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Konica Minolta Builds Kobe Manufacturing Plant
Kobe Minolta Holdings , a Japanese technology company, is planning to construct a $73-million plant in Kobe, Japan. The facility will manufacture liquid crystal display film, boosting capacity by half to 90 million square meters annually. Construction will begin in June 2004, with the factory becoming operational in fall of that year.
Southern Methodist University Refurbishes School of Law
Southern Methodist University ’s Dedman School of Law is refurbishing the first floor of Carr P. Collins Jr. Hall. in Dallas. Funded by a $1-million contribution from Dallas law firm Godwin Gruber LLP, the floor will be renamed the Godwin Gruber Lawyers Inn. Housing a student and faculty dining hall and lounge area, the project is expected to begin in summer 2004 and reach completion during the fall. Previously dubbed Lawyers Inn, Collins Hall previously housed a dining room and meeting space, with residential upper floors.
Bourbon Community Hospital Completes Medical Offices and ER Modification
Bourbon Community Hospital has completed construction of a medical office building and emergency room modification in Paris, Ky. The single-floor, 11,200-sf, $1-million office facility will accommodate five tenants. The $1.3-million emergency room renovated the existing 1,700-sf department and expanded it by 6,300 sf. Both projects were designed by Sims Architectural Studio of Birmingham, Ala.
Columbus State Community College Plans Second Campus
Columbus State Community College is planning to construct a second campus on 108.66 acres in Delaware County. Campus plans describe three 70,000-sf facilities constructed at a cost of $43 million. The first building will house classrooms, computer labs, and various business functions. The campus, which will relieve space pressure at Columbus State’s downtown campus, may take up to four years to open.
Johns Hopkins Hospital Plans Baltimore Complex
Johns Hopkins Hospital has completed the design of a new $47-million complex to be located in Baltimore, Md. Linked to the existing campus and the planned cardiovascular care tower and children’s hospital by a pedestrian bridge, the complex will include a 750,000-sf parking garage with 2,200 spaces, a 24-truck loading dock, a service tunnel, a central kitchen, and a distribution center. Designed by Thornton-Tomasetti-Cutts of Washington, D.C., the project is expected to reach completion in 2005.