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Industry News
Leica Relocates to Northern Virginia
German firm Leica Microsystems is relocating the headquarters of its semiconductor division to Chantilly, Va. A producer of life-science equipment, Leica will move its division base to a $1.5 million, 10,000-sf facility in the Westfields office park.
DuPont Consolidates Richmond Operations
Delaware-based multinational DuPont is consolidating its seven Richmond-area warehouse and logistics centers into a new 800,000-sf two-building complex. The $30 million Chesterfield county relocation will is near DuPont's Spruance manufacturing plant.
Chevy Chase Bank Headquarters Under Construction
Construction has begun on a new 750,000-sf headquarters for Chevy Chase Bank. The building will feature two 15-story towers on a four-story base, the 4,000-seat Roundhouse Theater and a 40,000-sf public plaza. Approximately 250,000 sf in the East Tower will be leased to corporate and retail tenants. Brennan Beer Gorman Monk/Architects & Interiors of Washington designed the building.
Bio-Tech Imaging To Add New Facilities
Frederick, Md.-based Bio-Tech Imaging, a developer and manufacturer of HIV tests, recently opened a 30,000-sf manufacturing plant in Shreveport, La. As Bio-Tech expands its manufacturing scope to include diagnostic tests for cancer and hepatitis C, sites for two new production facilities will be sought in the greater Washington area.
Sarah Lawrence College To Build New Visual Arts Center
Sarah Lawrence College has selected Daedalus Projects Inc. of Boston as construction project manager for the new 65,000-sf Heinbold Visual Arts Center in Bronxville, N.Y.