Industry News

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.

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).

Sabre Inc. is planning a 2,000,000-sf corporate campus on 175 acres in Southlake, Texas, slated for completion in 2008. Developed by Maguire Partners, the campus will require over $540 million in capital investment over the next ten years and will house 10,000 employees. The project is part of the Solana mixed-use development.

BioHouston Inc., a business incubator, is planning to build a $633-million biotechnology park on 64 acres in Houston. The lab and office park will facilitate life science research by bringing the medical, educational, and corporate communites together in a centralized location. Construction on the first building in the biotech park will be completed in late summer of 2002 by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is building a center for computer network security, the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS). The CIAS will receive $5 million in federal funding in the next three years, which will move forward several projects including  development of lab facilities at UTSA's Loop 1604 campus and at Lackland AFB.