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Cytec Moves Headquarters to Marlborough
Cytec Corp, a developer and manufacturer of women’s medical diagnostic products, is relocating its headquarters from 100,000 sf in Boxborough to 216,000 sf in the former 3Com campus in Marlborough. Construction and improvements to the property will begin in summer of 2004 with occupancy slated for early 2005.
Bishop State Community College Plans Technology Center
Bishop State Community College is planning a $10-million business and technology center on its Mobile, Ala., campus. Housing the college’s business, economics, adult education, and economic development divisions, the 50,000-sf facility will feature classrooms, 11 computer labs, videoconferencing capabilities, a satellite downlink, an amphitheater, a wireless technology equipped auditorium, a bell tower, and a three-deck parking garage. The project team is comprised of Mobile, Ala.-based firms Volkert & Associates as architect and Rod Cooke Construction as general contractor.
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Plans Wound Care Center Expansion
Greater Baltimore Medical Center is planning a $1.2 million expansion of its specialized wound care center in Baltimore, Md., the largest of its kind in the country. The 10,000-sf project will unite the two separate facilities that make up the wound care center, locating the hyperbaric chambers adjacent to the center. The hospital is also engaged in the construction of a new designated pediatric emergency center and the expansion of its existing emergency department by 15,000 sf.
Triangle Brick Constructs Wadesboro Plant
Durham-based Triangle Brick Co. is constructing a 300,000-sf manufacturing plant in Wadesboro, N.C. The $35-million facility will accommodate 50 employees and will bring the company’s manufacturing capacity to 500 million standard brick units. The facility is sited next to an existing Triangle Brick plant.
Los Angeles City College Designs Martin Luther King Library
Los Angeles City College has selected The Steinberg Group to design its new $13.7-million Martin Luther King Library. Slated for completion in 2005, the 64,000-gsf facility will house the existing Learning Skills Center, the All Campus Computer Lab, and learning disabilities and classroom study areas. The library will serve as the new gateway to the campus with plazas to the south and east. It will be constructed on the site currently accommodating the men’s gymnasium.