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Kaiser Family Foundation Opens Public Affairs Center
The Kaiser Family Foundation, based in Menlo Park, Calif., opens its new Washington, D.C., public affairs center on March 27, 2003. The facility features a technologically equipped conference center, a broadcast studio, and a lobby with interactive displays and exhibits including a video wall. Housing 40 employees, the nine-story center will also be available for use by other D.C. nonprofit organizations.
Boeing Develops St. Louis Test Facility
The Boeing Co. is constructing a 140,000-sf complex in St. Louis where it will fuel, install avionics and prepare for test flights T-45s (Navy jet trainers), F-15s and F/A-18s. The $104-million complex will include a hangar, painting facilities, "hush houses" for testing jet engines, and shelters for airplanes awaiting work. The hangar will house office space and three "clear span" bays for airplane work. The project began construction in July 2002 and is slated for completion in January 2004. Contractor for the project is McCarthy.
Network Appliance Builds Self-Generating Power Plant
Network Appliance is constructing a $2.4-million on-site natural gas fired power plant on the roof of its San Jose research and development building. The plant will supply 80% of the data storage manufacturer's electricity needs when it becomes operational in March 2003. The project was partially funded by $800,000 from the state of California's Self-Generation Project. The plant will produce 1.5 megawatts; Pacific Gas & Electric will supply the remainder of the building's 1.8-megawatt peak energy usage.
Texas Lutheran University Constructs College of Professional Studies Complex
Texas Lutheran University in Seguin is developing a 30,000-sf complex to house the College of Professional studies. Serving the departments of education, business administration and kinesiology, the facility will include a large tiered classroom, a conference center, seminar rooms, smaller classrooms and conference rooms, and faculty offices. Technological features will include electronically controlled projection screens and high-speed Internet access.
KellyUSA Plans Billy Mitchell Business Center
The Greater Kelly Development Authority (GKDA) will develop six office/warehouse buildings on 40 acres at KellyUSA in San Antonio as the Billy Mitchell Business Center. The $28-million, 513,600-sf project aims to attract industrial firms including new vendors for Toyota Motor Corp. Two of the facilities will comprise 83,700 sf each, with the remaining four buildings at 86,550 sf each. GKDA plans to offer tenants smaller leases of between 5,000 sf and 15,000 sf.