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Acterna Builds New Campus in Germantown
Acterna is building a new 500,000-sf three-building campus headquarters in Germantown. The headquarters building, an engineering lab, and a manufacturing facility will comprise the campus, which will accommodate approximately 1,000 employees. Occupancy is scheduled for early 2002. Architect for the project is Hickock Warner Fox Architects. The developer is a joint venture of The Peterson Cos., Foulger Pratt, and Argo Investment.
America Online Expands in Northern Virginia
America Online (AOL) has expansion plans in Northern Virginia. Construction began 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.
Inktomi Expands in Foster City
Inktomi, an Internet infrastructure company based in Foster City, plans to expand near their headquarters with a 381,000-sf two-building complex at the $132-million Parkside Tower development. The two eight-story buildings accommodate 17,400 sf of retail on the ground floor and two three-story parking structures. Completion of construction is anticipated in December 2001. The developer is Wilson Cornerstone.
Cyberfortress Planned for Elk Grove Village
Cyberfortress'@O'Hare, a 130,000-sf state-of-the-art Internet hosting facility being developed by DataCentersNow LLC, will be designed by RTKL Associates Inc.'s Applied Technology Group. RTKL will provide site planning, architecture, MEP, and all mission critical design for the facility to be located in Elk Grove Village. Clark Global Technologies of Bethesda, Md., a division of Clark Construction, will be responsible for construction of the facility. Completion is scheduled for May 2001.
Cisco Systems Expands in Dublin
Cisco Systems Inc. plans to occupy two of three buildings under development at Emerald Point in Dublin. The two buildings, currently under construction, will provide general office and R&D space for Cisco. The first building is scheduled for occupancy in spring 2001, the second in spring 2002. Opus West is the developer. Cisco is expanding in a number of San Francisco bay area cities including Pleasanton, Fremont, Coyote Valley, Milpitas, Alviso, and Petaluma.