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Industry News
Johnson Controls Opens Montgomery Plant
Johnson Controls, based in Milwaukee, Wisc., will open a 120,000-sf plant in Montgomery, Ala., in March 2005. The facility will produce interior components for Hyundai Motor Co.'s nearby manufacturing plant.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Consolidates in Cambridge Facility
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is leasing 81,500-sf of a 150,000-sf building that will be constructed in Cambridge. Housing office and R&D space, the facility will consolidate three Cambridge locations into a new state-of-the-art facility located in the 40-acre wooded Cambridge Discovery Park, which is owned by the Bulfinch Cos. Inc. Occupancy is slated for the fourth quarter of 2005.
Rice University Renovates for Nanotech
Rice University in Houston has completed the renovation and remodeling of 3,000 sf in Abercrombie Hall to accommodate nanotechnology research. The facility houses a Class 100 cleanroom, a Class 1000 cleanroom, a conference area, and lab support space. The contractor for the design/build project was McCarthy Building Companies of Dallas .
Protein Design Labs Opens Minnesota Manufacturing Facility
Fremont, Calif.-based Protein Design Labs has opened a 210,000-sf commercial-scale biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Brooklyn Park , Minn. The facility will produce humanized monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of conditions including cancer and inflammatory diseases.
Samsung Expands Austin Plant for Nanoscale Production
Samsung Semiconductor LLP broke ground in late July 2004 on the second expansion phase of its Austin , Texas, chip manufacturing plant. The 34,000-sf, $500-million project will increase the plant’s capacity to produce nanoscale semiconductor memory technology. Completion is expected in three years.