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Industry News
FedEx Plans Atlanta Distribution Facility
FedEx Corp. is planning to build a 400,000-sf distribution facility on 75 acres of undeveloped land recently purchased in Atlanta. The facility will serve FedEx's ground package delivery unit. Fed Ex may eventually build an 800,000-sf facility at the site.
C.R. Bard Develops Covington Facility
Medical products supplier C.R. Bard has selected Pattillo Construction Co. to develop its new 411,100-sf distribution center in Covington, Ga. The building will be sited in the Lochridge Industrial Park on 38 acres of land. Completion is expected in November 2003.
Omega Protein Corp. Builds Processing Facility
Houston-based Omega Protein Corp. is constructing a 60,000-sf fish oil processing facility in Reedville, Va. Built by Suitt Construction of Greenville, S.C., the $16-million project will produce more than 110 tons daily of proteins derived from fish oils. A separate mechanical building will house boilers, air compressors, cooling towers, chilled water equipment, and wastewater pretreatment. The facility is expected to reach completion in May 2004.
The University at Buffalo Develops Life Sciences Complex
The University at Buffalo SUNY has selected Turner Construction Co. to oversee the development of the $85-million Buffalo Life Sciences Complex at Roswell Park Cancer Center and the Bioinformatics facility.
University of Maryland Develops Biomedical Research Park
The University of Maryland-Baltimore’s planned Biomedical Research Park in West Baltimore has received $4 million to assist startup companies from the state’s Sunny Day Fund. The funding will enable young companies to make needed office and lab improvements.