PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Developer to break ground
for Raleigh Crossing
The Fallon Co. plans to break
ground on Raleigh Crossing, its
1.86-acre mixed-use development in
downtown Raleigh, in September
Raleigh Crossing will offer a mix
of commercial, residential, retail and
hospitality uses. It will feature:
280,000 sq. ft. of trophy office
space; 18,000 sq. ft. of retail; 165-
room hotel; 135-unit apartment
community; an expansive, flexible
outdoor amenity terrace; and ex-
panded sidewalks and an activated
ground level.
The company plans to break
ground on the first phase of the
project in September. The first
phase calls for the development of a
first-class commercial tower located
at 301 Hillsborough St.
Designed by Duda | Paine Archi-
tects, the first phase will offer more
than 280,000 sq. ft. of prime office
space, public amenities with out-
door and indoor seating, a modern
fitness studio, and 12,500 sq. ft. of
retail. The second phase of the project
will be comprised of hotel and resi-
dential offerings, including more than
7,000 sq. ft. of retail space. The
pedestrian-oriented mixed-use com-
munity will span nearly a full city block
and offers an outdoor amenity level
for multi-purpose use, including fit-
ness classes and community events.
CMPD upgrading
headquarters, getting
new station
Charlotte City Council has ap-
proved nearly $1 million for safety
upgrades to the headquarters of the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police De-
partment on East Trade St. and ap-
proved construction contract for
new station.
Upgrades include ballistic resist-
ant doors and windows, a larger
public vestibule, a new customer
service counter and waiting room
and minor electrical and mechanical
updates, reports the Charlotte Ob-
server. Catalyst Construction Co. was
awarded a $950,280 contract for the
safety upgrades project.
In addition, the city council also
approved a more than $9.5 million
contract with Miles-McClellan Con-
struction Co. for the new location of
CMPD’s University City Division Sta-
tion. The division will move into the
planned 16,081-sq.-ft. facility at 8452
N. Tryon St. The project is expected
to be completed in late 2020.
Pfizer invests
$500 million to expand
in Sanford facility
Pfizer has announced plans to in-
vest an additional half-billion dollars
for the construction of its state-of-
the-art gene therapy manufacturing
facility in Sanford.
By expanding its manufacturing
footprint in Sanford, the company
expects to strengthen its ability to
produce and supply both clinical-
and commercial-scale quantities of
critical, potentially life-changing
gene therapy medicines to patients
living with rare diseases around the
world. The plant would expand the com-
pany’s presence in North Carolina,
where there are currently more than
3,600 Pfizer colleagues, including
650 in Sanford. The expanded facil-
ity is projected to add approximately
300 new jobs.
The new space would help ad-
vance Pfizer’s work in manufactur-
ing highly specialized, potentially
one-time gene therapies that use
custom-made recombinant adeno-
associated virus (rAAV) vectors.
Pfizer is expanding its end-to-end
capabilities in gene therapy in North
Carolina by investing in facilities fo-
cused on all stages of research, de-
velopment, and manufacturing.
The company did not disclose
any construction details and time-
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PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
NDOT plans for the future:
2020-2029 Statewide
10-Year Transportation
Plan released
The 2020-2029 Statewide 10-Year
Transportation Plan is out, and it is
ambitious in scope.
It includes more than 1,700 proj-
ects affecting all transportation
modes in every county in the state.
The overall statewide list includes
1,319 highway projects, 86 aviation,
234 bike and pedestrian, six ferry, 23
public transit and 50 rail projects se-
lected on statewide, regional and di-
vision levels.
From a financial perspective, it
lists 200 projects worth about $2.5
billion that are expected to be
awarded in fiscal year 2019-2020.
Xerox to build in Cary
Xerox Corp. is setting up a Center
of Excellence in Wake County.
The printer and document man-
agement company already has three
North American Centers of Excel-
lence (located in Palo Alto, CA, Web-
ster, NY; and Toronto, Canada) and
the new facility planned for Cary will
be its fourth.
“The opening of our fourth Cen-
ter of Excellence is an essential in-
vestment in Xerox’s long-term
future. This is a new multifunctional
center that will be focused on accel-
erating our digital journey,” said
Naresh Shanker, chief technology
officer, Xerox.
“Being home to a host of tech
companies and educational institu-
tions, North Carolina was a logical
choice for us.”
Making the official announce-
ment Governor Roy Cooper said that
Xerox will invest invest $18.4 million
in the project and will create 600
jobs. “Xerox, which had many loca-
tions to choose from, selected
North Carolina because they know
we can offer the highly-skilled work-
ers they need, both now and in the
future,” said Cooper.
According to a statement from
the governor’s office, because
Xerox chose to locate in Wake
County, which is classified by the
state’s economic tier system as Tier
3, the company’s Job Development
Investment Grant (JDIG) agreement
also calls for moving as much as
$4,108,250 into the state’s Industrial
Development Fund —Utility Account.
The Utility Account helps rural com-
munities finance necessary infra-
structure upgrades to attract future
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