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Scripps/University Biotech Consortium Plans Florida Center
Scripps/University Biotech Consortium is planning to build a Florida Universities and Scripps East Research Consortium Center adjacent to its planned 364,000-sf facility in Palm Beach County. Sited on 150 acres, the first phase of the $10 million, 15,000-gsf project includes design and construction of a campus gateway, a central utility plant, a large reception area, office suites, and meeting rooms.
Arizona School of Dentistry Develops Mesa Facility
The Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health Clinic will begin construction in June 2004 on a 42,000-sf facility in Mesa, Ariz. The school will occupy 30,000 sf; the remaining space will be used as medical offices. Completion is expected in April 2005. The building will be located in the Arizona Health and Technology Park, a $100-million development planned by The Alter Group of Phoenix and the A.T. Still University of Health Sciences.
Plexus Corp. Expands Operations in Penang, Malaysia
Plexus Corp. has purchased a 164,000-sf factory in Penang, Malaysia as part of a $12 million project to expand its operations there. The plant will nearly double Plexus’s current Asian manufacturing capacity, which it expects to outgrow by early fiscal 2005. Plexus, based in Neenah, Wisc., is a contract manufacturer of electronics.
H&R Block Plans Kansas City Headquarters
H&R Block is planning to construct a new 500,000-sf, $120 million headquarters in downtown Kansas City. The office tower, anticipated to become the centerpiece of the city’s envisioned entertainment district, houses a mix of restaurants and retail stores on the first floor, a separate three-story office building with a 250-seat auditorium, and an underground seven-level parking garage with 1,250 spaces. Construction is expected to begin later in 2004 with occupancy slated for summer of 2006.
University of Colorado Health Science Center Redevelops Aurora Campus
The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center has selected California-based Shea Properties to redevelop its 30-acre 9th Avenue campus in Aurora, Colo. The campus, housing the 350-bed University Hospital, the Graduate School of Medicine, and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy, accommodates over 60 clinical treatment and research programs. Plans for the site describe a large mixed-use development including office, retail, residential, and parking.