Industry News

Ericsson Inc. may expand operations at its 118-acre campus in Research Triangle Park following the liquidation of its real estate holdings around the world. The RTP site houses the company's mobile phone R&D unit.

EMD Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Germany-based Merck KgaA, is building a 148,000-sf marketing, sales, and clinical research facility in Durham. The Indra Group is the developer of the project.

CryoLife Inc. plans to begin construction in January on a new 98,268-sf build-to-suit facility to house its growing manufacturing, warehouse and office functions adjacent to the company's existing headquarters in Kennesaw at Barrett Business Park. Move-in is anticipated in March 2001. CryoLife preserves living human tissue and manufactures heart valves and surgical adhesives.

Siemens Electromechanical Components Inc. opened a new three-story, 100,000-sf headquarters in July at the Westpark Office Center. R&D, customer service reps, and corporate executives are housed at the new facility constructed by Group VI Corp. of Stockbridge.

Hebrew College will relocate its 2,000-student campus from Brookline, Mass., to a 7-acre site in Newton. $26 million of construction is scheduled for completion by 2001, including academic and administrative buildings, a student center and library. A new dormitory will be built at a later date.