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PPL Corp. to Locate Division in Allentown
PPL Corp., a Pennsylvania energy company, plans to locate its Energy Plus division adjacent to its headquarters in Allentown. Liberty Property Trust will convert a former department store site into a six- or seven-story building; PPL will occupy 170,000 sf of the facility. Liberty has selected Robert A.M. Stern Architects of New York to design the building, with groundbreaking possible in early 2002, and completion in spring 2003. PPL plans to build a 1,000-vehicle parking deck nearby.
REMEC Plans Expansion At Parkway Centre
REMEC Inc. has plans for an 81,000-sf expansion at Parkway Business Centre, where the company’s wireless products division has a 65,000-sf R&D facility. The expansion includes all of the Parkway Centre Five building, where construction is expected to be complete in September 2001. The structure will accommodate the company’s broadband radio, mobile wireless infrastructure, as well as the wireless division’s manufacturing. KMA Architecture and Engineering is the architect for the project; R.G. Petty is the general contractor.
Techplace@2 St. Opens in Philadelphia
Techplace @ 2 St., a new $1.5 million technology incubator located in a renovated former factory, is open in Philadelphia. A nonprofit group, Citizens Alliance, purchased the building, and has been rehabilitating it over the past two years. The facility will feature a cybercafe; a conference center for use by tenants, with Microsoft and Compaq Computer equipment; and adjacent parking. The grand opening is scheduled for December 2001.
CTC Communications Completes Advanced Technology Center
CTC Communications has completed construction of the Advanced Technology Center, a 50,000-sf Class A Data Center, at its headquarters in Waltham. The new facility will allow the integrated communications carrier to lower costs and speed service for new products and applications, and will enhance opportunities for the company’s customers to outsource their mission-critical equipment and applications.
ADIC Plans Expansion at Compark
ADIC (Advanced Digital Information Corporation) plans to expand at Compark Business Park with a 148,204-sf facility that will provide 80,000 sf of office space and 68,000 sf of hi-tech manufacturing/warehouse space. The structure, originally a speculative project; was modified by Grubb & Ellis to fit ADIC’s specific requirements. ADIC expects to relocate by the end of 2001, and will use the building for manufacturing, R&D, test and systems engineering labs, customer service and support, and training activities.