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Georgia State University Opens CollabTech Incubator
Georgia State University opened a biotechnology R&D center called CollabTech in November 2000. The incubator, funded partially by the Georgia Research Alliance and with support from the Advanced Technology Development Center, is aimed at providing access to the most advanced equipment for biotechnology start-ups, as well as enabling the university and its students to participate in cutting-edge research and discoveries. The University of Georgia plans to open an agricultural biology research center, called AgTech, in March 2001.
St. John's College Plans Renovations
St. John's College has awarded Bovis Lend Lease of Washington, D.C., a contract for construction management as the college renovates both Mellon Hall and the Francis Scott Key Auditorium. Construction is scheduled to start in spring 2001.
US SEC Plans Consolidated HQ in D.C.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has solicited proposals for a 630,000-sf headquarters site in order to consolidate its Washington, D.C., operations now housed in two locations. Boston Properties, a Boston-based real estate investment trust, was expected to submit a proposal by mid-December 2000 to use one of its properties, currently a parking lot within walking distance of the new Washington Convention Center, as the location for the project.
BudCo. Plans New HQ in San Antonio
BudCo. of San Antonio Ltd. has plans for a new headquarters and warehouse facility on a 40-acre site in southwest San Antonio. Scheduled groundbreaking is for mid-January, with completion by October or November 2001. Hollerman Duitsman Architects of Saint Louis designed the facility, which will accommodate 98,000 sf of office space and 190,000 sf of distribution space. The project manager is James Pritchard & Associates; the general contractor is Hooker Contracting Co. Inc. of San Antonio.
Britannia Corporate Center Targeted for Otay Mesa
Britannia Corporate Center, a six-building, 296,400-sf distribution/manufacturing project being developed by Master Development Corporation, will be designed by Ware & Malcomb Architects of San Diego. The project site encompasses 15.9 acres in South San Diego County. The buildings will range in size from 25,000 to 84,000 sf.