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Red Cross To Close 25,000-SF Lab

EAGAN, MN-The National Testing Lab here is one of four that the American Red Cross will close across the country. The lab was unable to perform some sophisticated tests and blood had to be sent to other centers.

By Jim McCartney | Updated on November 03, 2004

EAGAN, MN-The American Red Cross will close its national testing laboratory here next spring as part of a national restructuring effort. The move affects 75 employees at the decade-old lab, who may be offered jobs at North Central Red Cross operations in St. Paul.

The Eagan lab is one of four national testing laboratories that will be closed across the country. The others to be closed are in Atlanta, San Diego and Dedham, MA. The Red Cross does not know yet what it will do with the 25,000-sf local lab it owns at 2919 Eagandale Blvd. Because Red Cross leases land elsewhere in the Twin Cities, it may consider moving operations into the closed lab or it may sell it, says Jack Sheehan, a Red Cross spokesman.

The main objective of the closing is to streamline operations, save money and take advantage of Red Cross’ excess lab capacity. Blood and associated products are like any other drug and American Red Cross competes for business with private blood banks for customers, so costs need to be kept under control.

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