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Computer Sciences Corp. Seeks Dallas Facility
Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) of El Segundo, Calif., is seeking 240,000 sf in Dallas to house over 1,300 employees and consolidate its five Dallas offices. CSC, a supplier of technical services, has issued 28 requests for proposals from developers and landlords, for either a long-term lease of existing space or development of a new location.
Nanotechnology Facilities Planned at Texas Universities
Southwest Texas State University (SWT) is partnering with the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas Dallas and Rice University to create the Strategic Partnership for Nanotechnology (SPRING). The three schools plan to develop or update their nanotechnology facilities by securing funding from federal and private grants. SWT San Marcos is planning the Nanotechnology Failure Analysis, Materials, Evaluation and Education Center (NanoFAME).
Clayton County Builds Open Campus High-Tech High School
Clayton County Public Schools are planning the Open Campus High School, a "high-tech high school" featuring the Magnet Technical Center. The new school will be built on the athletic training field at Jonesboro Middle School. The middle school will be renovated for the new high school. Slated to begin construction in 2004, the initial building, designed by Griffin, Ga.-based Manely Spangler Smith Architects P.C., is a 100,000-sf expandable facility that will house classes for students from eight other county high schools.
BASF Expands RTP Facilities
Ludwigshafen, Germany-based BASF plans to expand its Research Triangle Park administration and production facilities by 90,000 sf and renovate 20,000 sf of laboratory space. The German chemical firm is investing $22 million in the project, which will add approximately 100 jobs. BASF currently has 420 employees in 132,000 sf in RTP. By year-end, relocation of employees from a closing crop protection research center in Princeton, N.J., could increase BASF's Triangle workforce to 520.
Progress Energy To Lease New Raleigh Office Towers
Progress Energy is planning to lease over 450,000 sf in two new office towers to be developed in downtown Raleigh in order to consolidate operations currently scattered in 250,000 sf across Raleigh. The towers, which may rise as high as 18 to 20 stories each, will be located on a two-acre site adjacent to Progress's current 21-story, 250,000-sf office. Progress, providing only the land and the lease guarantee, has issued a request for proposals to 14 development companies and plans to make a selection in April 2002.