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Industry News
Electronics Boutique Breaks Ground on Sadsbury Distribution Center
Electronics Boutique , the world’s largest retailer of electronic games, broke ground on a $13-million distribution center in Coatesville, Sadsbury Township, Pa. in early May 2004. The 315,000-sf facility will house 500 employees, with operations consolidated from two other sites. An additional 337 jobs will be added at the site over the next three years. Electronics Boutique is headquartered in West Chester, Pa.
Harley Davidson Builds Milwaukee Museum
Harley Davidson will build a $95-million museum, restaurant, and office building complex in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley. Representing the single largest corporate investment in the City of Milwaukee, the museum project is expected to generate up to $78 million in annual economic impact based on an estimated 350,000 visitors per year.
Kissimmee Animal Diagnostics Opens BSL-3 Lab
Kissimmee Animal Diagnostics Lab in Kissimmee, Fla., recently opened a new 1,650-sf biosafety level 3 laboratory. As the only animal testing facility of its kind in the state, the lab will support Florida’s homeland security programs and response to food safety threats by providing rapid screenings for diseases such as BSE in cattle populations. Funded by the state, the lab is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s pilot network of state and federal surveillance labs and is equipped with advanced diagnostic equipment.
NIAID Sites New Infectious Diseases Lab at UTMB-Galveston
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston has been designated by NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) as the site of the $167-million Galveston National Laboratory. The seven-story facility will accommodate infectious disease research and could generate as much as $1.1 billion in regional economic impact over the next twenty years.
Liberty Science Center Initiates Expansion and Renovation
Liberty Science Center is planning a comprehensive renovation, renewal, and expansion of its Jersey City, N.J., facility. Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2005 with re-opening slated for early 2007. The project will allow more efficient use of existing interior spaces and the addition of a wing to be located on the northwest side of the building adjacent to the parking lot and a four-story glass atrium on the south side facing Liberty State Park and the Statue of Liberty.