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Industry News
Lucasfilm Breaks Ground on Presidio Campus
Lucasfilm Ltd. broke ground in February on a $300-million special effects campus at San Francisco's Presidio, a 490-acre national park and former army base. Located on the site of the demolished Letterman Army hospital, the 850,000-sf Letterman Digital Arts project will eventually accommodate 2,500-workers. The campus is slated for completion in 2005.
Cabrini College Builds Science Facility
Cabrini College in Radnor is constructing an $18-million science, education and technology facility. Slated for completion in January 2005, the facility will provide 3,000 sf of incubator space to be leased by a biotechnology startup. Construction of the science center is expected to begin in late 2003.
Oakland International Airport Terminal Expansion Planned
The Port of Oakland is planning a $1.4-million Terminal Expansion Program (TEx) at the Oakland International Airport. The first phase of the multiyear program will include renovation and expansion of Terminal 2 and construction of two new facilities, a customer service building and a seven-level parking garage.
Pan American Enterprises Relocates to Oakland
Import-export company Pan American Enterprises is relocating operations from Concord, Calif., to 18,200 sf of recently acquired industrial and manufacturing space in Oakland. The two-story facility is sited on 1.49 acres.
Washington D.C. Hospitals Plan Decontamination Facilities
The District of Columbia Department of Health will distribute $8 million from a federal terrorism response fund to members of the D.C. Hospital Association. Hospitals receiving funding include George Washington University Hospital, which will receive approximately $800,000 to expand the facility's decontamination unit and implement improved biohazard training procedures.