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Industry News
Manitowoc Co. Builds Crane Manufacturing Plant in China
The Manitowoc Co. is planning to construct a new crane manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, China. Replacing and more than doubling the footprint of an existing 120,000-sf factory that produces Potain power cranes, the project is slated for completion in early 2006. Additionally, construction is currently under way on a 190,000-sf manufacturing and training facility near Hangzhou, China, to expand The Manitowoc Co.s' ice, beverage, and refrigeration equipment markets. Completion is expected in the third quarter of 2005.
United Space Alliance Awards L&M Technologies NASA Contract
United Space Alliance, the prime contractor for NASA's space shuttle program's daily operations, has awarded L&M Technologies of Albuquerque a contract valued at $102 million to support NASA facilities in Houston, Huntsville, Ala., and Titusville, Fla. The subcontractor for the six-year contract, which includes hard infrastructure support such as utility management, procurement, and operations, is CH2M Hill. United Space Alliance is owned by The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corp.
Princeton University Constructs Science Library
Princeton University has awarded Parsippany, N.J.-based Skanska USA Building the construction management services assignment to build the Peter B. Lewis Science Library in Princeton, N.J. The anticipated value of the high-technology project is expected to be more than $50 million. Designed by Gehry Partners, the 88,000-sf project will consolidate the Geosciences, Chemistry, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Molecular Biology book collections.
Shell Shared Services Asia Completes Business Operations Center
Shell Shared Services Asia-BV has completed construction of its business operations center in Makati City, Philippines. The 35,200-sf facility was designed by Barone Design Group to support key internal business and customer service functions and will accommodate 288 workspaces. The facility is located on two floors in the RCBC Plaza.
Johnson Controls Constructs Slovakia Plant
Glendale, Wisc.-based Johnson Controls will build a new $26.5 million manufacturing plant in Lucenec, Slovakia. The facility will begin producing automotive seating products in mid-2006 and will employ approximately 340 workers by 2007. The plant will supply Kia Motors Corp., a company that is also constructing a facility in the area.