Industry News

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will award the Atlanta CDC $250-million in federal funds to perform needed facility renovations. The CDC branch at Colorado's Ft. Collins will receive $18-million for improvements. The CDC's ten year master building plan includes facility and equipment improvements totalling approximately $1.5-billion.

Landini USA, a division of The ARGO Industrial Group in Fabbrico, Italy, has leased 18,280 sf in the 104,180-sf Newpoint Commons in Lawrenceville, Ga. Landini, a seller and distributor of Italian agricultural tractors, is the fifth-largest tractor manufacturer in the world.

Pixar Animation Studios has selected DPR Construction to implement Pixar's Emeryville expansion. The Pleasanton office of DPR is initiating site work for the second facility on the 14-acre campus; Pixar's first studio on the site was also constructed by DPR. The 125,000-sf building is slated to break ground next spring. Pixar is seeking approval for further expansions that could bring its Emeryville facilities up to 800,000 sf.

The Austin office of White Construction Co. has been awarded the $20-million contract to build a new detention center in Lea County, New Mexico. Construction of the 432-bed center is expected to begin in June 2003 with completion in June 2004.

The new 200,000-sf headquarters of IBM Tivoli Systems in Austin, Texas, has achieved LEED certification, distinguishing itself as one of the nation's most environmentally progressive facilities. Designed by the Houston office of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), the office building opened in January 2002 and is the workplace for 750 Tivoli employees. The facility includes office space, a visitor's center, software development labs, an employee gathering area and structured parking.