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Industry News
Impax Opens Hayward Facility
Impax, a pharmaceutical company engaged in reformulating generic versions of popular drugs, has opened a new 85,000-sf research and manufacturing facility in Hayward where the company is based. Impax will increase its employee base from 85 to 190 by the end of 2002.
Sysco Builds Redistribution Center
Construction of Sysco's $53-million, 800,000-sf food-service redistribution center in Warren County, Va., is slated to begin in September with completion expected in late 2003.
Diosynth Plans RTP Manufacturing Facility
Diosynth, a Netherlands-based pharmaceutical company, is planning to purchase 91.3 acres of land in Research Triangle Park (RTP) on which to build 300,000 sf of new manufacturing space. Diosynth currently has labs and offices in Cary, N.C., totalling 30,000 sf and 110,000 sf of manufacturing space in RTP.
Illinois Wesleyan University Completes Ames Library
Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) in Bloomington has recently completed the 103,000-sf Ames Library designed by Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott (SBRA). Felmley-Dickerson Co. of Bloomington was the contractor for the five-story library, which provides a centerpiece for social and academic interaction, collaborative study and reflection. The library also establishes a new focal point for the campus.
University of Chicago Builds Graduate School of Business Campus
The University of Chicago has awarded the Chicago office of Turner Construction Company the contract to build a new $125-million campus for the Graduate School of Business. Turner is the construction manager at risk for the project, which is scheduled for completion in August 2004. The architect is Rafael Vinoly Architects of New York, N.Y., and the development manager is Mesirow Stein Real Estate of Chicago.