Technology
Maxim Invests $65M to Expand San Antonio Facility
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor Maxim Integrated Products Inc., a Fortune 1000 semiconductor company headquartered in Silicon Valley, will invest approximately $65 million to expand its semiconductor fabrication facility in San Antonio. Purchased in 2003 from Philips Semiconductors Inc., the 380,000-square-foot facility will also undergo an equipment upgrade as part of the same investment, according […]
Kansas City Council Prepares Hefty Tax Incentive Package to Attract Freightquote.com
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Kansas City Council is preparing a hefty tax incentive package to lure Freightquote.com to cross the state line, The Kansas City Business Journal reports. The current headquarters of the online shipping company is in Lenexa at 16025 West 113th Street, but Kansas City proposes a $65 million Chapter 100 […]
The Winners: CPE’s 2012 Distinguished Achievement Awards
CPE is pleased to announce the winners of the second-annual Distinguished Achievement Awards, recognized for their ability to complete deals and projects in the face of last year’s recovering economy.
$120M Data Center Campus Announced for Metro Austin
Arista Data Centers plans to build a 500,000-square-foot, $210 million data center campus in Pflugerville, Texas, in the northeastern Austin metro area.
Soitec Solar to Invest $150 Million in New Manufacturing Facility
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor French firm Soitec Solar has received a SUNPATH award in the amount of $25 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to support its new solar manufacturing facility in San Diego. The French company acquired a 176,000-square-foot manufacturing center in December to support over 300 megawatts of advanced projects throughout […]
BioMed Realty Trust Expands San Diego Portfolio
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. has acquired two parcels of land totaling 28 acres in San Diego for approximately $47 million, excluding transaction costs. The locally based company announced that it has leased the two sites to Advanced BioHealing, Inc., a subsidiary of Shire plc, in a long term deal. Advanced […]
Citrix Seeks New Space in Downtown Raleigh to Invest $12.5M
by Adriana Pop, Associate Editor Citrix Systems Inc. plans to expand its data-sharing division by investing at least $12.5 million in a new facility in downtown Raleigh. The company chose Raleigh over Atlanta and Austin for its expansion. Jesse Lipson, general manager of Citrix Systems data sharing operations, told the Triangle Business Journal that the […]
Perceptive Software Inc. and FMH CoreSource Announce Plans to Relocate
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Perceptive Software Inc., a Lexmark company, has announced plans to relocate from its headquarters at Shawnee Mission Parkway and Kansas Highway 7 to Lenexa City Center. The company, which indicated that it has outgrown its current location, submitted its proposal to Lenexa officials, The Kansas City Business Journal reports. According […]
Digital Realty Expands into Chicago Suburbs with 575 KSF Campus
Digital Realty Trust, living up to its promise to create demand in the Midwest market, has acquired a 575,000-square-foot redevelopment project in a Chicago suburb to transform the property into a data center.
Building 661 at Navy Yard to Become EEB Hub Headquarters
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor The long-vacant Building 661 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard will become the new headquarters of the U.S. Department of Energy Innovation Hub for Energy-Efficient Buildings (EEB Hub), a federally funded organization launched in January 2011 by Pennsylvania State University and formerly known as the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster for Energy-Efficient […]