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University of Texas Plans Austin Pharmacy Building Renovation
The University of Texas in Austin recently awarded Watkins Hamilton Ross Architects (WHR) the contract to provide professional services for Phase One of the Pharmacy Building renovation. The 60,000-gsf Pharmacy Building was originally constructed in 1952 and is considered a historically relevant building by the University. The renovation program, including a project budget, should be finalized by the end of October. Upon funding approval, WHR will begin the design process.
Genencor to Build Clinical Manufacturing Facility in Rochester
Genencor of Palo Alto, Calif., will build a 22,000-sf clinical manufacturing facility in Rochester, N.Y., home of the company's global bioproducts business and manufacturing headquarters and a pilot-scale manufacturing plant. The new facility will manufacture human therapeutics. Included in the expansion is a $10-million facility slated to open in 2004 that will produce material for clinical trials. Two additional 20,000-sf buildings are planned for the site in the future.
Internap Relocates Headquarters to Atlanta
Internet services company Internap Network Services Corp. will begin relocation of its Seattle corporate headquarters to Atlanta in October with completion expected by the end of 2002. Seattle will continue to house the company's network operations center, a parallel facility to an Atlanta network operations center that will be built. The co-location facility and supporting engineers will also remain in Seattle.
Ohlone College Plans Newark Center Campus
Ohlone College, a Fremont, Calif., community college, is planning to develop a second campus on 81 acres recently purchased in Newark. Dubbed the Newark Center, the campus will house state-of-the-art health, biology, chemistry and technology labs and general education classrooms. A $150-million bond measure passed in March of 2002 is funding the purchase and development of the campus, which will accommodate 2,500 full-time students or from 4,500 to 5,000 part- and full-time students.
NCSU Breaks Ground on Nanotechnology Facility
North Carolina State University will soon break ground on a new nanotechnology research facility on its Centennial Campus in Raleigh. The $24-million, 80,000-sf Partners III building is expected to open in July of 2004.