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Los Angeles Replacement Hospital Under Construction
Los Angeles County and the University of Southern California Medical Center are developing a 600-bed replacement hospital in Los Angeles. Designed by architects HOK of Los Angeles and LBL Associated Architects of Santa Monica, the 1.5 million-sf project will include a seven-story outpatient building, an eight-story inpatient tower, a five-story diagnostic treatment building, and a central energy plant. The project is being constructed by a tri-venture of McCarthy, Clark Construction Group, and the Hunt Construction Group.
Structural Genomix Partners with Eli Lilly
San Diego-based Structural GenomiX will lease a 10,000-sf facility for Eli Lilly & Co. as part of a research collaboration announced April 21, 2003. Lilly will install technology in the facility over the course of 12 to 18 months, after which Lilly can opt to transfer the system to its Indianapolis headquarters or staff the existing location. The facility will house 10 to 15 Structural Genomics scientists involved in determining the three-dimensional structure of several proteins that are potential targets for new drugs.
Pfizer Awards Laboratory Contract to Montbleau Associates
Pfizer has awarded Montbleau and Associates the contract for laboratory furniture and architectural woodwork at seven facilities totaling 500,000 sf in Torrey Pines, Calif. The project architect is Kornberg Associates with DPR Construction as general contractor.
Convergys Opens Bangalore Call Center
Convergys Corp. is constructing a 170,000-sf call center in Bangalore, India. Housing employee testing areas, training rooms, a language laboratory, and a cafeteria, the facility will accommodate over 3,000 employees when it opens in May of 2003. Convergys, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, provides outsourced billing, human resources, and customer care services.
Army Corps of Engineers Expands Defense Threat Reduction Center
The Army Corps of Engineers has contracted Centex Construction of Fairfax, Va., to construct a $60-million addition to the Andrew T. McNamara Building Defense Threat Reduction Center at Fort Belvoir. The 325,000-sf, six-story facility will be accompanied by a 300,000-sf parking structure for 1,000 vehicles. Designed by RTKL Associates, the project features a blast-resistant addition to the building and site work on a secured compound. Completion is expected in August 2005.