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Sigma Xi Constructs RTP Headquarters
Sigma Xi, the international scientific and engineering honor society and publisher of American Scientist magazine, is building a 52,840-sf headquarters facility in Research Triangle Park. The building will house a 200-seat auditorium, exhibit space, conference facilities, a catering kitchen, and office space for Sigma Xi's 44 employees.
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Plans New Arts Center
The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts and architects Foster and Partners of London and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture of Rotterdam and New York have completed the master plan for a new Dallas arts center. The center will house three performance venues, the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, an 800-seat multiform theater, and the 5,000-seat Annette Strauss Artist Square, with an expanded seating capacity of up to 10,000. Construction on the $250-million center is expected to begin in 2004 with completion in late 2007 or early 2008.
Ring Power Corp. Builds Jacksonville Headquarters
Ring Power Corp. has selected Elkins Constructors to build its 400,000-sf Jacksonville, Fla., headquarters at World Commerce Center, a 1,000-acre development in St. Johns County. Ring Power, one of the largest full-line Caterpillar dealers in the Southeast, will house its 800 employees in the new facility. Construction is expected to begin by the end of September 2003.
FedEx Plans Northern Kentucky Distribution Center
FedEx Ground is planning a $50-million distribution center on 96 acres in Boone County’s Enterprise V Industrial Park in Northern Kentucky. The 335,000-sf hub will include the latest automated package sorting technology when it opens in 2005. The facility will process 45,000 packages per hour at full capacity and may employ over 235 workers.
Delaware Investments Completes Philadelphia Headquarters Fit-Out
Delaware Investments has completed the 380,000-sf fit-out of its new headquarters at One and Two Commerce Square in Philadelphia. The facility features a 22,000-sf corporate training center, a two-story glass enclosed Investor Center, a 105-seat auditorium, and a 13,000-sf computer server room. The facilities feature an open floor plan with few private offices. The project architect was Ewing Cole Cherry Brott of Philadelphia.