Industry News

El Segundo, Calif.-based Computer Sciences Corp. has selected Anne Arundel County, Md., as the site of its new divisional headquarters. Located at the refurbished Parkway 100, the 109,000-sf facility will accommodate Computer Science’s new homeland security division and approximately 500 employees. The relocation is scheduled for late spring 2004. Computer Sciences is also considering leasing an additional 100,000 sf at Parkway 100.

Raleigh Community Hospital is constructing a new 21,000-sf cancer center. The $7.2-million facility will house the radiation therapy center, conference facilities, and medical education space. The hospital also began work on a $21.3 million cardiac center in September 2003. Both facilities are expected to reach completion in spring of 2004.

Sutter Health is working with affiliate Palo Alto Medical Foundation to build a 275,000-sf facility for Camino Medical Group in Mountain View, Calif. Sited on nine acres, the facility will house physician offices, a diagnostic center, outpatient operating rooms, a laboratory, a pharmacy, and an urgent-care center.

The Strategic Partnership for Research in Nanotechnology has been granted $10 million in funding from the Senate to establish a network of nanotechnology research centers. The Strategic Partnership for Research in Nanotechnology is a consortium comprised of The University of Texas at Dallas, The University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Austin, and Rice University.

Omnicare is planning a 56,235-sf expansion of its 56,600-sf headquarters in Covington, Ky. Project startup costs are estimated at approximately $3.2-million. Omnicare provides pharmaceutical services to the elderly.