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Black & Decker Constructs Charlotte Distribution Hub
Black & Decker Corp . began construction in July 2004 on a 350,000-sf distribution hub in Charlotte, N.C. Located in the ProLogis Park West Pointe, the site can be expanded to accommodate an additional 102,900 sf. The estimated $10.5 million project will reach completion by the fourth quarter of 2004. Designed by Roswell, Ga.-based Paulsen Architects, the facility will be constructed by InterCon Building Corp. of Charlotte.
Unilin Flooring Builds Thomasville Manufacturing Plant
Unilin Flooring broke ground in June 2004 on a 600,000-sf manufacturing plant in Thomasville, N.C. The $8 million plant is expected to reach completion by spring 2005 and will employ 330 workers. Unilin Flooring produces Quick-Step laminate flooring.
Midstate Electric Cooperative Develops LEED-Certified Facility
Midstate Electric Cooperative broke ground in June 2004 on its new 55,000-sf LaPine, Ore., campus. Designed by Bend-based Steele Associates Architects and constructed by R&H Construction, a firm with offices in Portland and Bend, the facility will be the first LEED™-certified building in Central Oregon. The project will feature insulated concrete form exterior walls, low VOC-emitting finish materials, ground source heat pumps, construction waste reduction and recycling, automated HVAC systems, natural day-lighting, and the use of recycled content building materials.
Kaiser Opens Richmond Clinical Lab
Kaiser Permanente opened a new 50,000-sf clinical laboratory in Richmond , Calif., in April 2004. Augmenting an existing 100,000-sf laboratory in Berkeley , the high technology facility will handle 25,000 lab specimens daily, including immunohematology, toxicology, immunochemistry, automated chemistry, hematology, and coagulation. Kaiser’s Richmond campus currently houses a training facility for allied health sciences and an optical lab.
Connetics Corp. Relocates to Palo Alto
Connetics Corp., a maker of acne and dermatological disease products, is relocating within the city of Palo Alto, Calif. from 53,000 sf at its current West Bayshore Road location to 96,000 sf in the Stanford Research Park. Connetics may also lease an additional 20,000 sf in an adjacent building at the site, which is the former headquarters of Incyte Corp. The move and subsequent renovations at the new location will double Connetics’ office and laboratory space.