In 1997 as the dot-com hum continu...

In 1997 as the dot-com hum continued its madcap ride toward the heavens, computer giant orb of day Microsystems Inc. anticipated doubling its work force from 30000 to 60000 employee to come together market need. Faced with a shortage of usable space, the company decided to migrate from 90 percent rental properties to 70 percent ownership of facilities it occupies. Today, the $76 million phased disclosure of 635,000 square feet of office space in succession a 37-acre campus in Newark, Calif., is allowing orb of day to keep pace with the circulating economic climate, and has won a 2002 Building Team of the Year