St. Petersburg, Fla.
SRI International broke ground on a 37,000-sf research and development facility in St. Petersburg, Fla., on October 30, 2008. Housing 100 investigators and staff engaged in marine science and technology research, the project will support the development of maritime port security technologies for the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command. The two-story building was designed by HOK and is being built by Manhattan Construction Company. The facility includes laboratories, classrooms, conference rooms, offices, and an operations and deployment shop.