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Acterna Builds Headquarters and Manufacturing Facilities in Germantown
Communications firm Acterna has contracted Rand Construction of Arlington to build a new 184,000-sf headquarters and 138,000-sf manufacturing facility in Germantown, Pa. Located in the Milestone Business Park, the 323,000-sf project will be designed by Hickok Warner Fox Architects, with construction management provided by The Orr Co.
Swathmore College Plans Expansion
Having sold $97.2 million in bonds in July, Swathmore College will renovate its campus science center and build a 150-bed residence hall.
Underwriters Laboratories Opens RTP Campus
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. has opened a telecommunications equipment testing facility in Research Triangle Park. The 4,500-sf network equipment building system features an earthquake simulator providing tremors up to 7.0 on the Richter scale that shakes equipment on a hydraulic table. The facility also houses an altitude simulator (up to 20,000 ft) and temperature extremes ranging from 40 to 180 degrees Celsius.
Community Medical Center Breaks Ground in Fresno
Community Medical Center in Fresno broke ground on its new Regional Medical Center on April 5th, 2001. The six-level, 340,000-sf trauma/critical care building is the centerpiece of a $250 million, multi-phase redevelopment plan designed by RTKL Associates Inc. unifying several medical institutions on a 58-acre urban medical campus. Ratcliff, architects and interior designers of Emeryville, Ca., served as the associate architect.
GPC Biotech Relocates to Waltham
GPC Biotech Inc. has relocated its Boston operations formerly based in Cambridge to 84,000 sf in Waltham. The facility will house the expansion of GPC's technology platform and nine internal drug discovery programs.