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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.
AGA Medical Expands Manufacturing in Minnesota
Medtech company AGA Medical will relocate its headquarters from Golden Valley to a 27-acre corporate park recently purchased in Plymouth, Minn. The site, the former home of Qwest’s wireless operations, includes a three-story, 189,000-sf facility that more than quadruples AGA’s current space. AGA expects to expand up to 400,000 sf of office and manufacturing space in the next ten years.
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.
Kellogg USA Builds Tracy Distribution Center
Kellogg USA is developing a 750,000-sf distribution center in the Tracy Logistics Center in Tracy, Calif. Sited on 35 acres, the concrete tilt-up project will include 8,000 sf of office and is slated for completion in April. The project contractor is Oltmans Construction Co. of Whittier, Calif. The 150-acre Tracy Logistics Center was built by developer Pattillo Properties of Atlanta.
Adobe Systems Occupies Third San Jose Tower
Adobe has begun to occupy the $117-million Adobe Systems Tower, its third facility in San Jose, Calif. Designed by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum of San Francisco, Adobe’s $200-million, three-building urban campus totals nearly 1 million-sf of office space.