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Southwest Business Corp. Builds San Antonio Headquarters
Southwest Business Corp. plans to consolidate its services at a new 100,000-sf headquarters on a 3.7-acre site in North Central San Antonio. Groundbreaking for the $12- to $14-million building plus 4.5-story parking structure is planned for 2003, with occupancy anticipated in 2005. The company provides insurance and financial services.
University of Kentucky-Lexington Designs Biomedical/Biological Sciences Research Building
University of Kentucky-Lexington’s new Biomedical/Biological Sciences Research Building is currently in the schematic design phase. The 200,000-sf building is scheduled for occupancy in 2004. HERA of St. Louis, is providing lab planning, programming, and design services for the facility. A.M. Kinney of Cincinnati is the prime architect and engineer, and Philadelphia-based Venturi Scott Brown Associates is the design architect.
CSC Develops New Carrollton Office
Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), based in El Segundo, Calif., is planning a new $42-million 325,000-sf office at the MetroView development across from IRS headquarters in Carrollton. CSC heads a seven-company team working on the modernization of the US tax system. The IT company’s new facility will house 1,225 employees. Construction is scheduled to start in summer 2001, with completion in May 2003. The general contractor is Gilford Construction. Beltsville, Md.-based Stephens Aylward & Associates is the architect.
University of Texas Renovates Austin Campus
The University of Texas is renovating and expanding three buildings at its main campus in Austin. The $40-million project will involve Benedict, Mezes, and Batts halls, linking the structures with new construction and modernizing existing classrooms. The new Austin office of 3D/I is in charge of the project, which is slated for completion in approximately two years.
New California Public Health Laboratory Consolidates East Bay Facilities
The new California Public Health Laboratory in Richmond will be one of the nation's largest public health facilities. Scheduled to open in three phases, the first 160,000-sf lab building was dedicated this week. The entire campus is estimated to be completed in 2004 and will contain 700,000-sf of labs, housing 1,300 employees. Six labs currently in Berkeley, Emeryville and Oakland will be consolidated in the new facility, providing space for research and testing of infectious, environmental, and genetic diseases.