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Ball Aerospace & Technologies Expands in Boulder
Broomfield-based Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. is planning to expand with 105,000 sf in new construction located adjacent to its existing facility in Boulder, Colo. Designed by RNL of Denver, the facility will include cleanrooms, testing facilities, and office space.
Cumberland Heights Expands West Nashville Campus
Cumberland Heights, an alcohol and chemical dependency treatment center, is planning to expand its River Road campus in West Nashville. The $12 million, 35,000-sf project consists of an adolescent residence facility that will add between 16 and 24 beds and a second building, the Family Life Center, housing a 150-seat auditorium, gymnasium, teaching and counseling rooms, and a fitness center. Construction is slated to begin later in 2005 and reach completion in late 2006 or early 2007. The project architect is Dixon Rick of Nashville.
Air Force Constructs Vance AFB Warehouse Facility
The U.S. Air Force has selected The Korte Co. of St. Louis to construct a 70,000-sf warehouse and post office facility at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla. Slated for completion by year-end 2005, the project includes the demolition of ten existing buildings and the renovation of an existing warehouse.
MetroTech Chemicals Expands Charlotte Operations
MetroTech Chemicals Inc. is expanding operations in Charlotte, N.C. Currently located in 17,000 sf, MetroTech plans to renovate its existing facility and construct an additional 20,000 sf of warehouse, production, office, and mezzanine space. Construction will begin in early spring 2005 and reach completion in August 2005. The project architect is Laughing Dog Studio Architecture, with the Charlotte office of Choate Construction Co. as general contractor.
California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research Nears Completion
The $100 million California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research is nearing completion at the Mission Bay campus in South San Francisco. The 153,000-sf facility is the first of four buildings that will make up the institute known as QB3 and is connected to U.C. San Francisco's Genentech Hall on all five stories. The Mission Bay facility will house a magnetic resonance imaging machine, a high through-put screening facility, a 250,000-compound chemical library for drug development, and 8,000 CPUs.