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Madern USA Plans Apex Manufacturing Facility
Madern USA, subsidiary of the Dutch rotary tool maker Madern, will build a 25,000-sf to 30,000-sf facility on six acres purchased in Apex, N.C.'s Pinnacle Park. The facility will house an expanded production line and enable the company to double its workforce over the next few years. As the Dutch company's sole plant outside the Netherlands, Madern USA is currently housed in 7,000 sf of leased space in Pinnacle Park.
Coaster Co. Leases Newark Facility
Santa Fe Springs-based furniture distributor Coaster Co. of America has signed a $6-million lease contract for 269,000-sf of warehouse space in Newark. Coaster, needing additional distribution and dock space as well as proximity to the Port of Oakland, will vacate its 125,000-sf San Leandro, Calif., facility by year-end.
Emory University's Whitehead Biomedical Research Building Achieves Silver LEED Certification
Emory University's $82.7-million Whitehead Biomedical Research Building has earned a Silver certification according to the LEED building rating system as established by the U.S. Green Building Council. Designed by the Atlanta office of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), the 325,000-sf, eight-story building opened in November 2001 and is the first building in the Southeast U.S. to achieve LEED certification, and one of only 24 LEED-certified facilities in the nation.
San Diego Padres Develop Mixed-Use Project
JMI Realty and the San Diego Padres are developing East Village Square, a 2½ block mixed-use office, retail and residential redevelopment project in downtown San Diego next to the new baseball park. The developer of the potentially 200,000-sf office component is Cisterra Partners of San Diego. Ground floor retail space will be accompanied by 200 or more condominiums. The project is currently in the conceptual planning phase.
San Diego Electrical Training Center Equipped for Solar Power
The 32,000-sf San Diego Electrical Training Center just became the largest commercial building in San Diego powered by solar energy. The facility's photovoltaic system, installed by students, currently provides 50% of needed electricity, with the remaining sections to be installed by classes throughout the school year. The completed system will be large enough to power the entire facility. The Center provides hands-on training for union electricians in installation of traditional and renewable energy solutions.