Industry News

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.

Carter Holdings, a maker of children's clothing, has leased 500,000 sf of warehouse space at Eagle's Landing TradeCenter III in Henry County, Ga. The distribution center, Carter's fourth distribution facility in Georgia, will be operational in April 2003.

The University of San Diego has selected general contractor Douglas E. Barnhart Inc. and architect Wheeler Wimer Blackman & Associates, both of San Diego, to create the $6.3-million Degheri Alumni Center. The 30,425-sf facility, built on the site of the former Harmon Hall, is slated for completion in November 2003. The building will serve as a hospitality center and provide space for the university's communication and marketing departments, alumni relations, parent relations, and fund-raising.

The U.S. General Services Administration has selected the Los Angeles office of New York-based architectural firm Richard Meier & Partners to design the new 60,000-sf federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. The facility is projected to reach completion in fall 2009.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a producer of business jet aircraft, has awarded UNICCO Service Company a $41-million, five-year contract to provide integrated facilities services for Gulfstream's manufacturing, completions, offices, and service facilities in Georgia. Contract services include plant operations, equipment maintenance and test equipment calibration, ground support, facilities engineering, space allocation, and subcontractor management.