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Industry News
VA Medical Research Complex to be Built in Durham
The Veterans Administration has awarded a contract to LCOR Inc. of Berwyn, Pa., to develop a $150 million, 600,000-sf medical and research complex across the street from the Duke University Medical Center in Durham. The project will include 19,000 sf of primary care clinic space and 40,000 sf of medical and research space, plus retail and commercial space and parking on a 3.5-acre lot. As many as seven buildings are planned, with construction scheduled to begin in 2001.
Lockheed Martin Telecomm Building at Valley Forge
Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications' business and technology division has broken ground on a new headquarters at the Valley Forge Corporate Center. The company will relocate approximately 400 employees working in the area to the new 136,000-sf office when it opens in August 2001.
Scotts Co. Plans New Facility in Temecula
The Scotts Co., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has selected three San Diego companies to provide design, construction management, and general contracting services for a new facility in Temecula. Smith Consulting Architects, Gafcon, and Keeton Construction Co. began work in November 2000 on Scotts Co.'s $22 million, 410,000-sf office/manufacturing/warehouse facility to produce lawn seed and fertilizer spreaders. The company is a leading supplier of consumer gardening products.
Siemens Relocates Division to San Jose
Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc. plans to relocate its Siemens Enterprise Networks Inc. division from Santa Clara, Calif., to the Skyport development under construction at San Jose International Airport. Siemens will move 1,200 employees in fall 2001 into two of three buildings being developed by Spieker Properties Inc. The two towers, providing a total of 370,000 sf, will house Siemen's global development headquarters for voice, data, and Internet applications.
Brocade Communication Expanding in San Jose
Brocade Communication Systems is expanding operations at the Skyport development at San Jose International Airport. The company, which provides storage area networking infrastructure, will occupy an entire eight-story, 195,000-sf office tower currently under construction. The Brocade building is one of three that Spieker Properties Inc. is developing at the site. A second phase of construction, scheduled to start in two to three years, will include an additional three buildings, for a total of 1.1 million sf of office space.