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Girl Scout Council Builds Headquarters and Technology Center
The Lone Star Girl Scout Council is constructing a new $8-million headquarters and technology center in north Austin, Texas. Designed by Wiginton Hooker Jeffry Architects of Dallas, the 20,000-sf facility will be constructed by the Austin office of Dallas-based general contractor Constructors and Associates Inc. Ground was broken in March of 2004. The current Girl Scouts headquarters is comprised of 6,000-sf.
Bank of America Opens Hearst Tower Trading Floor
Bank of America Corp. is opening a 60,000-sf trading floor in the Hearst Tower in Charlotte, N.C. Natural light will be maximized by a wall of glass to illuminate the operation, which will house 550 traders, salespeople, and computer technicians. An additional trading facility featuring multiple floors is being constructed in the Bank of America Tower in New York; completion is expected in 2008.
EnPro Industries Breaks Ground on Slovakian Production Facility
EnPro Industries subsidiary GGB broke ground on a production facility in Martin, Slovakia, on March 31, 2004. By year-end the facility will begin production of metal-polymer bearings. The new facility will promote a strong presence in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe and will consolidate operations from facilities in Kilmarnock, Scotland, and Dolny Kubin, Slovakia.
Louisiana State Courthouse Planned in Baton Rouge
A new 260,000-sf Louisiana State courthouse will be developed in Baton Rouge. The joint design team for the project, KPS Group of Birmingham and Post Architects of Baton Rouge, will complete the design and solicit construction bids by August 15, 2004. The $45-million project will reach completion in 18 to 24 months following groundbreaking. A site has not yet been selected for the courthouse.
NIH Constructs National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Lab
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected a Jacobs Engineering Group subsidiary to provide construction management services for the design and construction of a 120,000-sf laboratory for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The facility, sited on the grounds of Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., will house imaging equipment, high-containment laboratories, and administrative space.