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Simmons Opens Three Manufacturing Plants
Bedding manufacturer Simmons Co. will open three manufacturing plants ranging in size from 150,000-sf to 215,000-sf. The Sumner, Wa. plant will employ 140 workers when it opens in November 2003. Plants in Hazelton, Pa. and South Georgia will employ 225 workers each and are expected to open in May 2004. The facilities will reflect the company's upgraded operations, including a "zero waste" initiative.
SJSU Opens Updated Microelectronics Fabrication Facility
San Jose State University has opened its newly updated Microelectronics Process Engineering Fabrication Facility at the College of Engineering. The 3,400-sf fab and academic program were made possible by donations from corporate sponsors including Intel Corp. and Applied Materials Inc., as well as funding from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the National Science Foundation.
Maxtor Corp. Expands in Fremont
MMC Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Milpitas-based Maxtor Corp., will expand its disk-drive media manufacturing operations with the lease of 183,000-sf in Fremont, Calif. Housing 65,000 sf of cleanrooms, the facility will be occupied in addition to MMC's 140,000-sf location in San Jose.
U.S. Postal Service Develops Philadelphia Distribution Center
The U.S. Postal Service has selected general contractor J.E. Dunn Construction to build its new $167-million distribution center sited on 50 acres in southwest Philadelphia. Replacing the city’s main post office, the 937,000-sf Philadelphia Processing and Distribution Center broke ground on August 11, 2003 and is slated for completion in November 2005. The project architect is Kling of Philadelphia. J.E. Dunn’s joint venture partner on the project is Intech Construction of Philadelphia.
Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Funded at University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh is developing a regional biocontainment laboratory with $18-million in funding from the National Institutes of Heath’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The laboratory, one of nine regional biocontainment labs funded by NIH, will be sited in the Biomedical Science Tower 3 in Oakland, Pa. Additionally, a bioterrorism research center established by Johns Hopkins University will move most of its operations to Oakland in fall of 2003 to become the Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.