Industry News

Greater Baltimore Medical Center is planning a $1.2 million expansion of its specialized wound care center in Baltimore, Md., the largest of its kind in the country. The 10,000-sf project will unite the two separate facilities that make up the wound care center, locating the hyperbaric chambers adjacent to the center. The hospital is also engaged in the construction of a new designated pediatric emergency center and the expansion of its existing emergency department by 15,000 sf.

Durham-based Triangle Brick Co. is constructing a 300,000-sf manufacturing plant in Wadesboro, N.C. The $35-million facility will accommodate 50 employees and will bring the company’s manufacturing capacity to 500 million standard brick units. The facility is sited next to an existing Triangle Brick plant.

Los Angeles City College has selected The Steinberg Group to design its new $13.7-million Martin Luther King Library. Slated for completion in 2005, the 64,000-gsf facility will house the existing Learning Skills Center, the All Campus Computer Lab, and learning disabilities and classroom study areas. The library will serve as the new gateway to the campus with plazas to the south and east. It will be constructed on the site currently accommodating the men’s gymnasium.

The General Services Administration has awarded Highwoods Properties of Raleigh, N.C., the $26.6-million contract to develop a 112,000-sf office for the FBI in Tampa, Fla. The cost of the project includes a seven-acre land purchase. Construction is slated to begin in mid-2004.

Rayovac, a maker of battery and lighting products, is relocating its corporate headquarters from Madison, Wis., to 12,000 sf on the top floor of Concourse Corporate Center Six in Atlanta.