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Johnson Controls Constructs Slovakia Plant
Glendale, Wisc.-based Johnson Controls will build a new $26.5 million manufacturing plant in Lucenec, Slovakia. The facility will begin producing automotive seating products in mid-2006 and will employ approximately 340 workers by 2007. The plant will supply Kia Motors Corp., a company that is also constructing a facility in the area.
Kohl's Corp. Plans Corporate Headquarters Expansion
Kohl's Corp. is planning to enlarge its existing 530,000-sf Menomonee Falls, Wis., headquarters facility with a 350,000-sf expansion. The project will add over 1,000 new jobs to the 1,500 workers that the company currently employs at the site. Three million dollars in state tax credits will help fund the expansion.
Cleveland State University Builds New Recreation Facility
Cleveland State University has selected Gilbane's Cleveland district office as construction manager for a new 135,000-sf recreation center with the goal of obtaining a LEEDTM silver certification. The $24 million facility will include numerous weight and fitness areas; three basketball courts; two racquetball courts; a running track; juice bar; administrative areas; and underground parking. Estimated completion is scheduled for 2006.
University of Louisville Creates Gheens Foundation Biosensor Research Center
The University of Louisville is developing the Gheens Foundation Biosensor Reseach Center in Louisville. Funded by a $1.5 million pledge from the Gheens Foundation, the center will conduct biosensor research to create new devices and enable existing heart devices to function more compatibly with the human body. The research center will be part of the new $27.6 million Cardiovascular Innovation Institute (CII), a partnership between the University of Louisville and Jewish Hospital .
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Plans Dahlgren Facility
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington has awarded Skanska USA Building a design/build contract for the new Naval Network and Space Operations Command Center at the Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center in Virginia. The construction value is $17 million. The project will include a new 75,000-sf building that will be linked to the existing Building 1700. Also included are 15,000 sf of renovations, site improvements, and a 550-space parking lot.