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Industry News
Nortel Opens Santa Clara Campus
Brampton, Ontario-based Nortel Networks opened its new 14-acre office and lab campus in Santa Clara on May 29, 2002. Ground was broken on the two-story, 760,000-sf facility in September 2000 with buildings reaching completion in March and April 2002. Consolidating 15 separate Bay Area locations, the campus also includes a parking garage.
Computer Sciences Corp. Develops New Carrollton Facility
Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) will occupy a new build-to-suit facility in Prince George's County, financed for $25-million by commercial real estate investment firm John B. Levy & Co. Located in New Carrollton across from the IRS headquarters, the Metroview/CSC building is currently under construction and will house CSC's 325,000-sf office. The facility is being developed by Berman Enterprises. CSC was recently awarded a long-term computer system modernization contract by the IRS.
Cell Genesys Builds Production Facility
Cell Genesys is building a $60-million clinical and commercial launch production facility in Hayward. Designed by Dowler-Gruman Architects, the 69,000-sf facility will be capable of handling multiple 500-liter bioreactor lines. Built by DPR Construction of Redwood City, the facility began construction in March of 2001 and is expected to reach completion in December of 2002.
Diosynth Plans Manufacturing Expansion
Netherlands-based pharmaceutical company Diosynth is planning a two-phase purchase of 91.3 acres in Research Triangle Park (RTP) with plans to add over 300,000 sf of new manufacturing space. Diosynth's purchase of the first 40 acres will be completed this summer, with an option at year-end on the remaining land. Now occupying 30,000 sf of Cary lab and office space and 110,000 sf of RTP manufacturing space, Diosynth currently has 600 Triangle employees.
Corporate Express Develops Regional Headquarters and Distribution Centers
Corporate Express, a Denver-based, Dutch-owned office supplies firm, is building new distribution centers including a 200,000-sf regional headquarters and warehouse in Hanover, Md. Located near Baltimore/Washington and Dulles international airports, the facility will involve relocation of 300 workers in a consolidation of existing distribution centers in Savage and Elkridge, Md. Construction of the facility is slated to begin in August, with completion expected in June 2003.