Industry News

The Minute Maid Co., an operating division of The Coca-Cola Co. of Atlanta, is planning to build a noncarbonated beverage production plant in Auburndale.  The 620,000-sf facility will cost $130-million for construction and equipment. In two weeks, site preparation will begin, with groundbreaking following in another two weeks. The plant, which will employ approximately 300 workers, is slated to be operational in March 2003.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has selected The Orr Co. of Falls Church as development manager for its expansion in the Virginia Square neighborhood of Arlington. The expansion includes a 372,000-sf, two-tower office building and housing accommodations for 1,100 employees and contractors. 

DreamWorks has relocated its animation offices into 120,000 sf at Pacific Shores Center in Redwood City, Calif. The computer animation division, which is based in Palo Alto and employs 300 workers in three sites, will also be consolidated into the Redwood City facilities.

Southwest Business Corp. plans to consolidate its services at a new 100,000-sf headquarters on a 3.7-acre site in North Central San Antonio. Groundbreaking for the $12 to $14-million building plus 4.5-story parking structure is planned for 2003, with occupancy anticipated in 2005. The company provides insurance and financial services.

Franklin Square North is being developed in Washington by Monument Realty. The freestanding 269,000-sf building will cost $70- to $75-million to build and will be marketed to both government and private sectors. Housing 16,000-sf of retail space, the 12-story facility is one of five buildings under construction in the District of Columbia slated for delivery in 2003. Designed by project architect Davis Carter Scott, the building will be constructed by general contractor James G. Davis Construction.