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Industry News
New Mexico Student Loans Develops Albuquerque Facility
New Mexico Student Loans broke ground on its $5-million Albuquerque facility on August 13, 2003. Designed by Albuquerque-based Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Ltd., the facility will accommodate 200 employees. The 50,000-sf project is expected to reach completion in spring of 2004. New Mexico Student Loans is a merger of New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation and New Mexico Student Loan Guarantee Corporation.
Vocollect Builds New Headquarters
Vocollect Inc. relocates to its newly constructed 80,000-sf headquarters on August 15, 2003. Constructed adjacent to its current Wilkins Township, Pa., location, the four-story build-to-suit facility will include office, research, and production space, as well as state-of-the-art sound labs. The building also features a fitness center, recreation room, ergonomically designed workstations, and low-glare indirect lighting. Vocollect creates voice technology software and hardware.
Intersection Inc. Breaks Ground on Call Center
Chantilly, Va.-based Intersection Inc. broke ground on its new call center in Rio Rancho, N.M., in August 2003. Slated for completion in January 2004, the 28,000-sf facility will bring 100 jobs to the city. Intersection’s Rio Rancho customer care staff will be housed in a secure temporary facility on New Mexico Highlands University’s Rio Rancho campus until the new facility is complete. Intersection provides credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.
Synqor Expands with Relocation to Boxborough
Electronics manufacturing company Synqor is relocating to 102,619 sf of office and R&D space in Boxborough from a total of 50,000 sf in two Hudson facilities and one Marlborough facility. Occupancy will begin in November when over $1-million in tenant improvements is completed. Thirty percent of the building will house office space, with the remainder accommodating research and development. The two-story brick building will also allow for future growth.
Georgia Tech Creates New Student Recreation Area
Georgia Institute of Technology has renovated its existing 1996 Olympic swimming and diving venue into a new student recreation center. Designed by St. Louis-based Hastings & Chivetta Architects, the project creates a 175-foot continuous floor span, the longest ever known. This was accomplished by the construction of an interstitial floor at the fourth level above the existing pool complex, creating 60,000 sf of gymnasium and multi-purpose space.