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Tyson Foods Constructs New Office Tower and Discovery Center
Tyson Foods is engaged in an approximately 285,000-sf expansion of its Springdale, Ark., world headquarters. The $85-to $95-million project is comprised of a new 174,000-sf, four-story office tower connecting to the existing facility; and a Discovery center--a research, development and training complex. The Discovery Center complex will also include a separate 63,000-sf building housing 18 test kitchens, a retail presentation kitchen, a foodservice presentation kitchen, and a "kitchen of the future". The building will also have office space for 125 people.
NIH Creates Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick
The National Institutes of Health has selected Gilbane as construction manager for a proposed Integrated Research Facility (IRF) at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Located on approximately six acres, the facility is intended to support research at BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4. The proposed IRF may provide as much as 150,000 gsf of floor space, housing laboratory space for animal research, radiology equipment, mechanical space, and a waste-handling area.
FedEx Ground Creates Pompano Beach Automated Distribution Facility
FedEx Ground will open a new 215,000-sf automated distribution facility in Pompano Beach, Fla., by summer of 2006. Sited on 27 acres, the facility is part of the company's $1.8 billion network expansion and will consolidate FedEx Ground's operations in Fort Lauderdale with the FedEx Home Delivery facility in Pompano Beach.
Bayer Completes Norwood Lab Facility
Bayer Healthcare has completed a 100,000-sf office and laboratory facility in Norwood, Mass. Designed by Margulies & Associatesof Boston, the new space consists of 80,000 sf of administrative offices and support areas as well as 20,000 sf of laboratories. Supporting the company's Diagnostics Division, the facility includes visitor and training labs, a test methods lab, an analytical lab, a systems engineering lab, storage for chemicals, and controlled-temperature storage coolers.
Ameris Health Breaks Ground on Summit Hospital in Phenix City
Nashville-based Ameris Health System has broken ground on the first phase of the 112,000-sf Summit Hospital in Phenix City, Ala. Brasfield & Gorrie of Birmingham, Ala. is the project contractor. The $19 million, four-story acute care hospital will provide full medical and surgery services. Completion is slated for spring 2006.