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AOL Develops Gainesville Campus
AOL is investing $555 million in a new campus in Gainesville, Va. Ground was broken on the 37-acre Technology Center IV in November of 2000, the day after the investment was announced. The campus is expected to be fully operational by October of 2001.
Astrolink Locates in Manassas
Astrolink will locate its new $205 million network operations center in the Prince William County-owned Innovation office park in Manassas, Va. The Bethesda-based wireless broadband company is also building a global telecommunications satellite network for broadband and Internet services.
International Spy Museum Under Construction in D.C.
The 58,000-sf International Spy Museum is under construction in Washington in a building that formerly housed the Communist Party of the United States. The first of its kind in the nation, the two-floor espionage museum is being developed by The Malrite Co. and is due to open in spring of 2002. In addition to retail outlets and a spy-themed restaurant, the museum will house an Enigma machine, a pioneering World War II encryption device.
Biogen to Build Denmark Plant
Biogen Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., plans to build a $350-million factory in Denmark to produce cell cultures for proteins and process the multiple sclerosis drug Avonex. Construction is slated to begin in 2002.
Travelocity.com Opens Call Center in Southwest Virginia
Fort Worth, Texas-based Travelocity.com is opening a $2.27-million call center in Clinton, Va. Vacated by Nexus Communications, the facility will host employee training for the 500 available positions in June and open in July as Travelocity's third call center.