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Nissei Sangyo and Hitachi Team Up In Pleasanton Facility
Nissei Sangyo America Ltd. (NSA) and Hitachi Instruments Inc. (HII) have plans to jointly occupy a new 64,405-sf structure under construction in Pleasanton. NSA provides sales, and HII provides service, for Hitachi electron microscopes. The new facility provides a single location for customers seeking service, instruction, and demonstrations. A class-100 cleanroom will be incorporated in the demonstration area.
Sigma-Aldrich Breaks Ground on Life Science Technology Center
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. recently broke ground for its new fast-track $57-million Life Science Technology Center in downtown St. Louis. The project includes construction of a 133,000-sf lab building with three stories above grade and one below grade. Lab and office space will surround a three-story atrium in the center of the building. In addition, an attached one-story, 12,000-sf learning center with auditorium will be constructed.
AOL Expands in Northern Virginia
America Online (AOL) has expansion plans in Northern Virginia. Construction was expected to start in late 2000 on a new $555-million technology center in Gainesville, similar to the one AOL has in Manassas. Both are in Prince William County, Va. At the company’s headquarters in Dulles, an $86-million expansion is under way with two new buildings where 1,200 employees will be housed. One of the buildings is nearing completion.
Veterans Administration Builds Medical and Research Complex in Durham
The Veterans Administration has awarded a contract to LCOR 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 with parking on a 3.5-acre lot. As many as seven buildings are planned, with construction scheduled to begin in 2001. NBBJ, based in Research Triangle Park, N.C., is the designer for the project.
Penn State University Park's New Wayfinding System
Pennsylvania State University has completed installation of a comprehensive new $1 million wayfinding and signage system at its 540-acre University Park campus. A $700-million campuswide construction program over the past five years has created difficulties, especially for new students and students with disabilities, in finding accessible pathways, building names, and accessible building entrances. The university has established an annual budget to maintain and perpetuate the new signage system.