Industry News

Telecom giant AT&T Corp. will locate a 250,000-sf Internet data center at Riverside Business Park in Douglas County. Investing up to $500 per square foot for facility equipment and improvements, AT&T selected the site for its ample power supply, adequate parking and single-story facility space.

Nextec Applications, a "smart-textile" manufacturer, has raised $10 million to build their first international plant in Singapore. The new facility should reach completion by the end of the year 2001, with plans to build additional plants in Europe and Japan. Nextec's  breathable, water-repellent, windproof fabrics remain flexible and soft even in cold weather, and are used in the apparel, medical, and industrial protective clothing industries. 

The Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering will be housing incoming students this fall in modular classroom and dormitory buildings. Three of the four building intended to accommodate these students, totaling nearly 300,000 sf, are in the first phase of construction and are slated for completion in early 2002. The remaining building will be ready for occupancy in April 2002, with four additional buildings to be completed as needed to reach Olin's anticipated full enrollment of 600-650 students.

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.

PharmaNet is tripling the size of its operations in Cary, North Carolina. The Princeton, N.J.-based contract research organization provides the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries with a comprehensive range of drug development and consulting services. Slated for September, the expansion of the Cary office will increase square footage from 6,600 to 19,000 and consolidate space on two floors of the Weston One to a larger facility on a single floor.