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Industry News
Techplace@2 St. Opens in Philadelphia
Techplace @ 2 St., a new $1.5 million technology incubator located in a renovated former factory, is open in Philadelphia. A nonprofit group, Citizens Alliance, purchased the building, and has been rehabilitating it over the past two years. The facility will feature a cybercafe; a conference center for use by tenants, with Microsoft and Compaq Computer equipment; and adjacent parking. The grand opening is scheduled for December 2001.
CTC Communications Completes Advanced Technology Center
CTC Communications has completed construction of the Advanced Technology Center, a 50,000-sf Class A Data Center, at its headquarters in Waltham. The new facility will allow the integrated communications carrier to lower costs and speed service for new products and applications, and will enhance opportunities for the company’s customers to outsource their mission-critical equipment and applications.
ADIC Plans Expansion at Compark
ADIC (Advanced Digital Information Corporation) plans to expand at Compark Business Park with a 148,204-sf facility that will provide 80,000 sf of office space and 68,000 sf of hi-tech manufacturing/warehouse space. The structure, originally a speculative project; was modified by Grubb & Ellis to fit ADIC’s specific requirements. ADIC expects to relocate by the end of 2001, and will use the building for manufacturing, R&D, test and systems engineering labs, customer service and support, and training activities.
Amberwave Systems Completes New Fab in N.H.
Amberwave Systems’ new fabrication facility in Salem has been completed. The structure comprises a 6,000-sf cleanroom manufacturing space and 25,000-sf base building and office space. Plymouth, Mass.-based Lloyd Architects designed the building. General construction services were provided by Hodess Building Co. of North Attleboro, Mass. Staughton, Mass.-based Am Tech Engineers Inc. designed the mechanical systems.
WorldCom Opens New Data Center In Billerica
Telecom giant WorldCom, based in Clinton, Miss., opened a new 110,000-sf data center in Billerica in October. The facility offers security, climate-control, and power-supply features, as well as on-site tech support, bandwidth options, performance reporting, and access to WorldCom's global Internet protocol network. WorldCom's long-term goal is to open approximately 70 data centers around the world that offer the company's hosting and Internet-services business.