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Eyetel Considers Maryland Manufacturing Expansion
Eyetel Imaging is considering Maryland as a location for expansion of its manufacturing operations. Hoping to increase production, Eyetel, manufacturer of a digital camera that captures images of the eye, will attempt to pinpoint the site of the expansion in the next few months.
U.S. Army Builds F-22 Facilities in Virginia
The U.S. Army has selected Centex Construction to build F-22-related facilities in Hampton, Va. Commencing April 1st, the $32.9-million contract will include building 3 hangars, various fighter jet facilities and a fire pumphouse, and is slated for completion in 2004. Special paints and coatings are required by the stealth F-22 to prevent detection by enemy radar. Centex also recently completed hangar facilities at Maryland's Patuxent River Air Station for the U.S. Navy.
UTSA Breaks Ground on Institute for Economic Development Headquarters
The University of Texas at San Antonio recently broke ground on the new Institute for Economic Development headquarters in downtown San Antonio. Designed by Ford, Powell & Carson Architects & Planners, the 33,000-sf facility will house the Institute's 90 employees. Funding for the $6.4-million facility was completed by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration's award of $1.75 million to the University. Tuition revenue bonds will cover the balance of the funds.
Endeavor Develops The Domain in Austin
Endeavor Real Estate Group LLC is developing IBM's original Northwest Austin research site into The Domain, a 234-acre campus totalling over 2,000,000 sf. Purchased in December of 1999, plans for the campus included a conglomerate of office and retail facilities, manufacturing and distribution space, and possibly multi-family residential development. Located in an Austin high tech corridor, features such as high speed Internet access, telecommunication, enhanced utilities and redundant power make The Domain attractive to tenants.
University of Colorado at Boulder Plans Facilities Assessment
The University of Colorado at Boulder (UC-B) has selected VFA, a provider of Web-based facilities and capital asset management solutions and software, to perform a detailed facility condition assessment, provide in-the-field training on VFA's assessment methodology, and deliver VFA.facility, the central Web-based platform of VFA's capital planning and management solutions (CPMS) tools.