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Scripps Research Institute Develops South Florida Facility
San Diego-based Scripps Research Institute is developing a 364,000-sf research laboratory and administrative compound on farmland in Palm Beach County, Fla. The $140 million facility will house state-of-the-art biomedical research labs with a focus on applied research and commercialization of scientific discoveries. Slated to open in 2006, the facility will collaborate with the Florida Atlantic University-based Enterprise Development Corp. to develop industry partnerships. Scripps plans to hire between 30 and 40 staffers in the first year of operation.
Auburn University Constructs New Facilities
Auburn University has awarded Brice Building Co. of Birmingham the $18 million contract to develop two new projects on its Auburn, Ala., campus. The historic Ross Hall will be renovated and expanded to accommodate the mechanical and chemical engineering departments. Brice will also manage construction of the new 50,000-sf Harrison School of Pharmacy, W.W. Walker building, and modifications to the existing structure. Completion of both projects is expected in late 2005.
University of Hawaii Constructs Aquaculture Research Center
The University of Hawaii at Hilo is developing the $5.7 million Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center (PACRC). The center will provide infrastructure for aquaculture, fisheries, and marine science activities on the Big Island. Upon completion in 2005, PACRC will have field sites at Keaukaha and Panaewa as well as offices at the UH-Hilo campus. The Keaukaha site will feature a water quality laboratory, hatcheries, offices, and a classroom. Quarantine facilities, freshwater ponds, and integrated aquaculture-agriculture farming systems will be developed at the Panaewa site.
Texsan Heart Hospital Opens in San Antonio
The Texsan Heart Hospital opened in San Antonio on January 13, 2004. The $60-million acute-care facility accommodates 60 beds and will expand eventually to 120 beds providing world-class cardiovascular care. Development is also beginning on a multi-story medical office facility that will be part of the Texsan Heart Hospital Campus.
Northrop Grumman IT Leases Chantilly Office
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Information Technology has leased 166,477 sf in Independence Center in Chantilly, Va. Northrop Grumman is the lead tenant in the 275,000-sf Westfields Corporate Center facility, which was built for Alcatel in 1999.