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Alameda County Health Service Agency Develops San Leandro Facility
The Alameda County Health Service Agency will break ground in late March 2003 on the second of three planned buildings at the Creekside Plaza office park in San Leandro. Developed by Creekside Associates LLC, a subsidiary of The Innisfree Companies of Sausalito, the 50,041-sf leased building will house the Health Finance Agency, Emergency Medical Services and Family Health Services upon completion in early 2004. The departments to be consolidated are currently located in offices in Oakland and San Leandro.
Alamo Heights Builds New City Hall
The Alamo Heights City Council has approved plans to renovate and expand City Hall. Designed by architectural firm Bartholomew & Co., the $4.5-million project will be developed in five phases over three years, expanding the existing 9,000-sf complex to 20,000 sf, including a 12,000-sf fire station and community meeting room. Construction is slated to begin in June 2003. The new facility will be ADA code compliant and energy efficient, featuring a geothermal air-conditioning system.
Centocor Expands in Radnor
Biopharmaceutical company Centocor has leased an additional 46,000 sf in Radnor, Pa., bringing its total site operations up to 204,000 sf. Centocor is a subsidiary of New Jersey-based Johnson and Johnson. The facility, owned by The Rubenstein Co., was vacated by Wyeth in its relocation to a new campus in Collegeville in Montgomery County, Pa.
Medtronic Opens Netherlands Distribution Center
Medtronic Inc. opened its $32.1-million distribution center in Heerlen, the Netherlands, in early March 2003. The 322,900-sf center, Medtronic's largest distribution facility, will employ 700 workers and will send over 30,000 medical devices worldwide every day. Medtronic, based in Fridley, has its European headquarters in Tolochenaz, Switzerland.
Hynix Upgrades Eugene Wafer Fabrication Plant
Hynix Semiconductor Manufacturing America is initiating a $100-million upgrade of its Eugene, Ore., wafer fabrication facility. Hynix has already invested over $1.6-billion in the facility, which will remain in operation throughout the project. Increasing production by over fifty percent, the upgrade will enable Hynix to manufacture new products for high-end applications in the United States server market. Hynix Semiconductor Manufacturing America is the U.S. subsidiary of Hynix Semiconductor Inc. of Korea.