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Industry News
DHL Opens Erie Sorting Center
Package delivery company DHL opened a $3-million sorting facility in Erie, Pa., on Sept 29, 2004. The 55,000-sf center is part of DHL's $1.2-billion initiative to expand ground delivery capacity by sixty percent with the creation of seven additional sorting centers. The Erie facility begins operations on October 8, 2004 with the sorting capacity of 7,000 parcels and 4,000 letters per hour.
Washington & Lee University Constructs Art and Music Facility
Washington & Lee University has initiated construction on a 66,000-sf art and music facility on its Lexington, Va., campus. Slated for completion in August 2006, the building will include a 250-seat performance hall, classrooms, art studios, music practice rooms, and a new art gallery. The project contractor is Birmingham, Ala.-based Brice Building Co.
Spring Hill College Completes Burke Memorial Library
Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., has completed construction of its 77,000-sf Mamie & John Burke Memorial Library. Designed by Shepley Bulfinch Richardon & Abbott of Boston, the $11.6-million facility is the cornerstone of the college's master plan.
Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences Dedicates Life Science Center
The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences dedicated the Dybedal Center for Biosciences Research on October 4, 2004. Construction on the $15-million, 45,000-sf facility began in early 2003; the center will open by year-end 2004. Designed and built by Omar Rodriguez and Associates of Kansas City, the building will include one floor of proteomics research, one floor of clinical research, and will house the university's information technology equipment and operations.
Novavax Relocates Headquarters to Pennsylvania
Novavax has completed the relocation of its headquarters from Columbia, Md., to 33,000 sf in the Great Valley Corporate Center in Malvern, Pa. The facility will enable the consolidation of Novavax's women's health and drug delivery operations in a single facility. Novavax will continue to occupy two R&D labs, one located in Rockville, Md., and one in California.