Article: Arnold, a chemist, and his lab considered to be the origin of BALCO.(Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative)

Byline: David Haugh

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. _ Visible from Interstate 57, down a bumpy road that becomes narrower than a lane of the Dan Ryan Expressway, surrounded by acres of farmland and a campground bordering a creek, a tan three-story stone building sits.

A sign in the front lawn of the 40,000-square-foot facility identifies the address as 309 W. Hensley, but the name of the company, Proviant Technologies, is not obvious on any of the site's exterior walls. Champaign man: Respected chemist or designer of performance-enhancing drugs? The BALCO probe focuses on Patrick Arnold.

The place blends quietly into a nook of northern Champaign County so ...

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