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JetBlue Constructs Orlando Airport Training Center
JetBlue has awarded Suitt Construction the design/build contract for its new $75-million training center at Orlando International Airport. The 100,000-sf facility will initially house eight pilot flight training simulators with the capacity to expand in phases to between 12 and 16 simulators. An auditorium, multiple classrooms, and two cabin training simulators will also be included in the facility. Completion is expected in spring 2005. Suitt Construction, based in Greenville, S.C., will manage the project through its Orlando office.
Anthem Consolidates With New Louisville Headquarters
Anthem Inc., the Indianapolis-based parent company of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky, broke ground in early June 2004 on a 240,000-sf headquarters in Louisville. Slated for completion in August 2005, the facility is expected to cost between $24 million and $30 million. Located in the Triton Office Park in the 700-acre Eastpoint Business Center, the four-story building will consolidate 1,200 workers from three area offices.
Comcast Opens Irving Call Center
Comcast Corp. opened its 86,000-sf call center in Irving, Texas in early June 2004. The facility will accommodate 450 employees, including local technical operations teams, managers, and customer service workers.
Cryo-Cell Builds New Blood Storage Facility
Cryo-Cell, a stem cell banking firm offering cord blood preservation, will occupy an 18,000-sf plant in Oldsmar, Fla. Developed by Harrod Properties, the facility will reach completion by late summer of 2004. Built to comply with federal regulations for good manufacturing practices for human cellular and tissue-based products, the facility will include a cleanroom and space for clinical services, administration, marketing, and processing of cord blood stem cells. The plant will be sited less than five miles from Cryo-Cell’s Clearwater, Fla., headquarters.
Clear Lake Regional Expands Neonatal ICU
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center in Webster, Texas is planning a $10 million expansion of its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Slated to begin construction in summer 2004 and reach completion in fall 2005, the project will quadruple the existing unit’s size from 5,000-sf to 20,000-sf.