Industry News

Kaiser Permanente is building the $327-million Santa Clara Hospital. The 1.2-million-sf hospital and medical office complex will be accompanied by a four-story, 1,470-car parking garage which will break ground in November 2002. The first phase of construction includes a 550,000-sf medical office building and a 300,000-sf ancillary building expected to open in fall of 2004. The second phase consists of a three-story, 400,000-sf hospital with a new cardiovascular surgery center slated to open in 2006.

Formulated adhesives manufacturer Forbo Adhesives LLC will locate its North American headquarters in 25,000-sf of lab and office space in Morrisville's Keystone Park. The project will cost an estimated $3-million and will create 60 new Durham County jobs. Forbo Adhesives maintains manufacturing facilities in Dallas and Omaha, and is a subsidiary of Zurich, Switzerland-based Forbo International SA.

Engineering firm Swales Aerospace has completed a 34,000-sf production and office facility at its Beltsville campus. Combining two components, a 22,000-sf design center and a 23,000-sf fabrication complex for structural components and composites, the facility features a 28-ft tall bay area, temperature-controlled paint booths, and an ISO 9001-certified calibration laboratory.

Logistics firm CCW Group is consolidating seven separate Richmond locations with a move to the new 400,000-sf James River Logistics Center located on 75 acres in Richmond, Va. The two-building center employs 150 workers. A third 400,000-sf facility is also planned for the site.

Stanford University is constructing the $161-million Center for Cancer Treatment and Prevention/Ambulatory Care Pavilion. Slated to open in spring of 2004, the oncology center will unite Stanford's diagnostic, treatment and research facilities in a single location.