Plans call for a headquarters and nuclear research center, aggregating 775,000 sf. A Westinghouse spokesman tells GlobeSt.com the estimated construction cost is $140 million, and initial plans call for a first, 400,000-sf office building, followed by another 375,000-sf building. The company's nuclear power plant business unit expects to occupy the opening phase of the facility during first-half 2009. Employees from the existing facilities in Monroeville and Churchill will follow with completion of a second phase by year-end 2010.

The Cranberry Woods selection followed a review of potential locations in Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia in addition to expansion of its existing 535,000-sf Monroeville facility in neighboring Allegheny County. In late 2006, Westinghouse narrowed its search to Western Pennsylvania, but continued to contemplate between Monroeville and Cranberry.

The final decision, according to a Westinghouse statement, rested primarily on the "flexibility of construction options to accommodate future growth. Additionally, the Cranberry Woods site will be able to better accommodate the parking requirements of an expanding work force."