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Industry News
New Veterinary Facility at Fort Sam Houston
A new 32,000-sf veterinary care facility costing between $5 million and $10 million will be built at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. The building will house office, institutional and veterinary care, and animal handling and treatment spaces.
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.
Community Education Partners Develops Philadelphia Facility
Community Education Partners Inc. has purchased a 167,000-sf structure in Philadelphia to convert into a modern educational facility housing approximately 1500 students. Purchased for $3.5 million from yarn maker and spinner Coren-Indik Inc., the former manufacturing facility and adjacent land is slated for an $18-million to $20-million renovation.
University of Pennsylvania Riverview Plans Completed
The University of Pennsylvania Riverview Campus master plan has been completed by Cambridge, Mass.-based Tsoi/Kobus & Associates. The 20-acre Philadelphia Civic Center site will be transformed into a mixed-use healthcare and research center serving the needs of the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania.