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NARA Plans Morrow Records Center
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is planning to replace its existing East Point facility with a new 350,000-sf regional records center in Morrow, Ga. Annexes in Palmetto and Birmingham, Ala., will also be consolidated with the new facility. NARA is the federal agency that provides records storage, management, and archival genealogical reference services to federal agencies and the public. NARA currently operates 15 records center facilities nationwide.
NCSU Builds Partners Building III
North Carolina State University has awarded Shelco Inc. the $17-million contract to construct the 80,000-sf Partners Building III. Located on the Centennial Campus, the three-story building will house offices for the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences and the College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences. The project includes an adjacent 630-car parking deck.
Clear Channel Leases Burbank Facilities
Clear Channel Communications has leased 95,000 sf in The Pinnacle, a 235,000-sf, six-story, 4.4-acre office complex in Burbank, Calif. Clear Channel, based in San Antonio, will locate its eight Los Angeles-area radio stations in the facility.
MeikleEMS Constructs Manufacturing Facility
Sanford manufacturer MeikleEMS is building a 25,000-sf facility in Sanford for the production of automated assembly and test systems. The new building will allow the company to triple its existing workforce. MeikleEMS is a division of Meikle Automation of Kitchener, Canada, created after the acquisition of Electro-Mechanical Specialties of Sanford in spring 2002.
Johnston Memorial Hospital Builds Smithfield Medical Mall
Johnston Memorial Hospital is redeveloping a former Burlington Industries textile mill in Smithfield as a medical mall. Sited on 15 acres adjacent to the hospital, the 240,000-sf property will feature a 27,000-sf wellness center with two indoor pools and a cyber-cafe. The $13.5-million project will also include physician offices and an auditorium. The original building was constructed in approximately 1912.