Florida State University Gears Up for a $60 Million Expansion in Tallahassee

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida) is set to begin construction in April of this year on a $60 Million basic sciences lab complex addition located in Tallahassee Florida to expand its molecular biology research capabilities. The facility, located at the West College Avenue location, is expected to include lab stations, autoclave areas, dryers, chillers, plus analytical equipment and is to be completed in 2005.

HOK Tampa (Tampa, Florida) (Hellmuth, Obata, Kassabaum, Incorporated) is the architect involved in the design of the facility. HOK, founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1955, is a global provider of design services.

Centex Rooney Construction Company (Plantation, Florida) will be the contractor on site to construct the facility. Centex Rooney, Florida's largest general contractor and construction manager is a subsidiary of Centex Construction Group, a division of Centex Corporation (NYSE: CTX) a Fortune 500 company.