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Nvidia Corp. will relocate its 350 employees to a new four-building headquarters campus in Santa Clara. The 500,000-sf project consists of four 125,000-sf buildings and a two-level, 550-space parking garage at an estimated cost of $180 million. The first two buildings are scheduled for occupancy by June 2001; the third by July 2001; and the fourth by March 2002. Each building will accommodate 500 people. The developer is Sobrato Development Cos. Nvidia makes 3-D graphic chips for PCs.

EDS, based in Plano, Texas, is planning to build a 200,000-sf facility at Washingtonian South in Gaithersburg. The giant computer company would also take an option on an additional 100,000 sf of space. Developer of the site is Peterson Cos. of Fairfax, Va.

EarthStation Netaxs, currently housed in 4,000 sf at Lee Park in Conshohocken, is relocating to a 33,000-sf structure at the Park with an option on an additional adjacent 33,000 sf. The ISP houses and monitors its clients' server computers that access the Internet. Special features at the new site include closed-circuit TV, site cams enabling clients to view their servers, and a sleeping area for employees staffing the data center 24 hours a day.

ISIS Papyrus, based in Vienna, Austria, is planning to consolidate its Dallas-area offices in a $6 million North American headquarters and training center near Dallas in Southlake. The new building is slated to begin construction in June; completion is anticipated in late 2000 or early 2001. The company provides business document software solutions.

APPA is in the process of putting together a manual for: "Grounds Staffing and Maintenance Guidelines."

Subject Areas that are have already been chosen to be covered in the manual are: