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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.
D.C. Housing Authority Constructs Youth Services Center
The D.C. Housing Authority has awarded Hensel-Phelps Construction the design-build contract to construct the Youth Services Center in Washington. The 120,000-sf detention facility will be constructed with HOK as lead designer. The project is slated for completion in May 2004.
NT Techno Creates Oxford Manufacturing Plant
NT Techno USA, a Japanese auto parts manufacturer, is planning to construct a 60,000-sf distribution facility in Oxford, N.C. The facility will be sited on 26-acres under contract for purchase and will employ 50 workers.
Antigenics Relocates Labs and Offices to Lexington
Newy York-based Antigenics will relocate in summer 2003 to 160,000 sf of office, R&D and lab space at Three Forbes Road in Lexington, Mass. The facility is part of a four-building, 315,000-sf campus owned by Needham real estate developer Bulfinch Cos. Inc.