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Wichita Clinic Breaks Ground on Day Surgery Center
Wichita Clinic broke ground on August 26, 2004 on a 120,000-sf day surgery center and medical office complex at Founders' Circle in Wichita, Kan. Designed by architectural firm Wilson Darnell Mann , the $26-million facility will house an 8,000-sf digital imaging center and provide services in pain management, orthopedics, ear, nose, and throat, physical therapy, opthalmology, and general surgery. The general contractor for the project is Hutton Construction. Construction is expected to reach completion in fall of 2005.
FedEx Freight Breaks Ground on Greensboro Facility
FedEx Freight broke ground in late August 2004 on its new $5 million operations hub in Greensboro, N.C. The 65,000-sf facility is sited on 30 acres and will feature 106 dock doors for loading and unloading cargo, with the potential to expand the building by another 40 doors in the future; 56,000 sf of storage pods will also be constructed. Completion is expected in eight to nine months.
Montgomery College Develops Germantown Life Science Park
Montgomery College has selected Foulger-Pratt to develop a potential $150 million life science and technology park on its Germantown, Md., campus. With a focus on developing wet lab space, the 35-acre parcel will house 700,000 sf to 800,000 sf of offices and lab space. The estimated development cost is between $100 million and $150 million; completion of the first phase is slated for early 2007. A technology incubator will be developed on a five acre section of the site.
Mt. Diablo Medical Center Consolidates Cardiac Care
John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health System plans to consolidate the two-hospital system’s cardiac care in a new Cardiovascular Center of Excellence by 2009. The center will be constructed adjacent to the existing 254-bed Mt. Diablo Medical Center in Concord , Calif., as part of a broader $110 million upgrade. John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health System is planning upgrades to both locations totaling over $400 million that will include modernization of patient rooms and access, seismic retrofitting, and enhancements to clinical areas of excellence.
Cal State Hayward Plans New Technology Center and New Dorms
Cal State Hayward will initiate construction in fall of 2004 on a $23-million, 67,000-sf Business and Technology Center . Slated for occupancy in 2006, the building will house classroom space for education and engineering students, as well as the Business and Economics Department. State-of-the-art technology will include satellite links to the university’s overseas campuses and built-in wireless and fiber-optic communications systems.