Industry News

The City Court of Atlanta has selected the Atlanta office of Turner Construction Company to build a new $55-million courthouse. Construction of the six-story, 200,000-sf facility is slated for completion in August 2003. The project is being developed by Atlanta Capital Courts Facilities, which will supervise program management and design-build responsibilities for the project.

Eli Lilly & Co. is prepared to invest as much as $1 billion in its planned synthetic insulin and drug manufacturing plant in Virginia. The pharmaceutical giant will employ up to 700 people at the new 600,000-sf Prince William County plant.

Enterprise software firm Sybase Inc. opened its new 4,000-sf SyberKids Center in March. Managed by the Children’s Creative Learning Center, the on-site child-care facility in Sybase’s new Dublin headquarters has kitchen and bathroom facilities and separate infant, toddler, and preschool areas. Hot meals are provided daily. The center can accommodate 52 children.

Tenet Healthcare Corp. has acquired East Point’s South Fulton Medical Center and plans to spend $30-million on capital improvement projects and staffing for the 369-bed hospital. Renovation will occur on every floor, including a new $5- to $10-million emergency department to be built in the next year. Development of a new cardiovascular center is under way, as well as renovation of the women’s services department. $2 million will be spent on heating and ventilation system restoration.

Georgia Tech has selected Holder Construction Co. and Hardin Construction Co. of Atlanta to build the new DuPree College of Management to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards as established by the U.S. Green Building Council. The 189,000-sf facility is part of Midtown's $180-million Technology Square Complex slated for completion in July of 2003. The cost of sustainable construction adds a minimum of 5 percent to traditional construction costs.