Industry News

Nioxin Research Laboratories, an Atlanta-based hair care products manufacturer, is leasing 195,375 sf at Westfork Distribution Center in Lithia Springs, Ga., for its new headquarters. The 380,700-sf Westfork development, owned by Industrial Developments International, is currently under construction and slated for completion in February. Nioxin will consolidate 140,000 sf in two Atlanta facilities with the move, which will allow Nioxin to house its manufacturing and administrative operations in a single facility.

The Community College of Philadelphia recently opened the Center for Business and Industry. The $29-million, three-story center houses the College's Division of Community Services and Continuing Education Programs, which provides training programs connected with business and government agencies. In addition to classrooms, the center includes a regional ACT Testing Center.

Cabrini College in Radnor is constructing an $18-million science, education and technology facility. Slated for completion in January 2005, the facility will provide 3,000 sf of incubator space to be leased by a biotechnology startup. Construction of the science center is expected to begin in late 2003.

The Port of Oakland is planning a $1.4-million Terminal Expansion Program (TEx) at the Oakland International Airport. The first phase of the multiyear program will include renovation and expansion of Terminal 2 and construction of two new facilities, a customer service building and a seven-level parking garage.

Import-export company Pan American Enterprises is relocating operations from Concord, Calif., to 18,200 sf of recently acquired industrial and manufacturing space in Oakland. The two-story facility is sited on 1.49 acres.