Industry News

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.

George Washington University broke ground on its 167,000-sf Duques Hall business school complex in October 2002. Housing an executive conference center and a 115-seat auditorium, the facility features a capital markets room where students can receive real-time quotes and utilize propriety software and financial information systems. Designed by architect SmithGroup, the facility will consolidate business school classrooms currently dispersed throughout the campus.