in the Irvine Spectrum Business Park, the project was designed by Irvine-based Ware Malcomb with Turelk of Long Beach, Calif., as general contractor. The facility includes a manufacturing area; R&D engineering and training space; corporate lobby; general office space; conference rooms; demonstration rooms; secure access; a vibration room; and an exterior LN2 tank.
Honeywell Breaks Ground on Wichita Manufacturing Facility
Honeywell International broke ground in early May 2005 on a new $8-million manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kan. Located on 6.3 acres at the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, the 57,200-sf building will consolidate area operations as well as allowing room for future expansion. The project team is comprised of Wichita-based firms Gossen Livingston Associates as architect and Dondlinger & Sons Construction as general contractor.
VEKA Constructs Terrell Manufacturing Plant
Germany-based VEKA Inc., a maker of vinyl frames for encasing residential windows and doors, will construct a 100,000-sf manufacturing plant in Terrell, Texas. Sited on 24.5 acres in the Metrocrest Business Park, the $6-million facility is expected to open in fall of 2005. VEKA is planning a three-phase expansion of the plant in the future which could enlarge the facility's footprint up to 500,000 sf.