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Industry News
Serologicals Builds Kansas Plant
Serologicals Corp. of Atlanta is planning to construct a $28-million plant to manufacture its EX-CYTE serum-free cell culture supplement for the biotech industry. Ground will be broken as early as the first quarter of 2003, with completion slated for the first half of 2004. Sited on 12.5 acres in East Hills Business Park in Lawrence, Kansas, the project will initially consist of one 45,000-sf facility.
UNC School of Medicine Builds Bioinformatics Facility
The University of North Carolina School of Medicine is nearing completion of the $23.5-million Bioinformatics Building in Chapel Hill. The 152,000-sf project was designed by Brown Jurkowski Architectural Collaborative PA. Contractor for the project is Clancy & Theys. The engineering team includes GKC Associates (structural); Newcomb & Boyd (mechanical, electrical, fire protection, audio/visual); Diehl & Phillips (civil); and Donna D.
UTHSC Breaks Ground on Edinburg Research Facility
The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio is broke ground in December on a new $20-million research facility in Edinburg, one of three new facilities being constructed as part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Academic Health Center (RAHC). Sited on 12 acres adjacent to the University of Texas Pan American campus, the Edinburg facility will house RAHC's medical research division.
American BioFuels Relocates Production Operations to Bakersfield
American BioFuels is relocating its production operations to Bakersfield, Calif., as part of a joint venture with Hondo Chemical of Bakersfield. American BioFuels, based in San Diego, will move from a building in Adelanto which processed 2.5 million gallons of biofuel annually to Hondo's Bakersfield site, which can process 50 million gallons annually. Initial production is aimed to reach 15 million gallons per year as market demand increases. Production at the Hondo facilities is slated to begin in February 2003.
San Diego's Regional Transportation Center Under Construction
The $17.9-million Regional Transportation Center is under construction in San Diego. Located on a 1.4-acre site in City Heights, the project will feature a 60,000-sf facility that will promote awareness of alternative fuel vehicles. The building is being funded via a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and by the San Diego Environmental Foundation, Ford Motor Co., Pearson Ford, California Air Resources Board, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the city of San Diego.