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Industry News
FedEx Plans Atlanta Distribution Facility
FedEx Corp. is planning to build a 400,000-sf distribution facility on 75 acres of undeveloped land recently purchased in Atlanta. The facility will serve FedEx's ground package delivery unit. Fed Ex may eventually build an 800,000-sf facility at the site.
C.R. Bard Develops Covington Facility
Medical products supplier C.R. Bard has selected Pattillo Construction Co. to develop its new 411,100-sf distribution center in Covington, Ga. The building will be sited in the Lochridge Industrial Park on 38 acres of land. Completion is expected in November 2003.
Missile Defense Agency Relocates to Fairfax County
The Missile Defense Agency, formerly known as Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, will relocate from the Arlington Naval Annex into a 144,000-sf Bailey's Crossroads office building in Falls Church, Va.
UMB Plans Health Sciences Research Park
The Universityof Maryland, Baltimore is planning the 750,000-sf Health Sciences Research Park in West Baltimore. The park will be comprised of as many as six new research buildings, the first of which will total between 80,000 sf and 120,000 sf and cost between $15- and $20-million. Completion is slated for December 2004.
VWR International Expands With Move to Franklin
VWR International, a subsidiary of the German Merck KGaA group, is expanding with a move from 17,000 sf in Marlborough to 70,000 sf in Franklin, Mass. The Westchester-based company distributes chemicals and other lab-related equipment to researchers and life science companies.