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Perkin Elmer Develops Billerica Manufacturing Facility
PerkinElmer Life Sciences, based in Boston, has a new 3,800-sf manufacturing building under construction in Billerica. The renovated space will accommodate 10-12 employees. The plant will produce Yttrium 90 for use in radiotherapeutic cancer treatment. It is anticipated that the facility will be operational in early 2002.
Abbott Labs Proposes Redwood City Expansion
Abbott Labs has proposed a 1,000,000-sf expanison in Redwood City, providing manufacturing and R&D facilities for the Chicago-based bioscience company's cardiac products. Maximizing the company's proximity to the world-class cardiac clinics at Sequoia Hospital and Stanford Hospital, Abbot purchased the Redwood City-based Perclose biotech in 1999. Abbott plans to spend up to $350 million on the new complex. Ground may be broken on the three-phase project by the end of 2002.
BioSET Consolidates In Maryland
Biosurface Engineering Technologies (BioSET) is planning a consolidation of administrative and lab space in College Park's Technology Advancement Program incubator. BioSet, a maker of medical device coatings for cardiovascular applications, will be consolidating its Sunnyvale, Calif., administrative offices and its Long Island and Salt Lake City lab facilities at the Maryland location.
Design of Microsoft's New England Office Completed
Interior design of Microsoft's $3.3-million New England office was completed by Boston-based SBA/Steffian Bradley Associates Inc. Located in the Waltham/Weston Corporate Center, the 50,000-sf project is a joint venture of contractor Turner Construction SPD of Boston and AVRP/Austin Veum Robbins Parshalle of San Diego.
SouthTrust Builds Data Center in Marietta
SouthTrust is building its 72,000-sf Atlanta Data Center in Marietta, Ga., where check- and data-processing for the company's Georgia, Virginia, and North and South Carolina markets will be housed. SouthTrust, based in Birmingham, Ala., with operations throughout the Southeast, will relocate 300 workers to the center from their current Fulton County, Ga. offices. The facility is slated for completion in June of 2002.