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Washington D.C. Hospitals Plan Decontamination Facilities
The District of Columbia Department of Health will distribute $8 million from a federal terrorism response fund to members of the D.C. Hospital Association. Hospitals receiving funding include George Washington University Hospital, which will receive approximately $800,000 to expand the facility's decontamination unit and implement improved biohazard training procedures.
BioLab Relocates to Gwinnett County
BioLab, a Decatur-based manufacturer of water treatment products, will relocate to 89,000 sf of office space in Gwinnett County's Hillside III at Huntcrest development in spring of 2003. Terms of the lease with Duke Realty Corp. include the construction of an adjacent 50,000-sf build-to-suit research facility for BioLab slated for completion in March 2004. BioLab is a subsidiary of Indiana-based Great Lakes Chemical Corp.
Memphis Biotech Foundation Develops UT/Baptist Research Park
The Memphis Biotech Foundation has selected Memphis firms Hnedak Bobo Group (HBG) as program manager and TRO/The Ritchie Organization as lead architect/engineer/interior designer for the first phase of the University of Tennessee/Baptist Research Park in Memphis.
OrthoNeuro Creates Austin Surgical Hospital
Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoNeuro Corp. is creating its first specialty hospital in Austin. OrthoNeuro is redeveloping the former Renaissance Women's Center into the Austin Surgical Hospital, slated to open in spring of 2003. The renovation includes 50,000 sf of the four-year-old facility, adding six operating rooms, two procedure rooms, 25 inpatient rooms, and an intensive care unit. A rehabilitation center, an expanded imaging department, and a clinical laboratory will enable the hospital to provide various ancillary services.
Pabst Brewing Co. Relocates Corporate Offices
San Antonio-based Pabst Brewing Co. has relocated its corporate offices from the 22-acre Pearl Brewery site to 22,000 sf in North Central San Antonio's Interpark business park. The move is part of an effort to consolidate in San Antonio offices and functions previously dispersed cross-country. Pabst has also relocated warehouse functions from Milwaukee to 35,000 sf of leased warehouse space in the Alamo Downs business park on the Northwest Side.