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Bio-Rad Breaks Ground on Hercules Facility
Bio-Rad Laboratories recently broke ground on a 140,000-sf, $20-million facility on its 70-acre campus in the North Shore Business Park in Hercules. Slated for occupancy in fall of 2003, the facility will house R&D, office, and manufacturing space to support Bio-Rad's planned workforce and product line expansion, such as microarray technologies and newborn screening tests. The building will also support growth in the areas of proteomics and functional genomics.
Kaiser Leases Richmond Lab and Training Facilities
Kaiser Permanente will occupy a 29,812-sf training facility and a 50,885-sf reference lab in Catellus Development's Regatta Business Park in Richmond. The 80,697-sf lease is in addition to Kaiser's existing 37,960-sf optical lab in the park. The new facilities will bring an additional 100 Kaiser employees to the site.
Genzyme Adds Two Bio-Reactors To Allston Plant
Cambridge-based Genzyme Corp. is adding two bioreactors to its $200-million, 180,000-sf Allston Landing facility. Expanding its biomanufacturing capacity, the plant will total six 2,000-liter bioreactors with the $30-million addition of the two new bioreactors, which should be operational by mid-2003.
South Weymouth Naval Air Station Conversion Planned
The South Shore Tri-Town Development Commission has selected Irvine-based Lennar Partners as the master developer for the South Weymouth Naval Air Station base conversion project. Construction could begin in six to nine month on Phase I of the "smart growth" redevelopment, which will integrate "green," sustainable design, public transportation, protection of open space, and preservation of air and water quality.
Underwood-Memorial Hospital Designs Expansion and Renovation
Underwood-Memorial Hospital has awarded RTKL Associates the design contract for the first phase of a master planned expansion and renovation program. The medical complex currently spans a three-block area in Woodbury, New Jersey. Construction for the three-year project is expected to begin in mid-2003. In addition to doubling the capacity of the emergency department, physical medicine, occupational, and speech therapies will be relocated and expanded. New imaging equipment and improvements to the radiology department will be completed.