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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.
San Mateo Community College District Upgrades Athletic Facilities
The San Mateo Community College District has selected sports-related engineering contractor CMX of Phoenix to lead the design team for athletic upgrades at three of its California colleges. The $15 million design-build project involves running tracks, upgraded football and soccer fields, track infield areas, tennis courts, baseball fields, improved seating areas, storage structures and press-boxes at College of San Mateo, Skyline College, and Canada College. Robert A. Bothman Inc. of San Jose is the project contractor.
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.
International Sematech and University of Texas Launch Advanced Materials Research Center
The State of Texas and International Sematech are launching the Advanced Materials Research Center (AMRC) with the University of Texas and other Texas universities. Located in Austin, the semiconductor research consortium will accelerate the commercialization of critical technology research. Funding in the amount of $40 million will be provided by the newly formed Texas Enterprise Fund; the remaining $160 million will be funded from various sources over the next four years.