Industry News

Radio equipment and cellular phone manufacturer Motorola will spend $90-million to construct a research and development operation in Beijing.

The University of Dayton began construction on a $20-million campus residence hall in May 2003. Housing up to 400 first and second year students, the 160,000-sf facility will also accommodate conference rooms, classrooms, a free-standing chapel and a food emporium. Operations to be relocated to the facility include the bookstore, campus ministry offices, credit union, and post office. The four-story project is slated to open in August 2004. Miller-Valentine Group is the general contractor and one of the project architects is Edge and Tinney Architects.

SUNY Albany is planning to create a photomask consortium at Albany NanoTech’s Center for Excellence in Nanoelectronics. The center would cost approximately $200-million, funded by $150-million from the consortium and $50-million in government funding.

Saint Louis University has selected Alberici Constructors to head a team to design and build a 13,000-seat arena in Midtown. The project team includes architectural firm Mackey Mitchell Associates and Sink Combs Dethlefs, a sports architectural firm. Estimated to cost approximately $70-million, the facility will host campus, sporting, cultural, and convention events.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has opened its new Bioengineering Institute in Worcester, Mass. The project is the centerpiece of the 15-acre former brownfield site called Gateway Park, slated by the city for redevelopment as a biotechnology campus. The Institute will enable early-stage technology to move from lab through development to a stage attractive to venture capitalists and investors.